Trade show news

Messe München suspends ispo Russia

The latest show saw 233 brands from 21 countries exhibiting (2006: 284 brands). Messe München International, the co-organisers, announced that they are suspending their involvement in ispo Russia due to the high concentration of importers and vertical distributors, as well as the respective order mechanisms and timing that they consider to be harming the implementation of a strict trade fair concept.

Their re-consideration of their involvement with ispo Russia therefore depends on further developments in, and the restructuring of, the Russian sporting goods industry.

The Sport Communication Group will, however, next year organise the In_Sports, International Trade Fair of Sports Brands in Russia as a partner trade fair in the ispo Group.

Next year’s show will be held in the Crocus Expo Pavilion between 14-16 February.

For more information contact Anastasia Vasilkova of Sport Communication Group on Email sport@in-sports.ru.