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Article Thumbnail Footwear manufacturers brace for higher duties as tariff exemption legislation expires
Dec 23, 2009
Thanks to Congress not renewing tariff exemptions that have been in place since 2006 on footwear, 2010 could ring in a 40-percent increase in production costs for some companies. SNEWS has more details.
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?...NRF and RILA agree to merge -- are association mergers a coming trend in these economic times?
May 1, 2009
The National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association have agreed in principle to a merger, saying they will create a single trade association that will speak with one voice to advance the industry and its more than 15 million workers. Does this foreshadow other mergers to come among industry associations?
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Article Thumbnail Inside your trade associations -- SNEWS looks at 2007 tax returns
Apr 1, 2009
SNEWS has been studying Form 990 returns for most of our industry associations since 2003, and, after a number of requests for information to our offices about various association numbers, we decided to take a much-condensed peek at leading outdoor, fitness and sporting goods associations, compiled for your viewing pleasure in one document. Here, you will see major sources of revenue, select expenditures, executive compensations, payrolls, and lobbying expenses (if any were reported).
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Article Thumbnail Beware: Has Fair Guide now morphed into Expo-Guide?
Mar 26, 2008
Remember that nifty little Austrian company known as the Fair Guide? It snared numerous companies who exhibited at either an Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, SIA, Health & Fitness Business, Flyfishing Retailer or Interbike trade show into a frustrating flood of demand letters and threats of legal action for not paying an advertising contract that was signed in all cases unknowingly.
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Article Thumbnail Did you hear?...SIA cracking down on early breakdown of booths at future shows
Mar 20, 2008
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) has given fair warning to its exhibitors: Start to pull down a booth and leave before the closing bell of its trade show and you may be subjected to a stiff financial penalty AND a loss of exhibit space priority.
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Article Thumbnail Merchandising Know-How: SIA goes green
Feb 28, 2008
The SnowSports Industries America (SIA) trade show in Las Vegas is always full of energy and edgy boarders. This year was no different except that SIA took a giant "green" step forward and included the EcoSource booth designed by Seattle companies, Utility and Dept. of Energy (DOE). The booth showcased green products from SIA exhibitors. It was packed with clothing, skis, boards, gloves, hats, waxes, creams and lotions, and more -- all eco-friendly.
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Article Thumbnail SIA SnowSports Trade Show '07: What low-snow year?
Jan 29, 2007
How to best sum up the SIA SnowSports Trade Show this year? Let's swipe the line from the song "Home on The Range" that goes: "Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, and the clouds are not cloudy all day." That was the cross-country ski retailer mood at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas where weird weather and a lack of skiable snow across much of the country (including the driest January in 185 years for the state of California) did little to dampen the energy and buzz.
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Article Thumbnail SIA.06 Trends: Nordic gets in touch with its feminine side
Jan 25, 2006
Our Nordic report from the SIA.06 SnowSports Trade Show takes on a different, and we trust, more entertaining twist. This year, we asked SNEWS® founder and editor emeritus Bob Woodward to take a more personal approach to his show coverage with editorial license flavored by 34 years of SIA attendance and over 40 years covering the ski industry. Few can match his experience. Fewer still, his wit and sense of history. To that end, we bring you Woody's take on SIA.06's Nordic world.
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Article Thumbnail SIA 2005 Trends: Helmets for skiing and snowboarding
Feb 17, 2005
Last season, helmet sound systems moved from being a novel idea to a concept widely adopted by helmet manufacturers. This year, audio systems drowned out all other talk, and manufacturers at SIA suggested that sound systems are now a must for any brand that wants to be a serious player.
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Article Thumbnail SIA.05 rocks the house at Mandalay
Jan 28, 2005
It appears that Snowsports Industries America (SIA) has put any questions about show timing and show health behind them. Despite no snow in the Northwest and snow that finally arrived (perfect timing) in the East just as retailers and reps were heading to SIA, the show vibe was electric during SIA.05 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Jan. 24-27.
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Grassroots Outdoor Alliance Reduces Its Carbon Footprint at Fall Show
Dec 16, 2011
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Hydrapak Expands Partnership Reach with UltrAspire
Dec 16, 2011
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High Sierra Adds Kyle Kilcherman As Director of Sales - Sporting Goods
Dec 15, 2011
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Jackson Kayak's New Cuda Fishing Boat Craves Open Water
Dec 15, 2011
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REVO Sunglasses Partners with Corey Rich Photography
Dec 15, 2011
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Dec 14, 2011
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