ISPO Winter Munich trade fair for sports equipment and sports fashion business.
February 1 - 4, 2009
30 January 2008
Final report
Again 64,000 Trade Visitors at the Biggest ispo winter of All Times
•64,000 trade visitors and more than 2,000 exhibitors at ispo winter 08
•70 percent of the visitors came from foreign countries
•Trade visitors from 113 countries
•Industry is enthusiastic about the further development of the trade fair concept
•ispovision set a visitor record - the growing together of sport and lifestyle continues
•Sportstyle and Outdoor drive growth
•Big crowds at Outdoor events
•Winter sports industry has recovered
•Sustainability is a determinant industry topic
Exhibitors extremely pleased about the internationalism of visitors
"ispo winter has once again confirmed its position as the leading international trade fair of the
sporting goods and sportstyle industries with 2,026 exhibitors and 64,000 trade visitor," Manfred
Wutzlhofer, Chief Executive Officer of Messe München, stated happily. Exhibitors from 47
countries exhibited their product innovations and current sports fashion collections to an
international trade public from 113 countries. This means that 70 percent of the retailers and
traders came from foreign countries. Klaus Baumann, General Manager Northern Europe of
Camper: "We were very pleased to see that many visitors were from other countries, making it
possible for us to establish new contacts to foreign retailers and traders." Mr. Wutzlhofer sees a
chance for exhibitors to penetrate new sales markets thanks to this internationalism: "We are
especially pleased about the increased visitor figures from Eastern Europe. Munich has become
clearly established as the leading site for the sporting goods industry."