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Hungarians get serious over sport
2014-10-14 source own
Sportswear and sports equipment: A new trend for sportswear and sports equipment as well, as sales jumped 10.5% in the first quarter of 2014 when compared to the similar period of last year. Sales of sports equipment increased 5.4% over the same period. Follow us on twitter
The Sports Energy Drinks market in Poland, the Czech Republic & Hungary
2014-10-14 source own
The competitive landscape of energy drinks in Central Europe has changed massively. Although Red Bull owns roughly 16% of the market, its positioning is forever weakening as new brands hit the market.
Doing Business in the Czech Republic
2014-10-14 source own
As one of the most stable markets in Central Europe, the Czech Republic ranked extremely well with high levels of FDI and trade policy making it an attractive trade ally. Having batted off the financial crisis in comparison to neighboring nations, following the German example, the only periods of recession were marginally witnessed in 2012 and 2013.Follow us on twitter
Poland: 2014 best year ever for Polish road cycling
2014-09-28 source own
2014 has been Poland’s greatest year for road cycling with Michal Kwiatkowski claiming the road world championship jersey for Poland on September 28th at Ponferrada Spain. Follow us on twitter
Ce Sport for Business partner search for the sports industry in Central Europe
2014-09-25 source own
The Central European region is a market which has undergone significant economic and political changes in recent years . The most influential change originated from the collapse of the Soviet Union, along with the subsequent fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, which triggered the reunification of West and East Germany. Follow us on twitter
Poland's Bicycle market continues to grow
2014-09-23 source own
Poland is Central Europe's 2nd largest market for Bicycles, components, accessories, clothing behind CE leading market Germany. There is no question that Poland's fondness for the bicycle is increasing helping create opportunities for the Bicycle Industry.
Eastern Europe shopping centers set to overtake Western Europe
2014-09-01 source own
Over the past twenty years, shopping malls space has grown across both Eastern and Western Europe.
Czech Republic reports growing sports and camping goods market
2014-08-19 source own
The retail sales of sports and camping goods in the Czech Republic were up in 2013, with € 566 million in revenues.
French sports chain Decathlon to open in Croatia
2014-08-19 source own
The premier sporting goods chain, Decathlon, will be opening its first store in Croatia this September. The chain is owned by Oxylane, an international group of sports stores with locations around the world.
Tennis in Poland has a bright future
2014-07-30 source own
Poland's tennis does not have a rich history. If we take a look at individual performances as well as team performances in both male and female competition, we will see a very limited number of successful tennis players.
Russian Demand for Shopping Malls Expanding
2014-07-14 source own
The U.S. might still be the world leader for mall space but Russia will soon overtake the U.K. for having the second-most mall space in Europe.
Snooker Making a Comeback in Poland
2014-07-08 source own
Snooker has had a surge in popularity in Poland in the last decade and particularly since the country was the host of two professional tournaments in the last few years.
Russian Fitness Centres Find Success in Franchises
2014-07-06 source own
The Russian sports industry is expanding through the growth of franchising. The sports industry is going in two different directions. First, the sale of sports products, which has always been the key component in the Russian market, is continuing a healthy growth rate, but now the market is expanding into fitness center franchises.
Poland will stay active with new fitness gym chain
2014-06-25 source own
The CityFit fitness club opened their first gym in Poland in May. The inaugural club is located in the Plaza Rzeszów shopping center. Later this year, two more gyms will be following with their opening ceremonies in Warsaw and Wałbrzych.
Russia’s 2018 FIFA World Cup infrastructure update
2014-06-18 source own
In light of the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the Russian Minister of Sport, Vitaly Mutko, has released a new estimate of the costs for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Since the initial estimate, the cost for holding the tournament has now dropped by 44 billion rubles ($1.3 billion) to 620 billion rubles ($17.5 billion).
German fitness market dominated by Gym chains
2014-06-12 source own
Over 8.6 million Germans have a gym membership, roughly 9.5 percent of the population. The number of fitness gyms has been growing recently, with total number of gyms now at 7,940. 2013 saw an 8.1 percent increase in gym memberships across the country compared with the previous year.
Popularity of Tennis in Czech
2014-06-10 source own
Tennis is a leading growth sport in the Czech republic with the recent success of its current professionals one of the major reasons for growth of the Sport as well as the Czech republics golden past of producing global Tennis stars.
Bosnia’s First World Cup
2014-04-15 source own
Bosnia-Herzegovina will take part in their first ever World Cup when the tournament kicks off in June. Bosnia-Herzegovina had an outstanding campaign on the highway to Brazil 2014, winning 8 of their 10 matches, drawing and losing just once
EBRD supports SME's in Central Europe
2014-04-15 source own
Small to medium enterprises (SME’s) are at the for front of economic growth for virtually any country or region with the Central European region being no differen to the rest of Europe. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides support for SME’s in many different ways enabling them to grow and develop, starting with providing finance both directly and through our the
Poland and Slovakia submit joint bid for the Olympic Winter Games
2014-04-15 source own
The Polish city of Cracow (Krakow) and the Solvakian area of Jasna have submitted a joint application to hoist the 24th Olympic Winter Games and 13th Paralympic Winter Games in 2022. The proposal for the games will take place in the Polish and Slovakian Tatra Mountains area. This bid is one of 6 bids for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the other contenders are :- Stockholm, Sweden; Oslo, Norway; Al
E-Commerce growing in Central Europe
2014-03-21 source own
The 8 Central Europe countries Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, Slovakia and Slovenia experienced growth of 19.1 % for E-Commerce sales in 2012 which is close to the European average of 19.9%. Poland had the strongest growth with a 24% increase with the average spend per person at €432 euro’s, Austria has the highest spend per person in E-Commerce at €2,0
Overview of Sport in Poland
2014-03-18 source own
Sport participation in Poland is on the rise with a range of sports growing faster in Poland then some of the more traditional western European country's.
Jack Wolfskin Central Eastern European business up 13.7% in 2013
2014-03-14 source own
Jack Wolfskin the sports outdoor clothing specialists saw its business grow by 13.7% in Russia and Central Eastern Europe during 2013. The company recently set up a subsidiary in Russia to aid its ambitions to developed its business in this growing sports market. Jack Wolfskin has recently agreed new sales and distribution partners in Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania as well as opening up new stores
Katusha Pro Cycling team celebrates its 5th year
2014-02-21 source own
2014 sees the fifth anniversary of the formation of the Katusha Pro Cycling team. The Russian backed team was formed out of the embers of the of the Tinkoff Credit Systems squad. The pro racing team was part of the Russian Global Cycling Project, that was set up to promote cycling in Russia.
Growth of Mixed Martial Arts in Russia and Central Europe
2014-02-13 source own
There was a time when if you thought of mixed martial arts fighters you automatically thought of fighters from the US and Brazil, with the occasional Brit thrown in for good measure. But now the sport truly has become a worldwide phenomenon, with fighter’s competing from all over the world, including Russia and other Eastern European countries