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2016 Industry Leaders Summit reaches SOLD OUT Status - Waiting list availability is limited
In just the fourth year of existence, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association's Industry Leader Summit reaches sold out status. After reaching full occupancy in early August, the SFIA expanded seating capacity to accomodate industry demand.
“Our goal every year is to give attendees an invigorating, enlightening and empowering summit,” said Tom Cove, SFIA President and CEO. “It’s evident by the overwhelming number of registrations, that we’ve accomplished our goal of making this Summit the ‘Premier Networking’ event in our industry.”
2016 SFIA State of the Industry Report Reveals Industry Growth Despite Major Disruption
Results of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s 2016 State of the Industry Report (SOTI) were released today, showing another moderate year of industry growth despite major disruption in the sporting goods sector.
This year’s report does a deep-dive analysis of millennials and their purchase and participation habits. Millennials are becoming the most powerful consumer segment, accounting for 25% of the U.S. Population and nearly $200 billion in annual spend. Research shows that Millennials seek authentic experiences and place an emphasis on experience over goods
Other analysis provided in this report cover: topline participation, consumer spending on sports and fitness, retail sales on year end 2015 & YTD 2016, wholesale shipment results and trade update; and a look ahead to the future of retail.
Call for exhibitors and speakers for SFIA Sport Tech and Marketplace at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show
In a world where an athlete's success hinges on milliseconds or millimeters, high-performance improvement and feedback are critical. From sport-specific smart products to state-of-the-art fandom connectivity, the Sports Tech Marketplace dove deep into the innovations for the tenacious world of athletes.
Exhibitors or speakers interested in being a part of the Sport Tech and Maretplace (Sponsored by SFIA) at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, January 5-8, in Las Vegas, contact John Peters at jpeters@sfia.org.
Milestone Achieved: SFIA Lands 100th Congressional Supporter For PHIT ACT
Today the Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (H.R.1218 & S.2218) received support from the 100th Member of Congress when Congressman Scott Dejarlais, a doctor from Tennessee signed on as a co-sponsor in the House of Representatives.
The inactivity pandemic is a national problem that transcends politics. At a time when partisan politics are at an all-time high, the PHIT Act is truly bi-partisan as the 100 supporters are almost evenly split between Democrats (55) and Republicans (45) with new co-sponsors added every month since it was introduced, (except August 2015 when Congress was not in session). The bi-partisan support for a health-related tax bill makes the PHIT Act extremely unique and could be the key to its success. The 100 supporters are made up of 87 Congressman and 13 Senators.
