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First INTERSPORT Store in Korea opened

05.02.2010 | On February 4th, 2010 the first INTERSPORT store in South Korea and thus in Asia opened its doors. Another three stores will follow in the next three months.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the 2010 FIBA World Championship

01.02.2010 | INTERSPORT, the world’s leading retail brand is proud to announce that they are Official Sponsor of the 2010 FIBA World Championship taking place in Turkey from 28 August to 12 September 2010.

SALOMON announces a voluntary recall of the toe components of certain ski bindings manufactured between July and October 2008

14.01.2010 | Salomon SAS has decided to carry out a voluntary and precautionary recall of the toe pieces of the below listed models of TECNOpro-branded ski bindings. The ski binding models subject to the recall were produced between July and October 2008.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the 2010 IIHF World Championships

14.01.2010 | INTERSPORT, the world’s leading retail brand is proud to announce that they are once more Official Sponsor of the 2010 IIHF World Championships taking place in Cologne, Mannheim and Gelsenkirchen, Germany from 7 to 23 May 2010.

INTERSPORT - Title sponsor of the FIBT Bob and Skeleton World Cup 2009/2010

13.11.2009 | INTERSPORT proudly announces to be the Official Title Sponsor of the FIBT Bob World Cup for the season 2009/2010. This is already the second season of this sponsorship.

INTERSPORT is proud to be sponsoring some of this winter’s FIS Ski World Cups.

13.11.2009 | With this partnership, INTERSPORT further strengthens its position as the leader in the important winter sports market segment.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the Women’s Handball World Championships 2009 in China

08.09.2009 | INTERSPORT is proud to be Official Sponsor of the 19th Women’s Handball World Championships, taking place from 5 to 20 December 2009 in the People’s Republic of China.

INTERSPORT Spain renews its sponsorship agreement with the Football Club Barcelona (FCB)

07.09.2009 | INTERSPORT Spain and the Football Club Barcelona (FCB) have renewed the sponsorship agreement of the microphone used for the all the official press conferences of the Club for the new season (01/09/2009 – 30/06/2010).

INTERSPORT - Main Sponsor of the Euro Basket Men 2009

16.06.2009 | INTERSPORT and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have signed a major sponsorship agreement to become a Main Sponsor of the four biggest international basketball events that will take place over the next two summers. Now, the second event of this co-operation is coming up: the 2009 European Men Basketball Championship.

INTERSPORT Sweden - Official Sports Shop of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2009

12.06.2009 | INTERSPORT, the world’s leading retail brand is proud to announce that they are the Official Sports Shop of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship from 15 to 29 June 2009 in Sweden.

INTERSPORT - Main Sponsor of the Euro Basket Women 2009

14.05.2009 | INTERSPORT and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have signed a major sponsorship agreement to become a Main Sponsor of the four biggest international basketball events that will take place over the next two summers. The first of these events is now coming up: the 2009 European Women Basketball Championship.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the UEFA Cup Final 2009

12.05.2009 | INTERSPORT proudly announces to again be official sponsor of the UEFA Cup Final 2009, taking place on 20 May 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.

World premiere of INTERSPORT’s new store concept

27.04.2009 | The world’s biggest sport retail chain opens pilot store in Gothenburg, Sweden to meet new buying patterns.

INTERSPORT France - Official Partner of Olympique de Marseille

20.03.2009 | INTERSPORT France, a licensee of INTERSPORT International, has concluded a partnership with the most famous French football team Olympique de Marseille for the next 3 seasons.

INTERSPORT - Main Sponsor and Official Sports Shop of the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships

19.02.2009 | INTERSPORT is the Main Sponsor as well as the Official Sports Shop of this year’s FIS Nordic Ski World Championships taking place in Liberec, Czech Republic from 18 February to 1 March 2009.

INTERSPORT - Sponsor of the Ski Alpine World Cup in Garmisch, Germany

23.01.2009 | INTERSPORT, the world’s leading retail brand is proud to announce that they are sponsoring the FIS Ski Alpine World Cup men races on 31 January and 1 February 2009 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

INTERSPORT - Main Sponsor of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Val d'Isère

16.01.2009 | INTERSPORT, the world’s leading retail brand is proud to announce that they are one of the Main Sponsors of the FIS Ski Alpine World Championships in Val d’Isère, France, from 3 to 15 February 2009.

INTERSPORT - Official Shop of the 2009 IIHF World Championships

12.01.2009 | INTERSPORT, the world’s leading retail brand is proud to announce that they are Official Shop of the 2009 IIHF World Championships taking place in Bern and Zurich, Switzerland from 24 April to 10 May.

INTERSPORT - Official Retailer of the 2009 Men's World Handball Championships

16.12.2008 | INTERSPORT is the Official Retailer of next year’s Men’s World Handball Championship taking place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February 2009.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the Women's Handball European Championships

13.11.2008 | INTERSPORT is proud to be Official Sponsor of the 8th Women’s Handball European Championship, taking place from 2 to 14 December 2008 in the Republic of Macedonia.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of various FIS Ski World Cups

13.11.2008 | INTERSPORT is proud to be sponsoring some of this winter’s FIS Ski World Cups.

INTERSPORT - Official Title Sponsor of the FIBT Bob and Skeleton World Cup

13.11.2008 | INTERSPORT proudly announces to be the Official Title Sponsor of the FIBT Bob and Skeleton World Cup for the season 2008/2009.

FIS Alpine World Cup start in Sölden, Austria

29.10.2008 | The FIS Alpine World Cup season got off to a sunny start in Sölden, Austria, last weekend. The glacier venue hosted the season opening for the 11th time in 12 years.

INTERSPORT was proud to again be Official Sponsor of the UEFA Super Cup 2008.

15.09.2008 | With this partnership, INTERSPORT further strengthened its position as the leader in the important football sports market segment. The sponsorship package gave INTERSPORT a strong advertising presence, such as the logo on the rotating board as well as advertisement in the official match program.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the UEFA Super Cup 2008

30.06.2008 | INTERSPORT, the world's leading sports retail brand, is proud to again be Official Sponsor of the UEFA Super Cup, taking place on 29 August 2008 in the stadium "Stade Louis II" in Monaco.

INTERSPORT - The Official Sport Shop of Alpine Ski Team Finland

23.05.2008 | To further strengthen our core competence in Alpine Skiing, INTERSPORT Finland has signed a new contract with the Alpine Ski Team Finland, which makes INTERSPORT the Official Sport Shop of the Alpine Ski Team Finland.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the UEFA Cup Final 2008

08.05.2008 | INTERSPORT proudly announces to again be official sponsor of the UEFA Cup Final 2008, taking place on 14 May 2008 in the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England.

INTERSPORT - Official Champions Partner of the EHF Handball Champions League

18.03.2008 | INTERSPORT herewith proudly announces to be Official Champions Partner of the EHF Handball Champions League.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the 2008 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships

26.02.2008 | INTERSPORT, the world's leading retail brand is proud to announce that they are sponsoring the 2008 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships taking place in Quebec City and Halifax, Canada, from 2 to 18 May 2008.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor Ski Jumping World Cup Harrachov, CZ

15.01.2008 | INTERSPORT proudly announces to be a Sponsor of the Ski Jumping World Cup taking place in Harrachov, Czech Republic, from 19 to 20 January 2008.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the 8th 2008 Men’s Handball European Championship

20.12.2007 | INTERSPORT proudly announces to be the Official Sponsor of the 8th 2008 Men’s Handball European Championship taking place in Norway from 17 to 27 January 2008 – the first big handball event of 2008!

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor Ski Jumping World Cup Liberec, CZ

19.12.2007 | INTERSPORT herewith proudly announces to be the Offical Sponsor of the Ski Jumping World Cup taking place in Liberec, Czech Republic, from 8 to 9 February 2008.

INTERSPORT - Official Retailer Women’s World Handball Championships

05.10.2007 | INTERSPORT herewith announces to be the Official Retailer of the 2007 Women’s World Handball Championships taking place in France from 2nd – 16th December 2007.

INTERSPORT - Main Sponsor of the EuroBasket 2007 in Spain

31.08.2007 | INTERSPORT has the pleasure to announce its sponsoring engagement with the Men’s Basketball European Championships taking place from 3rd - 16th September 2007 in Spain.

INTERSPORT - Official Sponsor of the UEFA Super Cup 2007

25.07.2007 | Once again, INTERSPORT is proud to be the Official Sponsor of the UEFA Super Cup 2007 in Monaco, where Sevilla FC will try to successfully defend the UEFA Super Cup against AC Milan on 31st August 2007.

INTERSPORT opens Flagship-Store close to Bologna, Italy

20.07.2007 | In May, INTERSPORT Italy opened a flagship store in the newly built shopping centre “I Petail di Reggio” outside of Bologna.

elements.at won Constantinus Award!

09.07.2007 | Our web agency elements.at won the 2nd place of the Constantinus Award, one of the most important management consultancy and IT awards in Austria, which confirms elements.at's leading position within Austria.

INTERSPORT opens its first Official Sports Shop of Licensed Products for the UEFA EURO 2008™

20.06.2007 | One year ahead of the UEFA EURO 2008™, INTERSPORT Austria opened its first Official Sports Shop of Licensed Products in Vienna.

INTERSPORT opens Flagship-Store in Prague

14.06.2007 | INTERSPORT is proud to announce the opening of a flagship-store in Prague! With its 3’700 sqm, it is the biggest sports store within Czech Republic.

INTERSPORT increases its worldwide retail sales by 8.3% to EURO 8.37 billion in 2006

12.06.2007 | With its dominant presence in Europe and Canada, the INTERSPORT Group has increased its retail sales for the 38th year in a row, reaching EURO 8.37 billion in 2006, an increase of 8.3% on 2005. Despite the weather conditions and the ensuing less than favourable retail sales in January and February, 2007 looks to be a positive year as well.

INTERSPORT opens its first store in the United Arab Emirates

06.06.2007 | INTERSPORT, represented by the Al-Futtaim Group in the United Arab Emirates, is proud to announce the first store opening in the Emirates at the Times Square Centre on Shaikh Zayed Road in Dubai.

INTERSPORT official sponsor of the UEFA Cup Final 2007

27.04.2007 | INTERSPORT will again be a sponsor of the UEFA Cup Final 2007, taking place on 16th May 2007 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.

INTERSPORT continues its long-term relationship with the IIHF World Championship

27.04.2007 | INTERSPORT continues its longterm relationship with the Ice Hockey World Championship and will therefore be official sports retailer of the 2007 IIHF World Championship.

INTERSPORT UK - national sponsor of the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2007 in Birmingham

20.02.2007 | INTERSPORT, the largest sporting goods retailer in the world, has signed up as a sponsor for the 29th European Athletics Indoor Championships. The company, whose UK offices are in Birmingham, are the first national partner for the event, which will be staged at the National Indoor Arena from 2-4 March 2007.

INTERSPORT - Main sponsor of the first FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Asia

06.02.2007 | Continuing its long-term relationship with Nordic Skiing, INTERSPORT will be a main sponsor of the FIS Nordic World Championships taking place in Sapporo, Japan from 22nd February to 4th March 2007.

INTERSPORT - Sponsor of the FIS Ski Alpine World Cup in Val d'Isère, France

17.01.2007 | INTERSPORT is looking forward to be a sponsor of the Men’s Downhill race taking place on Saturday, 20th January and the Men’s Super Combined taking place on Sunday, 21st January 2007.

INTERSPORT - Sports Retailer of the 2007 Men's Handball World Championship

16.01.2007 | INTERSPORT is proud to be the "Official sports retailer of the 2007 Men's Handball World Championship" held in Germany, taking place from January 19th to February 4th 2007.

INTERSPORT Slovenia - 50th shop opened in Novo Mesto!

11.10.2006 | The 28th September 2006 was a historical moment for INTERSPORT Slovenia. At 11am the 50th store, situated in Novo Mesto, opened to the public!

INTERSPORT Holland - sponsor of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2006

07.08.2006 | On Friday 4th and Saturday 5th August, INTERSPORT Holland sponsored the LG Amsterdam tournament 2006 held at the sold-out Amsterdam ArenA. This year, the participants were no less than the well-know football clubs of Manchester United, FC Porto, Inter Milan and of course Ajax Amsterdam.

INTERSPORT Germany's "FunWheelGuide" nominated for the "Prize of the Prizes"

04.08.2006 | Not only has INTERSPORT Germany’s online “FunWheelGuide” been among the nominees for the iF-Award (presented by the International Forum Design, Hannover) in 2005, as well in 2006 an award is within their reach… This time the site has been nominated for the Design Prize Award of the Federal Republic of Germany!

INTERSPORT - Sports retailer of the European Athletics Championships

20.07.2006 | INTERSPORT will be the "Official sports retailer of the European Athletics Championships 2006" in Göteborg , taking place from August 7th - 13th 2006.

INTERSPORT will be the official sponsor of the UEFA Super Cup.

01.07.2006 | On Friday August 25, 2006, INTERSPORT will be the official sponsor of the UEFA Super Cup. It will be the first time two Spanish teams have ever faced each other…

NAKAMURA is the official Tour de France bike, exclusively sold at INTERSPORT France!

01.06.2006 | NAKAMURA sells a line of bikes, clothing and accessories using and building the industries leading technologies.

IIC's retail arm reaches out to the United Arab Emirates.

01.05.2006 | IIC - INTERSPORT International Corporation retail arm reaches out to the United Arab Emirates', opening more INTERSPORT stores to expand our global market to better serve our consumers.

Turkey opens its first brand new INTERSPORT store in Istanbul.

01.01.2006 | After months of preparation and hard work, Turkey opens its first brand new INTERSPORT store in Istanbul.

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