On January 21–23, 2019, in Moscow, at the Izmailovo Hotel, the Alpha building, an exhibition presentation of the Sport Casual Moscow of the autumn-winter 2019/20 season took place. This time, two formats were combined here: firstly, pre-ordering collections of clothing, shoes, accessories and equipment for sports and outdoor activities, and secondly, the exhibition "Sport Casual" technology.

At the stands of 79 brands from 18 countries, high-tech clothing and footwear for extreme sports and outdoor activities were presented, as well as functional outerwear for the whole family; fitness, swimming and dancing clothing; equipment for sports teams; and;­all-day clothing and shoes, hats, gloves, socks, thermal underwear, children's outerwear, including from membrane fabrics; children's clothing and shoes for sports and outdoor activities. Related products were also presented: tents, sleeping bags, backpacks and bags, care products for sports shoes and clothing. Such a variety was to the liking of entrepreneurs who were thinking about expanding the assortment.

This season, not only leaders from Russia and Finland came to the exhibition. Buyers were able to get acquainted with brands from Austria, Great Britain, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Spain, Italy, China, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, USA, Czech Republic, Sweden, Scotland and South Korea.

Every season of the exhibition, professionals note the growing level of business and educational programs of the event. In «Technology Day», held on January 21, the presentations and speeches of the speakers were devoted to the production of high-tech materials for clothing and footwear, as well as new market development trends associated with the emergence of modern innovative technologies.On the second day of the business program, the "University of Marketing" was held, the participants and listeners of which noted the high level of training of speakers and the topicality of the topics raised.

According to the general opinion, the exhibition is becoming more and more a serious professional industry forum in the sport-casual segment every season.Over 500 professionals from 82 cities of Russia visited the exhibition in 3 days, from Moscow to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It was also attended by representatives of industry enterprises from the Republic of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Poland, Estonia and Italy.We wish the organizers a successful development of the event and look forward to the new season in the summer of 2019.

Photo: Sport Casual Moscow