Wortmann to hold another home-made digital event for its brands
The Wortmann Group is embracing the opportunities offered by internet to hold its own digital trade shows. But, it has also decided to increase its digital presence by taking part for the first time in an online trade show for the textile industry.
Micam Americas September edition cancelled
The British trade fair organizer Informa Markets has cancelled the fashion trade show Magic, which includes the footwear show Micam Americas, scheduled to run from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center due to health, safety and travel concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Micam launches an all-year round “augmented” digital fair
Micam has joined forces with the Los Angeles-based wholesale e-commerce platform NuOrder to launch Micam Milano Digital Show, which it describes as an “augmented trade fair” to be held all-year round.
FFANY to move under FDRA umbrella
The Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) is set to come under the umbrella of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) effective Oct. 1 after the end of FFANY’s current fiscal year.
New mid-December timing for Expo Riva Schuh
Expo Riva Schuh, the leading international shoe fair for the low and medium segments of the footwear market, is bringing forward the winter edition of its trade show, making it happen along with the Garda Bags fair for leathergoods on Dec. 11-14 instead of the middle of January. It will ...
Material Exchange rides the digitalization wave
Material Exchange, an online platform for the procurement of materials based in Stockholm, has seen growth in the number of its footwear and fashion supplier and brand members accelerate as the Covid-19 pandemic gives a new impetus to digitalization.
Vietnam promotes footwear exports to U.S. as its industry suffers
For the first time, an interactive video conference was held in Washington D.C. on May 27 to connect Vietnamese footwear manufacturers and U.S. distributors and retailers.The initiative comes as the Asian’s footwear industry is suffering severely from the drop in demand stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Micam has industry support for September edition and prepares a B2B site
The organizers of Micam confirmed plans to hold the trade fair on Sept. 20-23, indicating that 75 percent of the Italian and international companies surveyed believe that the Milan-based event is an essential element to relaunch the industry. Micam also plans to launch a B2B platform.
Italian footwear sales drop by 38.4% in Q1
In the first quarter, the Italian footwear industry suffered a 38.4 percent year-on-year drop in sales, representing a €1.7 billion loss in revenues, and a 46.2 percent decline in orders due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the means seen necessary to relaunch the industry is the organization ...
Expo Riva Schuh and other shows are cancelled or postponed
Riva del Garda Fierecongressi has cancelled the upcoming editions of Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags, both of which shows it organizes, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. They were scheduled for June 13-16 in Riva del Garda, Italy.