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BFShow attracts over 10,000 visitors
BFShow, the trade show promoted by the Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados in partnership with NürnbergMesse Brasil, attracted more than 10,000 visitors to its fitth edition, held in São Paulo from Nov. 10 to 12. Foreign visitors totalled 1,300, coming from 46 countries. BFShow, through its Programa Comprador scheme, brought ...
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Wolverine named 2025 Company of the Year by Footwear News
Wolverine Worldwide has been named 2025 Company of the Year by Footwear News and will be recognized at the Footwear News Achievement Awards (FNAA) on Dec. 3, in New York City. “Being named Company of the Year by Footwear News is a testament to the innovation, drive, and resilience of ...
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ISPO to move to Amsterdam
A new joint venture between Messe München and the UK’s Raccoon Media Group will take over the ISPO trade show from 2026, relocating it from Munich to Amsterdam and launching a €3 million investment program to reinvent the event’s format. The trade fair is Europe’s largest and the world’s ...
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ANWR launches new sport & lifestyle trade show
The ANWR Group is introducing a new trade fair format, ANWR Order Sport & Lifestyle, designed to meet the evolving needs of retailers and suppliers in the sports and footwear sectors. The inaugural event will take place from Nov. 23 to 25, 2025, at the ANWR Campus in Mainhausen, marking ...
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ArticleMicam attracts over 20,000 visitors
The trade shows Micam Milano, which specializes in fashion footwear, and Mipel, which focuses on leather goods and fashion accessories, attracted 20,362 visitors, 57 percent from abroad and 43 percent from Italy. Visitors came from 126 countries, with the strongest participation from Spain, Germany, France, Poland, China, Japan, Nigeria and ...
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ArticleMicam to host 870 brands
Micam, scheduled to take place from Sept. 7 to 9 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center outside Milan, will host 870 brands, including 401 Italian ones and 469 foreign labels. The top five exhibiting countries after Italy are Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Germany and Portugal. Exhibitors will be presenting their ...
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Micam to hold a special exhibition to celebrate its 100th edition
On the occasion of its 100th edition, scheduled to take place Sept. 7 to 9 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center outside Milan, Micam will hold the exhibition “100 Steps into the Future.” The event will allow visitors to immerse themselves in the history of Micam and the evolution of ...
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ArticleAssocalzaturifici celebrates 80 years and repositions Micam
This year marks the 80th anniversary of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association, as well as the 100th edition of Micam Milano, scheduled to take place Sept. 7 to 9 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center outside Milan. Anci Servizi, Assocalzaturifici’s commercial arm, organizes various events, including Micam. Under the leadership ...
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ISS trade fair 2026 in Wiesbaden canceled
The Inter-Schuh-Service (ISS) trade fair, originally scheduled to run from March 7 to 9, 2026, at the RheinMain CongressCenter in Wiesbaden, has been canceled, according to ZDS, the central association of the German shoemaking trade. In a statement, ZDS President, Arno Carius, and Managing Director, Falk Dossin, cited industry transformation ...
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Brazilian footwear firms expect to generate $21.77m in sales thanks to Expo Riva Schuh
At Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags, the Italian trade show specializing in footwear, bags and accessories held from June 14 to 17 in Riva del Garda, Brazilian exhibitors sold more than 497,000 pairs of shoes for a total value of $6.0 million. Based on the deals struck during the trade ...
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ArticleHow Expo Riva Schuh is seeking to bolster the visitor’s experience
After the rebranding of Gardabags, the segment of the Italian trade fair Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags that focuses on bags, Expo Riva Schuh has changed its logo, but maintained its claim “the fair that moves the world”, and will undertake an in-depth study to bolster the visitor’s experience and ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh attracts 8,000 visitors
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, the Italian trade show specializing in footwear, bags and accessories whose 103rd edition was held from June 14 to 17, 2025 in Riva del Garda, hosted more than 1,100 exhibitors and brands from 41 countries and attracted about 8,000 visitors from over 100 countries. ...
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ArticleANWR Group streamlines its structure
The German buying group ANWR launched a structural reform aimed at boosting efficiency by streamlining operations. At its annual general meeting on May 26, the cooperative’s members approved the merger of ANWR Garant International GmbH (AGI) into ANWR eG, a move designed to cut the number of subsidiaries by approximately ...
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Piccadilly celebrates 70 years
On June 15, Piccadilly celebrated its 70th anniversary with an exclusive dinner at Spiaggia Olivi, on the shores of Lake Garda, in Riva del Garda, Italy. The event took place at the same time as Expo Riva Schuh, the footwear trade show held from June 14 to 17. The event ...
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Piccadilly to celebrate 70 years during Expo Riva Schuh
On June 15, Piccadilly will celebrate its 70th anniversary. The venue of the exclusive event is Spiaggia Olivi on the shore of Lake Garda in Riva del Garda, Italy, during Expo Riva Schuh. “The evening will bring together clients, strategic partners, international agents, board members, and the Piccadilly family business ...
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Barefoot trade fair announces first participants
The organizers of the first edition of Barefoot - European Shoe Fair, the new trade fair format focusing on barefoot shoes, have announced the first selection of registered exhibitors. According to Messe Offenbach and the German footwear and leather goods trade association, HDS/L, the participants will include Leguano, Vivobarefoot, Affenzahn, ...
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ILM announces dates for 2026
The 163rd edition of ILM, the international leather goods fair held in Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, is scheduled to take place from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9, 2026, the organizer of the event, Messe Offenbach, announced. The dates were deliberately chosen to coincide with the Ambiente consumer ...
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ArticleHow Gardabags aims to become the largest trade fair for mass-market bags
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, the Italian trade show specializing in footwear, bags and accessories held twice a year in the town of Riva del Garda, has established itself as a leading international event for mass-market footwear. It now wants to become the world’s leading event for low to mid-tier ...
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ANWR Group unveils O1 Brand Cube
A decade after launching its O1 Order Center in Mainhausen, the German retail cooperative ANWR Group has unveiled its newest expansion, the O1 Brand Cube, in a move that is intended, according to a statement, to enhance the ANWR campus’s role as a magnet for European retailers and manufacturers. Mainhausen ...
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ArticleMicam’s attendance remains above 40,000
The trade shows Micam Milano, Milano Fashion&Jewels, Mipel and The One Milano attracted 40,449 visitors, 55 percent of whom came from Italy and the remaining 45 percent from 127 countries, including Japan, China, France, Spain, Germany, Greece and Turkey. The attendance was roughly in line with the previous edition. In ...
