All Trade fairs & conferences articles – Page 38

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    The GDS fair is organizing a match-making event between 20...

    2011-05-16T00:00:00Z

    The GDS fair is organizing a match-making event between 20 Spanish shoe companies and German agents at Hotel Melia in Düsseldorf next June 8. It is doing this in cooperation with Fice, the Spanish shoe industry federation, and Icex, the Spanish export promotion institute, as an extension of its own ...

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    A total of 435 people have registered on Facebook to...

    2011-05-16T00:00:00Z

    A total of 435 people have registered on Facebook to attend the Sneakerness convention in Cologne on May 21-22, which is open to trade visitors and the general public. It was going to be held for only one day on Saturday, but the organizers have decided to extend it for ...

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    Mess Around, the Paris trade show for shoes, leathergoods, luggage...

    2011-05-16T00:00:00Z

    Mess Around, the Paris trade show for shoes, leathergoods, luggage and accessories, has launched an advertising campaign with the motto “to forge ahead forever.” It uses Lucienne Legrand to embody its spirit with leggings, lavender sneakers, a glitzy pink backpack and headphones, emphasizing its intended trend-setting role. The next show, ...

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    Just a month after the end of Modacalzado+Iberpiel, the organizers...

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Just a month after the end of Modacalzado+Iberpiel, the organizers had already booked 85 percent of the exhibition space available for the next edition, being held Sept. 11-13. The new dates place it between the big shows in Düsseldorf and Milan, and while it remain in Feria de Madrid, it ...

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    Bread & Butter has decided to cancel its new children's...

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Bread & Butter has decided to cancel its new children's wear fair, originally planned for July 15-17 in Berlin, for lack of sufficient interest by exhibitors

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    BolognaFiere, which organizes Lineapelle, is considering the project of holding...

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    BolognaFiere, which organizes Lineapelle, is considering the project of holding a leather exhibition and conference in Chengu, in southwest China. Last month's edition of the leather show in Bologna recorded a total of 12,000 domestic visitors and 6,700 foreign visitors, slightly down from the levels of a year ago.

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    The project of a new Expo Riva Schuh India fair...

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The project of a new Expo Riva Schuh India fair targeting the growing domestic market is confirmed. It will be held on July 28-30 in Hall 14 of the Pragati Maidan fairgrounds in New Delhi, featuring more than 200 exhibitors offering shoes and leathergoods. The Indian Council for Leather Exports ...

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    The number of visitors at the Moda Made in Italy...

    2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The number of visitors at the Moda Made in Italy fair in Munich last month was down to 2,520 from 2,600 one year ago, but the number of exhibitors was up to 230 from 215

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    Attendance at the March edition of Première Classe, the accessories...

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Attendance at the March edition of Première Classe, the accessories show coinciding with the Parisian Fashion Week, fell by 17 percent to 11,524 visits compared with a year ago. Two explanations have been given: First, the show welcomed 24 percent more visitors one year ago; and second, the January session ...

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    Dongguan China Shoes-China Shoetec, being held in Dongguan from April...

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Dongguan China Shoes-China Shoetec, being held in Dongguan from April 28 to 30, will feature exhibitors for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as Dubai, Portugal, Germany, Korea, Italy and more. Showing off the latest trends in middle- to high-end footwear, the show will have three specialized areas, one ...

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    Two new collaborators have joined the team of Mess Around,...

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Two new collaborators have joined the team of Mess Around, the fast-growing shoe fair in Paris. Born in Canada and based in Paris, Kim Ringstad, who spent nine years in the U.S. with The Gap, is going to take care of its international development. On the marketing side, Mess Around ...

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    The next Moda Made in Italy show will start on...

    2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

    The next Moda Made in Italy show will start on a Sunday rather than on a Friday. It will run on April 3-5 in Munich, featuring more exhibitors than last year. A total of 235 companies will present 550 brands of shoes and leathergoods. Anci, the Italian shoe industry association, ...

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    Starting next month, Couromoda is taking on the secretariat of...

    2011-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Starting next month, Couromoda is taking on the secretariat of the next World Footwear Congress. Organized by CEC, the European shoe industry federation, and by Abicalçados, the Brazilian shoe industry association, the convention is due to be held in Rio de Janeiro next Nov. 7-8. Couromoda expects to attract more ...

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    Italy and its fashion industry will be under the spotlight...

    2011-03-15T00:00:00Z

    Italy and its fashion industry will be under the spotlight of Empreintes, the international convention on brand building due to be held in Bordeaux next Oct. 20-21

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    Sabu, the German cooperative of shoe retailers, had about 100...

    2011-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Sabu, the German cooperative of shoe retailers, had about 100 retail members attending its first internal buying show, which took place last Feb. 25-26 in Heilbronn, on the premises of the big complex of its new financial partner, Intersport Germany. About 100 suppliers of shoes and accessories presented some 15,000 ...

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    Moda Footwear, the trade exhibition held in Birmingham Feb. 20-22,...

    2011-03-02T00:00:00Z

    Moda Footwear, the trade exhibition held in Birmingham Feb. 20-22, boasts that this year's event featured the biggest line-up of brands ever, with a mix of contemporary, classic and directional footwear. The American brand Original Penguin made its debut at the U.K. largest footwear trade show as did children's brand ...

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    The 20th edition of Le Cuir à Paris held on...

    2011-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The 20th edition of Le Cuir à Paris held on Feb. 8-10, drew 11,333 visitors, 10.8 percent more than attended last year. Sixty percent of them came from outside France, and there were increases in the number of attendees from the U.K., Italy, Spain, Gemany, Belgium, Turkey, the U.S., the ...

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    More than 600 companies have confirmed their participation in the...

    2011-03-02T00:00:00Z

    More than 600 companies have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Modacalzado + Iberpiel, the trade fair for footwear and leathergoods being held in Madrid from March 13 to 15. Top fashion names, including Ilse Jacobsen, Minnetonka Moccasin, Ted Baker and Aigle, will show off their fall/winter 2011-12 collections. Other ...

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    India's Council for Leather Exports is organizing a brainstorming session...

    2011-03-02T00:00:00Z

    India's Council for Leather Exports is organizing a brainstorming session in New Delhi next month, inviting business leaders from other countries and other sectors to exchange ideas about the future development of the Indian leather industry

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    The organizers of the GDS show in Düsseldorf report a...

    2011-03-02T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the GDS show in Düsseldorf report a 9 percent increase in the number of exhibitors at its next session, running from Wednesday through Friday on March 16-18. They will be 830 companies from 37 countries, to be added to the 380 exhibitors at the simultaneous and contiguous ...