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World Footwear Congress postponed due to earthquakes
The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) postponed the 7th edition of the World Footwear Congress, that was scheduled to be held on May 9-11 in Istanbul, due to the ”devastating earthquakes” that occurred in Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. CEC said that the congress is postponed until later in the ...
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ArticleThe upgrade of Expo Riva Schuh’s exhibition hall continues despite hiccups
Plans to upgrade the exhibition hall that hosts Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags are progressing even though a significant portion of the project will be delayed following the bankruptcy of the construction group that had won a public tender for a large part of the works. The modernization of the ...
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ArticleMicam features 988 exhibitors
Micam, the trade show scheduled to be held from Feb.19 to 22 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, has attracted 988 exhibitors, including 451 foreign ones. Newcomers include the brands Alberto Guardiani, Buffalo Boots, Cult, Kenneth Cole, Luciano Padovan and Oxs. The trade show is ...
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ArticleMicam attracts 64 Brazilian brands
Sixty-four Brazilian footwear brands will be present at Micam, the trade show held from Feb.19 to 22 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan. The brands’ presence is supported by Brazilian Footwear, a program to promote footwear exports established by the Brazilian footwear association, Abicalçados, in ...
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ArticleEmerging designers: An overview of innovative footwear design at Micam
In the run-up to the 95th edition of the Micam footwear show in Milan, here is a brief overview of the twelve emerging designers who will be doing their second go-round on their dedicated stand in the new MicamX area between Feb. 19 and Feb 22. Now in its fourth ...
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ArticleThe Danish trade show CIFF buys its rival Revolver
Two major Danish fashion trade fairs are merging as Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) acquires its rival Revolver effective from summer 2023, in a move aimed at strengthening Copenhagen’s position as Scandinavia’s fashion capital. While Revolver employees will relocate to CIFF’s headquarters at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, from ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh attracts 8,610 visitors
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags attracted 8,610 visitors from more than 100 countries. The organizers of the volume footwear and accessories exhibition held from Jan. 14 to 17 in the Italian town of Riva del Garda, described the attendance as “extremely positive” and higlighted that visitors from outside Europe increased ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Covid has highlighted the importance of trade fairs
The Covid-19 outbreak demonstrated that digital solutions “on their own” could not replace trade shows canceled due to the pandemic, noted Luca Palermo, the chief executive of Fiera Milano, which manages the Rho exhibition hall as well as exhibition pavilions in Milan and the Allianz MiCo convention center. The Italian ...
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Intershoes Portugal attracts over 195 exhibitors
The first edition of Intershoes Portugal, scheduled from March 14 to 16 at Exponor, Porto’s exhibition center, has attracted more than 195 exhibitors from over 20 countries, according to the organizers, B Group US. The event will bring together professionals from the footwear industry along with providers of leather, leather ...
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Micam holds a road show in December
Micam, the footwear trade fair held at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, is holding a road show to promote the next edition of the event scheduled from Feb. 19 to 22. On Dec. 1, the first of three teaser events scheduled in December was held ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh aims to reach industry-wide principles on traceability
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags aims to foster a dialogue on product and supply chain traceability in the footwear and leather goods industries in order to define principles that will lead to sustainable manufacturing. ”Only by creating common ground for a traceability system shared by the entire footwear and leather ...
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News briefsMicam returns to a four-day format in February
The next edition of Micam, the footwear trade fair held at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, will run for four days from Feb. 19 to 22. The show will be open from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm on the first three days and from 9.30 ...
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Micam and sister fairs attract 35,470 visitors
The September edition of Micam, along with the three shows held with the Milan-based footwear trade fair, attracted 35,470 visitors, up by 20 percent from the event held in March 2022. Micam highlighted that there was strong presence of visitors from Spain, France and Germany as well as of buyers ...
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ArticleMicam attracts over 1,000 brands
Micam will host 1,012 brands at its forthcoming edition, scheduled from Sept. 18 to 20, or 23 percent more than during its March 2022 edition. Fifty-four percent of the brands are Italian and the remaining 46 percent come from abroad. Micam, which will be held at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh continues to expand its International reach
The summer edition of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, which was held from June 11 to 14 in Riva del Garda, Italy, was a vibrant event and a throwback to the pre-pandemic days when trade shows were paramount in aggregating the footwear business community. Obviously, the trade fair continued to ...
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ArticleSioux looks forward to returning to direct personal contacts at trade shows
In an exclusive interview wih Shoe Intelligence, Lewin Berner, the CEO of the German footwear company Sioux, explains the reasons behind the decision to manage distribution directly in the Benelux, his view on the war in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, the return of the company’s presence in ...
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News briefsExpo Riva Schuh attracts more than 8,000 visitors
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, which was held from June 11 to 14 in Riva del Garda, Italy, attracted more than 8,000 visitors from 103 countries. Visitors from Italy represented 34 percent of the total, followed by Germany (10 percent), France (6 percent), Spain (5 percent) and the United Kingdom ...
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Expo Riva Schuh attracts over 1,000 exhibitors
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, scheduled from June 11 to 14 in Riva del Garda, Italy, will host more than 1,000 exhibitors from 41 countries. They will display collections, featuring some 4,000 products, over the 25,000 square meters of the fairgrounds. Italy, China, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Brazil, Spain, Portugal and ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh to hold 12 events focusing on sustainability, traceability, innovation
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, scheduled from June 11 to 14 in Riva del Garda, Italy, will be hosting 12 events focusing on sustainability, traceability and innovation. The events will involve more than 40 speakers and guests and will be live streamed on the show’s platform from the opening day ...
