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    Pitti fairs postponed from September to January

    2020-06-07T16:49:00Z

    In what its president, Claudio Marenzi , calls a “painful but inevitable” decision, Pitti Immagine is postponing all its physical trade shows in Florence from September of this year to January 2021. After a meeting of Pitti Immagine’s board of directors, Marenzi justified the decision with the fact that ...

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    Premium Group to launch digital trade show format

    2020-06-07T07:31:00Z

    By banning trade shows and mass events in Berlin through Oct. 24, the local senate has caused the cancellation of the Premium and Seek fashion trade shows. Thus, the Premium Group, which organizes them, has decided to launch a new digital trade show format. Together with a ...

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    Gucci sets its own show schedule

    2020-06-02T09:30:00Z

    Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele said the fashion house, owned by the Kering group, would leave the traditional fashion calendar as it plans to show twice a year only. “I will abandon the worn-out ritual of seasonalities and shows to regain a new cadence, closer to ...

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    Vietnam promotes footwear exports to U.S. as its industry suffers

    2020-06-01T17:11:00Z

    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. The conference entitled ...

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    ANWR, Sabu and HDS/L to set up new seasonal schedule

    2020-05-29T14:45:00Z

    ANWR and Sabu , two of the major German shoe retailing cooperatives, have decided to set up a new seasonal schedule for the presentation of new products in concert with HDS/L , the German shoe and leathergoods industry association. Many partners from the shoe, leathergoods and textile industries have ...

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    Micam Americas postponed to Sept. 29-Oct. 1

    2020-05-28T17:31:00Z

    Informa Markets , a British organizer of exhibitions and events, has postponed to Sept.29-Oct.1 its summer edition of the Las Vegas fashion marketplace that features Micam Americas and two other important events, WWDMagic and Project . The shows were previously planned for Aug. 17-19. The venue is the ...

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    Misaf trade show postponed, eyes September

    2020-05-25T16:51:00Z

    The Milan-based trade show Misaf has postponed its second edition, initially scheduled for June 10-12, because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The organizer, Plum Solution , which is run by the general manager Yin Xiaomei , is considering holding the show in September but no decision has been made yet. ...

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    Micam has industry support for September edition and prepares a B2B site

    2020-05-22T10:36:00Z

    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.

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    ​Italian footwear sales drop by 38.4% in Q1

    2020-05-17T17:49:00Z

    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 ...

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    Expo Riva Schuh and other shows are cancelled or postponed

    2020-04-07T21:23:00Z

    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. In consultation with local and international exhibitors, visitors and ...

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    Global Fashion Agenda expands

    2020-03-26T10:43:00Z

    The Swedish non-profit organization Global Fashion Agenda is further strengthening its group of Associate Partners by welcoming three new companies: TAL Apparel , VF Corporation and Zalando . Global Fashion Agenda is a leadership forum for industry collaboration on fashion sustainability and the organizer of the renowned Copenhagen Fashion Summit ...

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    Upcoming Gallery Shoes

    2020-03-26T10:42:00Z

    The next Gallery Shoes fair, scheduled for March 8-10, will be the sixth edition to be held at the Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf. 400 exhibitors will be presenting some 600 brands at the fair, which is fully booked. The organizers expect to welcome more than 9,500 visitors. Dianetti , Weestep ...

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    Micam to offer space for emerging designers

    2020-03-26T10:41:00Z

    Micam , the Milan trade show running from Feb. 16 to 19, will again offer an area for emerging designers. Located in Hall 4E, the space will host young talents of different nationalities. They are the Israeli Annabelle Tsitsin with her A by Anabelle brand; Ines Martin-Borregon of Spain with ...

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    Misaf to hold 2nd edition in June with focus on design, innovation

    2020-03-25T11:41:00Z

    Misaf , which stands for Milan shoes and accessories fair, plans to hold its second edition from June 10 to June 12, just before Expo Riva Schuh , scheduled for June 13-16. Expo Riva Schuh is held in the Italian town of Riva del Garda and is the world’s leading ...

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    Micam Milano replaces Micam Americas

    2020-03-25T11:20:00Z

    Informa Markets , a British organizer of exhibitions and events, has joined forces with the Micam Milano to launch Micam Americas , scheduled to run for the first time from Aug. 17 to 19 in Las Vegas. It will replace FN Platform and run alongside two other important fashion events ...

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    Visitor numbers up at Lineapelle

    2020-03-24T14:56:00Z

    Before the coronavirus brought public life to a virtual standstill in Milan, Italy, Lineapelle registered increasing visitor numbers. The 98th edition of the leather fair, held in the city on Feb. 19-21, registered 20,000 visitors, an increase of 2 percent from the previous year. This year, there were no guests ...

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    Panorama files for insolvency

    2020-03-24T14:55:00Z

    The Panorama trade show, which moved to the old Bread Butter location at the Tempelhof Airport in January, filed an application to open insolvency proceedings on its own assets at the Berlin district court of Charlottenburg on Feb. 28. The organizers of the Panorama show are planning to ...

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    Gallery Shoes in the time of coronavirus

    2020-03-24T10:54:00Z

    After intensive consultations, and with the backing of the Federal Association of German Shoe Retailers (BDSE) and the Federal Association of the German Footwear and Leathergoods Industry (HDS/L) , the Gallery Shoes show took place as scheduled in Düsseldorf on March 8-10. According to the organizers, major global events ...

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    Lower attendance at Micam

    2020-03-24T10:53:00Z

    Attendance at Micam’s 89th edition, held on Feb. 16-19 in Milan, fell by 5 percent as compared to a year ago, largely due exceptional circumstances, according to the organizers, who had actually expected a higher rate of decline, considering especially the reports available at the time about the effect of ...

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    Micam Milano will launch the teaser of a new format,...

    2019-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Micam Milano will launch the teaser of a new format, called Micam X, at the next edition of the trade show on Feb. 16-19. Located in Hall 1, where its fashion shows and conferences have been held lately, Micam X is described as a new space where visitors can discover ...