All Trade fairs & conferences articles – Page 8
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News briefsANWR to hold hybrid trade fairs in 2021
The German footwear buying group ANWR is planning its 2021 trade fairs in hybrid form, with physical shows in Mainhausen, near Frankfurt, and virtual events. The events in Mainhausen will only take place if the coronavirus situation allows. Regardless of possible ongoing coronavirus-related restrictions, ANWR is planning to rely ...
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ArticleMicam wins ICMA advertising award
Micam’s advertising campaign Micam in Wonderland has won the gold medal at the ICMA International Creative Media Award for best social media project of 2020. Micam was assisted by MM Company and Laureri Associates. The Milan-based trade show said that it had “succeeded in the enterprise of using an ironic ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh to hold a digital edition Jan. 16-19
Expo Riva Schuh, the leading international shoe fair for the low and medium segments of the footwear market, will hold a digital version of its winter edition from Jan. 16 to 19. The event will be held jointly with the handbag trade fair Gardabags. Dubbed as The Home Edition, the ...
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News briefsWho’s Next postponed to March 5-7
WSN Développement, the organizer of Who’s Next, has decided to postpone the January edition of the Paris-based trade show to March 5-7, when it will be held with Premiere Classe during the Paris Fashion Week. WSN already had to cancel the September edition of Who’s Next because of the Covid-19 ...
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Assomac elects a new president, postpones Simac Tanning Tech
The Italian association of tanning and footwear machinery manufacturers, Assomac, has elected Maria Vittoria Brustia as its new president until 2024, replacing Gabriella Marchioni Bocca. Brustia is president of Brustia-Alfameccanica. The company was founded in 1958 in Vigevano and specializes in the production of heel nailing and fixing machines, and ...
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News briefsIgedo confirms the winter editions of the Gallery events
The German trade fair organizer, Igedo, indicated that Gallery Fashion & Shoes will be held from Jan. 30 to Feb.1 and Gallery Shoes & Fashion will run from March 7 to 9 in Düsseldorf. The company confirmed the format introduced last year resulting from the merger of footwear, apparel and ...
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ArticleILM parent presents new trade fair concept to include footwear industry
While the coronavirus pandemic has brought the trade fair industry to a standstill, with several hundreds of events in Europe hit by restrictions, postponements and cancellations, the organizers of the international leather goods fair ILM, held in Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, is making plans for a post-pandemic future. ...
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ArticleMicam to be held on March 21-23
Micam will run from March 21 to 23, a day less than the September edition. The Milan-based footwear trade show will be held in conjunction with four other fairs representing the Italian fashion industry, in a repeat of an initiative carried out for the previous edition. Micam, Mipel, a fair ...
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Premium Group cancels Berlin shows scheduled in January
After having surveyed exhibitors, partners and buyers, the Premium Group has decided not to hold the Premium, Seek and Fashiontech events scheduled in January in Berlin due to the environment caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. On the group’s website, Anita Tillmann, the managing partner of Premium Group, said that “as ...
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News briefsBrazilian shoe makers expect $1.2 million in orders from digital meetings
Digital business networking meetings held by 20 Brazilian footwear brands with buyers from Latin America are expected to generate about $1.2 million in business between orders that have been already received and talks initiated at the events, according to the local footwear association, Abicalçados. The events were organized between Aug. ...
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Wolverine takes its sales conference digital again
Because of Covid-19 and its related safety measures, Wolverine Worldwide has expanded its partnership with Envoy B2B, taking its buyers’ conference digital. The American company was obliged to cancel its Global Brand Conference in the spring, depriving its 12 brands of a means to introduce their new products to the ...
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ArticleFive major fashion trade fairs regrouped under one single event in Paris
In France, due to the coronavirus crisis, the organization of trade fairs has been completely reshuffled this fall, with several constraints. As a result, five fashion events where cancelled and regrouped as one event that was held from October 2 to 4 in the Tuileries garden in Paris, offering an ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh, APLF fairs rescheduled
Expo Riva Schuh and APLF have decided to reschedule their forthcoming shows as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact global travel and is even expanding again in some regions such as Europe. Expo Riva Schuh, the leading international shoe fair for the low and medium segments of the footwear market, ...
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ArticleMicam, sister fairs attract 16,000 buyers
The footwear trade show Micam Milano, along with four other events representing the Italian fashion industry and that overlapped over a five day-period at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition hall, attracted 16,000 buyers. The fairs united under the #strongertogether banner. The other events were Mipel, dedicated to leather goods and ...
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ArticleGallery Fashion & Shoes attracts more visitors than expected
Gallery Fashion & Shoes had an attendance at a ”much higher frequency than expected,” according to Ulrike Kähler, project director and managing director of the organiser, the Igedo Company. No figures were disclosed. The show ran from August 30 to Sept.1 but also included Showroom Concept, that was held ...
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ILM canceled due to Covid-19 situation in Offenbach
ILM, the German international leather goods fair, was canceled in Offenbach, where the event was to be held from Sept. 5 to 7. The city of Offenbach withdrew the authorization to hold the show and the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic in the town “was decisive” in the local authority’s ...
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ArticleMicam to attract over 500 exhibitors, 5,000 buyers
The organizers of Micam Milano said that more than 500 exhibitors will be present at the trade show being held at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition hall from Sept. 20 to 23, and that over 5,000 buyers, primarily from Italy and Europe, have confirmed their participation. The 90th edition of ...
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Momad will take place in February 2021
Momad, the International fashion, footwear and accessories exhibition in Madrid, organized by IFEMA, was planned to be held on Sept.16-20, but the organizers have finally decided to postpone it to next year. The event is now scheduled to take place on Feb. 4-6, 2021, alongside three other trade shows: Intergift, ...
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Moda Made in Italy show cancelled
The Moda Made in Italy footwear trade show, that was scheduled to be held Sept. 27-29 in Munich has been cancelled. The March edition of the show had already been abandoned due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Italian footwear association, Assocalzaturifici, which organizes the event, said that it will continue ...
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Drapers to hold footwear awards online on Aug. 6
Drapers is holding a series on high-profile events online as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. On Aug. 6, the business-to-business fashion retail magazine and website will hold its Drapers Footwear Awards. On Sept. 30 and Oct.1, it has programmed the Drapers Digital Festival that will include debates on the ...
