Trade fairs & Events
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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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ArticleOutDoor 2025 trade show paused
OutDoor 2025 has been paused by Messe München (MMG) and the European Outdoor Group (EOG).
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh attracts about 9,000 visitors
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, the Italian trade show specializing in footwear, bags and accessories whose 102nd edition was held from Jan. 11 to 14, 2025 in Riva del Garda, hosted 1,100 exhibitors and brands from 36 countries and attracted about 9,000 visitors, in line with the January 2024 edition. ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: BFShow to grow with the Brazilian footwear industry
Haroldo Ferreira, the president of Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados, expects BFShow to grow in lockstep with the Brazilian footwear industry and believes that a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur will also be beneficial to European shoemakers. BFShow is the trade show promoted by Abicalçados in partnership ...
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ArticleBFShow doubles its attendance in a year
BFShow, the trade show promoted by the Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados in partnership with NürnbergMesse Brasil, attracted more than 10,400 visitors during its third edition, held in São Paulo from Nov. 11 to 13. The attendance was double that of its inaugural edition held in November 2023. The organizers had ...
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ArticleBFShow expects over 10,000 visitors
BFShow, the trade show promoted by the Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados in partnership with NürnbergMesse Brasil, will hold its third edition in São Paulo from Nov. 11 to 13 with the presence of 330 footwear brands and 238 exhibitors. The organizers said that they have invited 160 foreign buyers from ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview - Trade shows have to speak the same language as exhibitors
On Sept. 9, 2024, Assocalzaturifici, the Italian association of shoemakers, announced the appointment of Giorgio Possagno as General Manager. The position had been vacant since the departure of Tommaso Cancellara on April 5, 2022. Aged 53, Possagno started his career with the tire maker Pirelli, where he worked at the ...
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ArticleMicam attracts 40,950 visitors
The trade shows Micam Milano, Milano Fashion&Jewels, Mipel and The One Milano attracted 40,950 visitors, 55 percent of whom came from Italy and the remaining 45 percent from 140 countries. The largest number of visitors from European countries stemmed from Spain, Germany and France. ”The results from North America were ...
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ArticleMicam attracts over 900 brands
Micam will host 932 brands at its forthcoming edition, scheduled from Sept 15 to 17, with 475 labels coming from Italy and 457 from abroad, mainly Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Portugal, and Germany to present their footwear collections for the 2025 spring/summer season. The exhibition, which will be held at the ...
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ArticleAssocalzaturifici names a new General Manager
Assocalzaturifici, the Italian association of shoemakers, has appointed Giorgio Possagno as General Manager. The position had been vacant since the departure of Tommaso Cancellara on April 5, 2022. Source: Assocalzaturifici Giorgio Possagno Aged 53, Possagno started his career with the tyre maker Pirelli, where he worked at ...
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ArticleTwelve emerging brands in the spotlight at Micam
Scheduled to run from Sept. 15 to 17 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, the 98th edition of the Micam footwear fair showcases again twelve up-and-coming footwear brands as part of its Emerging Designers selection located at the Micam X space in Hall 1. Often ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Lack of personnel is a global issue for the footwear industry
Over the past 18 months, the management of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags has visited the main footwear manufacturing countries of the world, as well as key consumer markets, as part of its efforts to promote the trade show and bolster its international reach. In an interview with Shoe Intelligence, ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh attracts over 9,000 visitors
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, the Italian trade show specializing in footwear, bags and accessories whose 101st edition was held from June 15 to 18 in Riva del Garda, hosted 1,300 exhibitors and brands from 40 countries and attracted more than 9,000 visitors, an increase from the previous two editions ...
