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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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Shoes Düsseldorf moves dates forward
The German trade fair organizer Igedo has rescheduled its Shoes Düsseldorf trade fair, held at the Areal Böhler, to an earlier date. The footwear fair will now be held from Feb. 2 to 5, 2025, instead of the previously scheduled Feb. 23-25, moving it forward by four weeks compared ...
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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 9,000 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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Micam will showcase Italian cuisine
The 98th edition of Micam Milano, held from Sept. 15 to 17 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, will be showcasing cuisines from seven Italian regions with footwear clusters. The Micam Taste Arena will be set up in hall 5 in partnership with Associazione Italiana ...
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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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ILM announces trade fair dates for 2025
The 161st edition of ILM, the international leather goods fair held in Offenbach am Main, near Frankfurt, is scheduled from Feb. 15 to 17, 2025, the organizer of the event, Messe Offenbach, announced. The 162nd edition of the trade fair will take place from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, ...
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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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Micam releases its Trend Guide for spring/summer 2025
Micam, the international footwear fair whose next edition will be held from Sept. 15 to 17 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, presented its new Trend Guide dedicated to next year’s spring/summer season. The guide, developed in collaboration with Livetrend, offers an overview of the ...
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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 ...
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ArticleExpo Riva Schuh’s management visits China, US, Portugal, Brazil
As part of its efforts to further develop its international network, the management of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags visited China, the US and Brazil in April and May. Traditionally, China has a large delegation of almost 300 exhibitors at the footwear and bag trade show held biannually in Riva ...
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Neonyt trade fair moves to new location, opens to wider audience
The sustainable fashion trade fair Neonyt is moving to a new venue and is opening up to a wider audience. The fair, until now held at the Areal Böhler in the German city of Düsseldorf is moving to the Bilker Bunker, close to the city center and “at the ...
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Shoes Düsseldorf announces dates for 2025
The German trade fair organizer Igedo has announced next year’s dates for its Shoes Düsseldorf trade fair, held at the Areal Böhler in the German city. The footwear fair will run from Feb. 23 to 25 and from Aug. 24 to 26, 2025. Before then, this year’s summer ...
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ArticleBrazilian brands generate $31.7m in business at Micam
Brazilian brands generated $31.7 million in business, through on-site and pre-arranged deals at Micam, the footwear fair which ran from Feb. 18 to 21 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan. The event focused on the autumn/winter 2024-2025 season. The Brazilian delegation, which comprised 76 brands, ...
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ArticleMicam attracts 40,821 visitors
Micam, the footwear fair which ran from Feb. 18 to 21 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, along with the trade shows Mipel, The One Milan and Milano Fashion&Jewels attracted 40,821 visitors, from 150 countries. The trade fairs, which are held biannually, attracted 48,276 visitors ...
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ArticleMicam attracts over 900 brands
Micam will host 923 brands at its forthcoming edition, scheduled from Feb. 18 to 21, with 464 labels coming from Italy and 459 from abroad, mainly Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Germany and Portugal. Micam, which will be held at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, will showcase ...
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News briefsMicam to see the presence of 76 Brazilian brands
Abicalçados said that 76 Brazilian brands benefitting from a trade support scheme will be attending the Micam trade show, scheduled to run from Feb. 18 to 21 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center on the outskirts of Milan. The delegation is similar in size to the one present at Micam’s ...
