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Mephisto celebrates 60 candles
The French brand, which has made quality shoes with maximum comfort its calling card, celebrates the important milestone of 60 years of activity and worldwide success in 2025.

Comfort and practicality for the new FW25 Tamaris
The brand does not betray its vocation for practicality and maximum wellbeing in all everyday situations, focusing on lightness and technologies such as Step-In.

Sebago: spirit of New England
The brand, which was founded in 1946, continues its quest for lasting high quality and closeness to nature, with a style that transcends fashions and the passing of time.

Bata Founder’s Day 2023
In September, the brand celebrated the 129th anniversary of its foundation by focusing on the values that have brought it global success.

Leon Anatomic: the fashionable answer to comfort
The Serbian company has been offering fashionable sandals and clogs as well as orthopaedic and special needs footwear for over 20 years, always aiming to combine quality, comfort and a fair price.

Plakton sandals, from Spain to the rest of the world thanks also to Expo Riva Schuh
Plakton, a brand of the Spanish group Eurogloria, tells its story through the voice of Valentìn Berbel, one of the founders and COO of the Spanish company.

Inblu celebrates an exciting new edition of Expo Riva Schuh
We met with Anna Fidanza, owner of Condor Trade/Inblu, a company that has participated in the Riva del Garda trade show since its inception 40 years ago, and celebrated together with the event and all other exhibitors and visitors a positive and recovery-focused edition.

Gruppo Wortmann: after sneakers, elegance comes back
Giovanni Lacatena, Managing Director of the Wortmmann Group (owner of the Tamaris, S.Oliver, Marco Tozzi, Jana and Caprice brands) talks about a return to pre-Covid normality for last June's edition of the Riva del Garda trade fair.

Cienta & Natural World: two brands, a single ‘ecological vision’
Thanks to a traditional and environmentally friendly production system such as vulcanisation and the use of the latest technological innovations, the Spanish company that owns the brands for children and for the whole family successfully exports to 56 countries around the world.

From Ukraine to Expo Riva Schuh. A story of resistance and reconstruction
Julia Guzenko, a Ukrainian businesswoman, found the strength to carry on investing despite the businesses being devastated by bombs, challenging circumstances brought on by the conflict.

Fly: the kid’s shoe also returns to a trend of growth
The Group, active in the market with its brands Onyx and US Golf Club and in international licensing, tells us how after years of difficulty, children’s footwear has once again started growing, reconfirming Expo Riva Schuh as the international event for business that kicks off the fashion season.

PT Venamon: Indonesia at Expo Riva Schuh
We met up with Lenny Setiadi, Director of the Indonesian company, a first-time participant at the Riva del Garda fair with the aim of expanding its business in Europe.

POLECAT: the urban technical shoe
Thanks to the collaboration with Gore-Tex, the Swedish company makes headway on the market with a breathable and waterproof product, capable of combining functionality, style and comfort with an urban look.

Rebranding for Amedeo Testoni
The brand from Bologna, which has been cultivating excellence in footwear since 1929, announces its change in name from a.testoni to Amedeo Testoni, while respecting the longstanding high quality manufacturing heritage of its founder.