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Expo Riva Schuh: increasingly ‘the right place to be’
A clear vision is that of GianPaola Pedretti, the new Exhibition Manager at Expo Riva Schuh: the fair as a ‘here’ and ‘now’ where it’s possible to meet the entire community, try out a new experience, rediscover your world also on a humane level, and naturally do business.
Expo Riva Schuh and the widespread exhibition
Since it first got its start, the fair has maintained close ties with the territory and accommodation facilities of Riva del Garda, which today continue to host many companies and brands that participate in the event. Some hotel managers explain the added value of this winning combination as follows.
CEC: for a resilient footwear manufacturing industry projected towards the future
The European Footwear Confederation continues with its mission of supporting and promoting the footwear manufacturing industry in Europe through new projects and initiatives, including the sixth edition of the International Footwear Forum (IFF) and the promotion of the Erasmus+ SHOEGAME digital project dedicated to new generations.
Footwear trade associations have their say
The trade associations of some of the most representative countries of footwear manufacturers present at Expo Riva Schuh offer a picture of the current situation, along with the perspectives for future development and the most interesting end markets, with a focus on products and key-trends in the market.
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags: driven by internationalisation
The fair of reference for volume footwear – completed by the hub dedicated to leather goods and accessories – returns as the protagonist from Saturday 11 to Tuesday 14 June 2022 with an edition that aims to reinforce the international character of the fair through activities that include hybrid services, incoming services for foreign buyers, and business scouting.
Innovation Village: focus on traceability
Confirmed, also for the June edition of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, is the ‘village of innovation’, founded with the aim of creating networking and business opportunities between emerging realities and established players.
The Expo Riva Schuh Business Scout service is kicked off
For the first time, the international fair of reference for footwear in Riva del Garda launches a personalised counselling service reserved for official delegations and hosted buyers, in a scope of reinforcing the meeting between supply-demand.
NY's traceability law for sustainable fashion: its effects in Italy
The Fashion Act will have a significant impact on the entire fashion industry as a whole and its operators. Companies will be required to track and monitor their supply chains to ensure that environmental and ethical standards are maintained.
Digital Marketing: between the post-cookie era and Generation Z
Second edition of Netcomm’s “Digital Marketing Focus for E-commerce and New Retail”, with the central role of Digital Marketing emerging with regards to customers, and especially Gen Z.
Emerging Designers: the future of fashion starts from Micam
The most interesting voices on the international panorama of fashion have returned to the international show of footwear in a space that celebrates innovations, sustainability, and research.
#BetterTogether: almost 30 thousand operators at the Milan shows
This past 15 March saw the end of the spring edition of the Milan shows of Micam, Mipel, The One Milano and HOMI, confirming an irreplaceable opportunity for encounters and business.
Great success for the return of Mipel Lab
The second edition of the trade fair project dedicated to the promotion of the leather goods par excellence productive sector was held during Lineapelle at FieraMilano-Rho this past February.
Leather goods on the road to recovery in 2021, but still far from pre-Covid levels
According to the preliminary data released by the Confindustria Moda Research Centre for Assopellettieri, the sector’s turnover is up by an encouraging +25.7% over 2020, while a gap with pre-pandemic levels still remains.
The future of B2B e-commerce
According to a study promoted by Alibaba.com, in an increasingly “hybrid” future, buyers will increasingly look to online sourcing channels in search of trustworthy and reliable partners.
