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Industry news from our blog
Riviera del Brenta, coming together as a team for footwear
Gilberto Ballin, President of Acrib proposes the States-General of Riviera del Brenta Footwear to create common goals among businesses, institutions, and trade unions
Pitti Uomo, Filati and Bimbo will be held in February 2021
The Pitti Immagine trade shows will all be moved to 21-23 February 2021 in the venues of Fortezza da Basso-Stazione Leopolda: a system chosen to reinforce the Italian calendar of fashion and highlight the integration of the supply chain
Optimistic signals from Kiev
A positive outcome for #strongtogether@Kiev, held in the Ukraine capital on the 8th and 9th of October, bringing an array of leading Made in Italy brands together with around fifty national buyers
Kokolu: culture, comfort, technology and style for these new sneakers
East meets West and these sneakers, presented for the first time at MICAM, promise to make you feel as if you were walking on marshmallows.
OBUV’ MIR KOZHI has been held and it has been good
Positivity is recorded from the first foreign event for the footwear/leather sector in the post-pandemic period.
Shoedex, the first virtual edition
Extended until 23 October, the footwear, leather goods, and leather apparel fair, now in its second edition.
The last farewell to Harald Neisser
Harald Neisser knew the footwear industry like the back of his hand, and the industry knew him well. The whole sector will miss him a lot.
Digital scenarios
In the evolution of e-commerce post Covid-19, the fundamental fact to keep in mind is that consumers “leapt forward” by five years in the adoption of digital technologies in just eight weeks, with the majority of them having tried e-commerce for the first time
The "phygital" trade-off
Between real and virtual, the fashion industry gives a strong signal to restart: fashions shows-events in Florence and Rome and a fashion week in Milan which, unlike the one in June, will become physical again, as well as digital
Will there be more visitors from abroad attending the Italian trade fairs thanks to the new law decree?
The new Prime Ministerial Decree issued on 7 September by the Italian government will, in fact, allow entry to those travelling for work and to visit trade fairs, by way of derogation from the quarantine measures.
Italian export: halted while growing
Italian export, the country’s economic growth driver which alone contributes to a third of GDP, after a 2019 of growth, suffers a setback due to the CRV, but is preparing to react
<!-Expo Riva Schuh, anticipated to December
Volume footwear meets in Riva del Garda from 11 to 14 December 2020, anticipating the opening of the AW2021-22 season by one month
MICAM Milano, takes off again
MICAM Milano confirms its September appointment, from 20 to 23 at FieraMilano Rho, focusing on safety, sustainability and digitisation
Gallery Shoes inaugurates fairs attended in person
First non-virtual appointment of the season after the lockdown, the Dusseldorf fair will take place from 30 August to 1 September, in conjunction with the Showroom Concept, scheduled from 28 August to 1 September 2020, again at Areal Böhler .
