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Industry news from our blog
The Indian giant at Expo Riva Schuh
We interviewed Sanjay Leekha, Chairman of CLE (Council for Leather Exports) India, to get a closer look at the market situation of what represents a major player in ERS and the global scene.
Market Focus India: Sahil Malik, buyer Da Milano
We continue our in-depth journey of the Indian footwear and leather goods market with Sahil Malik, Managing Director of the Da Milano chain of stores, who was present at the last edition of Expo Riva Schuh in June.
The 'Innovation Village Retail' project continues into January 2023
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags promote innovation at 360 degrees, continuing with the project dedicated to start-ups and promising, cutting-edge young companies that can contribute to innovation in the sector.
Market Focus India: let's talk about it with Amin Virji, Inc.5 Shoes buyer
The in-depth analysis of a market of primary importance for footwear and leather goods, which is India, continues with a meeting with Amin Virji, Ceo of Inc.5 Shoes Pvt. Ltd, to learn from his words what is changing and what the consumer is looking for today.
The Indian market: how it is changing
We met Amit Chopra, Images Group publisher of Shoes & Accessories and Head of the India Delegation at Expo Riva Schuh, to better understand how the Indian footwear and leather goods market is changing in the Post Covid and online trade Era.
Opportunities to strengthen international business at Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags
The incoming buyer programme promoted by the Riva event will bring a growing number of international buyer delegations to the next fair and future editions.
Why traceability is a crucial sustainability issue
For sustainability not to remain just a nice project but to become a reality, responsibility for the product life cycle must be shared by all actors in the supply chain, including consumers. We talked about this with Ellen Schmidt-Devlin.
Technologies and ideas to innovate retail
The projects of ten 'high innovation' Italian start-ups dedicated to retailers who took part in the Innovation Village Retail at Expo Riva Schuh.
The Consul General of Brazil at Expo Riva Schuh
As one of the most important players on the international footwear market, Brazil has long been present with its companies and delegations at Expo Riva Schuh and was not absent from the last edition in June 2022 as well.
Eighties no longer Eighties
How much influence did that disruptive decade, which resonated in Europe as a political and artistic turning point in fashion, design and music, still seduce and inspire?
Istanbul will host the next World Footwear Congress
On the occasion of the CEC Board meeting at MICAM last September, the CEC members confirmed that the 7th edition of the WFC will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 9 to 11, 2023, under the joint management of the Footwear Industry Association of Turkey (TASD) and the CEC Secretariat.
The B2B sector opens the door to digital marketing
The pandemic has revolutionised the B2B industry, which, according to Spider 4 Web, a Friuli-based digital marketing agency, has placed 'smarketing', the intersection between sales and marketing, at the centre of its sales strategies.
Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum 2022
The Italian fashion industry will meet in the lagoon city for the first international summit dedicated to a sustainable future for the sector.
The "Art of Making Fashion"
To emphasize the link between art and fashion, seven fashion trade shows told their stories through some of the most significant works on display in Milan's Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.
