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Discovering WonderStore, winner of the Start up Competition
Winning the Innovation Village Retail competition at the 98th Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags is the technology designed to track and deeply know in store consumer behavior and characteristics. Let's get to know WonderStore through the words of its founder, Luigi Crudele.

Wine & Shoes: the combination of wines and styles proposed by Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags
The Riva del Garda Fair leads to the discovery of Italian products and stylistic themes at the fair through a special wine tasting aimed at inspiring and entertaining.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Traceability in the leather goods and footwear industry: challenges and opportunities
The issue of traceability in the fashion business is still controversial. What challenges must be faced, and what chances must be taken, to promote sustainability? This was brought up during one of the Expo Riva Show meetings.

Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags of central importance for institutions
Celebrating its 97th edition, the fair of Riva del Garda demonstrates its longevity, exceptional resilience, and ability to adapt, while remaining at the top of the international trade fair system and holding a central place of importance among institutions.

UKRAINIAN FASHION NOW!
Pitti Uomo presents a selection of Ukrainian fashion designers and brands in a dedicated space at the Fortezza da Basso, together with a special photographic exhibition by Synchrodogs.

Ann Demeulemeester Guest of Honour at Pitti Uomo 102
The Florentine show celebrates the Belgian designer’s unique style and noir romanticism with a special project dedicated to her.

S/Style Sustainable Style #5
The Pitti Discovery Foundation’s exhibition project returns to Pitti Uomo. The project was born in 2020 at the height of the pandemic to fill a cultural, social and market need, with a new selection of innovative and sustainable brands.

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.

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.