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The Buyer Programme of Expo Riva Schuh – Gardabags
Monica Chemini, Buyer Relations Executive, explains the Buyer Programme, an initiative dedicated to footwear and leather goods professionals, aimed at encouraging the meeting between supply and demand.
Obuv above expectations
After two years of suspension and events held in digital format, the physical event is back showing the desire of companies and buyers to resume work with enthusiasm, above all focusing on high-end made in Italy luxury
MICAM Milano: reinforcing the Renaissance
Already underway are the preparations for the 93rd edition of the show, which will be held in Fiera Milano from 20 to 22 February 2022 with the presentation of the FW 22/23 collections and with rich exhibition and training contents
South Africa, quality even in small quantities
Production flexibility is undoubtedly one of the advantages of the South African footwear and leather goods industry. As well as the ability to interpret European taste and quality, to have sustainability issues at heart, and to be able to easily trade with the West without duties and using a good structural and logistical network.
Attendance boom for WHITE
Over 13,000 visitors, 85% of which are buyers, and a programme with particularly rich contents, happenings, talks, installations in the Tortona Fashion District mark the resumption of the Milanese exhibition ‘with a bang’.
Expo Riva Schuh: the turning point edition
The 95th edition of the Riva del Garda international fair represented the first event in attendance for volume footwear and large retailers: in the words of the exhibitors, a unique opportunity to engage the recovery and mark a turning point after the advent of the pandemic.
A fairytale place to celebrate the physical return of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags
The magnificent Olivi Beach in Riva del Garda hosted the gala evening that was organised to mark the opening of the fair and the dinner that Assoprov dedicated to its members.
Expo Riva Schuh ends with positive numbers
Overall, a positive edition for Expo Riva Schuh + Gardabags, which was the first to be held in-person and on-site for the sector after more than a year of events being put on standby because of Covid. Over 2,700 visitors arrived from 79 different countries around the world with 406 companies exhibiting at the fair
Francal postponed to August 2022
Reservations by the authorities of the state of Sao Paulo and the uncertainties related to the possibility of carrying out an event in safety, push organisers of the international shoe fair to defer the event for a year
ONTHEGO, between business trips and memorable experiences
The new event factory headquartered in Riva del Garda and born from the experience gained over the years by Rivatour, the historic inhouse travel agency of Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags, makes its debut.
Expo Riva Schuh must seize the moment of the footwear trade relaunch
Between concern and optimism. Lino Mattiozzi, president of Assoprov, outlines the current dramatic market situation, but relaunches hopeful the market for the near future, confirming the need to sell shoes both at the fair and online.
What will the post-pandemic future hold?
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags have added a new event to the platform with the fifth Live Talk, entitled ‘The post-Covid globalisation process,’ led by the fashion economist, Enrico Cietta, together with Joao Maia, General Manager of APICCAPS and Elisabetta Mantese, Manager of Euler Hermes Italy.
made in Italy goes to Aymod
The Turkish international fair scheduled from 31 March to 3 April 2021 in Istanbul allows fourteen Italian companies to meet up with a market of great potential and connect with Russia, the Caucasus region, and Central Asia
Focus on innovation
Research & Development Manager of the new Innovation Area at Riva del Garda Fierecongressi, Stefania Rosa talks about the role trade fairs such as Expo Riva Schuh must play today and how innovation is at the heart of upcoming events.
