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Wholesale and Offline are alive!
Contrary to the post-pandemic forecasts, physical retail and multi-brand stores have not died and are living with online shopping and digital platforms: these were the conclusions of the summit The Future of Retail by Fashion Magazine.
The future of project design passes through active customer listening
The start-up i²d has developed a solution that helps optimise products, services and market performance by collecting voice feedback via digital and physical touchpoints and transforming this data into actionable insights using its proprietary InsightGPT software.
Synergies and growth for PittaRosso and Scarpe&Scarpe
The aggregation of the two market leaders, with a turnover of 480 million and 300 shops, will generate synergies and value for all stakeholders.
Tymely, the AI agent for customer service
It is the American startup that has won the 2024 summer edition of the Startup Competition, the contest organised by Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags as part of its ‘fair within a fair’ dedicated to innovation in the retail sector, the Innovation Village Retail.
Positive signs on the horizon for German retail
According to a World Footwear by APICCAPS study last June, retail sales of shoes in January and February exceeded overall sales, although they remain lower than the same period last year, and consumer and retailer sentiment is improving.
“How much energy at Expo Riva Schuh”
At ERS, the buyers of Berner, Berner is a Finnish family company established in 1883 with 4 business areas (Consumer Goods, included the footwear sector with the brands Nokian Footwear and Hai), Medical/Laboratories, Industries, Agricultural trade) and subsidiaries in Finland, Sweden, Norway Denmark and the Baltics.
The balance point
There, it was exactly at that moment, that I discovered the im- portance of storytelling understood as history, creativity, art and imagination.
Emerging Talents Milan
Every season, luxury accessories are presented. Mostly limited-edition products with timeless appeal, under the banner of zero-waste sustainability concepts. Here is a small but valuable selection of emerging talents.
B2B eCommerce grows in Italy
According to the 2023 edition of Netcomm's B2B Digital Commerce Observatory, 61% of Italian companies use online b2b, almost 12% more than in 2021. Over the next three years, the share of turnover from online B2B sales will rise from 11% to 25%.
Lucky Shoes: perfect timing and variety of offerings the winning traits of ERS
The historic Ohio-based chain of stores confirms how the early dates on the trade show calendar and the variety of offerings make the Riva del Garda trade show the benchmark footwear event for the U.S. market as well.
Market DACH: sales trend is positive
After the fair and before the fair. Shortly before the start of Micam, Dr. Claudia Schulz spoke with Tobias Eichmeier, COO at ANWR Group EG, about the current situation in the DACH market.
Germany between hesitation and confidence
What’s going on in Germany? What issues are occupying the DACH market? On the occasion of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, representatives of the retail trade and buying associations from Germany, Austria and Switzerland met for a roundtable discussion with shoe and trend expert Dr. Claudia Schulz.
Buyers on the road: From Glasgow to Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags
The incoming buyer programme promoted by the trade fair in Rivana brought an increasing number of international delegations and buyers. We took an in-depth look at the market situation, including the online market, with Qasim and Kashif Jabbar, both Managing Directors of e-commerce Ikrush.
The Brazilian SICTCs' sustainability and development project
SICTC - Trade Union of the Footwear Industry of Três Coroas aims to provide support to local companies, promoting the development of the sector through innovative, quality, and sustainable collections. We spoke about this with Fábio Augusto Spohr, Vice-President of SICTC.
