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…with fashion, shoes, trends and strong partners including:  TextilWirtschaft with their trendsetting Order-Info event  German Fashion Institute (DMI) with their Fashion Day, which will be divided over three afternoons  Fashion Trend Pool with significant fashion and trend forecasts  HDS-L with the obligatory press conference

Having carried out a careful evaluation of the various options and in consultation with all those involved, from exhibitors and visitors to national and international stakeholders, Riva del Garda Fierecongressi has established the new dates for the next edition of Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags: the events will take place from December 11th to 14th 2020. “In a constantly evolving context, such as that in which we operate, exceptional decisions sometimes need to be taken: our new choice of dates for Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags aims to safeguard the target markets of these two events. Over the past two months, we have maintained a constant flow of dialogue with exhibiting companies and buyers, both via an on-line survey and direct discussions with Representative Institutions and International Agencies. As a result of this careful analysis and opinion-seeking, what has emerged is a common desire not to accept the moment passively, but to react, aiming to turn the crisis into an opportunity,” states the Chairman of Riva del Garda Fierecongressi, Roberto Pellegrini.

In the first quarter of 2020 footwear companies saw an average drop in sales of -38.4%, with total losses estimated at 1.7 billion euro. The figure emerges from a study of the impact of Covid-19 on the footwear industry conducted by Confindustria Moda with the participation of 88 Assocalzaturifici member companies, who replied to the survey during the lockdown.

Drop in consumption to reach 5.1 billion pairs The world footwear consumption is expected to decline more than 22% this year, according to the Business Conditions Survey conducted amongst the international Panel of Experts from the World Footwear, a project launched by APICCAPS 11 years ago and dedicated to evaluating the trends in the footwear sector.