The Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags Around the World is a series of initiatives bringing the Riva event into close contact with the industry's institutions, manufacturers and distributors worldwide with numerous targeted events, company visits and personal meetings.
The aim of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags has never been to simply sell exhibition space but rather to build a businessplatform capable of growing the footwear and leather goods industry and providing the market with key opportunities to expand its boundaries with a key focus on sustainability and medium/high-quality goods.
This year, the main focus has been on Spain, as it has been regarded as one of the most important international production poles. Spain is a major player in the fashion accessories market with a strong presence in exports, most notably for leather goods.
Due to Spain's considerable role within the Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags offering, the event organisers knew how important it was to meet with people like Imanol Martinez, Marketing Director of FICE (the business organisation representing 90% of Spanish footwear production, distribution and exports), Fernando Gutiérrez, Secretary General of ASEFMA (the Spanish association of manufacturers of leather goods, travel goods and related items) and Pablo Conde the Consumer Goods and Cultural Industries Director.
The Spanish institutions highlighted a few key points in an expanding economic landscape, including the fact that Spain's market and procurement are undergoing significant change. It is a positive historical period, particularly for medium-high-end and luxury products.
During its recent trip to Spain, Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags met several of those who fill its trade fair pavilions with magnificent shoe and bag collections every year, finding the perfect mix of quality, carefully selected materials and details, attention to price, and innovative and sustainable contents.
With visitors from all over the world and more than forty countries represented among exhibiting companies, Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, organised by Riva del Garda Fierecongressi, is the leading international trade show dedicated to volume footwear, leather goods and accessories.
The next edition will be held from 17 to 20 June 2023 at the Riva del Garda Exhibition Centre.
