Expo Riva Schuh shows up two important changes

15/06/2016
Expo Riva Schuh shows up two important changes
The eighty-sixth edition of the Expo Riva Schuh exhibition attracted just over 11,000 visitors, 16% fewer than when the event last took place, in January 2016. There were 1,438 exhibitors.

On the concluding day of the show, June 15, organiser Riva del Garda Fierecongressi said it had detected considerable change at this edition. Company president, Roberto Pellegini, said he had been left with the clear impression that the international footwear sector is changing. “We have seen new kinds of visitors, for example from large fast fashion chains that started off in clothing and are now looking at the footwear sector,” he explained.

He and his colleagues have also observed a move among some high-end brands to introduce mid-level collections too, offering shoes at a lower cost than their main collections.