Significant rise in international exhibitors for 101st GDS
11 Mar '06
4 min read
For Carlo Avanzato, Export Manager of the luxury Spanish brand LOTTUSSE, attendance by renowned national retailers like Görtz, Breuninger, Prange and Burresi was also important. Also making a successful mark was the KIDS segment - especially also thanks to the 'Kids Special' featuring RICOSTA, RICHTER and FAGUS on around 600 m2 in Hall 10.
Commenting on this Ralph Rieker, Management Spokesman at RICOSTA said, "The supporting programme is excellent.”
Alf Netek, Managing Director at RICHTER, "With this supporting event GDS underlines the importance of the children's shoe market, making complex technical developments easy to grasp.”
Giuseppe Papa, Marketing Director at the Italian children's brand PRIMIGI: "We are at GDS to develop our European network.”
Salina Ferretti, Export Manager at Falc SPA with the children's brands KENZO and MOSCHINO, confirmed: "The positive mood affecting the retail trade translated for us into good visitor numbers.”
A great deal also went on in the 'Wellness & Comfort' segment. Here, the 'Wellness-Special' featuring BIRKENSTOCK, THERESIA MUCK, MEPHISTO and SWISS MASAI on around 150 m2 in Hall 12 went down very well.
For Bernd Hillen, Head of Brands at BIRKENSTOCK Orthopädie GmbH & Co. KG, it was clear that the 'Wellness-Special' with its panel discussion generated a great response: "We took very many repeat orders.”
Eckhard Muck, Owner of THERESIA MUCK, "Due to the proximity of our stand to the 'Wellness Special' we were able to considerably boost turnover with new customers from the Benelux countries and Scandinavia.”
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