International designer labels return to Düsseldorf shoe fairs
24 Aug '07
4 min read
"With many small and major changes, we have made GDS fit for the future in the past few seasons," Frank Hartmann, General Manager responsible for GDS with Messe Düsseldorf, explained during the opening press conference.
"Industry and trade have recognized that there is a lot happening in Düsseldorf and are looking our direction with great interest. For more and more quality labels, Düsseldorf is an alternative to be taken seriously."
"The numerous talks in the past months have shown me that the fair has reached the turnaround point — our efforts are beginning to bear fruit," exclaims Project Director Kirstin Deutelmoser.
"As the only European fair, GDS/GLS and global shoes, with its comprehensive supporting programme, secures the ordering decisions of the buyers and prepares trade ideally for the next season. We will continue along this path and further sharpen the profile of our three fairs." GLS stabilizes itself "Assortment expansion" is again the magic word for shoe dealers at GLS.
With a stable number of exhibitors, the fair focuses on GDS-related segments such as bags, gloves, belts and small leather goods. Leather goods retailers benefit from the overall fashion presentation of the GDS/GLS.
Filtered in advance, the assortment focuses primarily on German and European brands. global shoes & accessories specialises its assortment The platform for volume suppliers and OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) offers exhibitors and visitors an independent B2B forum.
Exhibitors from 27 countries present the entire spectrum of women's and men's shoes, including sport and wellness shoes to bags and leather accessories. Here, too, quality goes over quantity. Rather than expanding the assortment, we have consciously limited the OEM segment for this September.
"We could have accepted noticeably more companies into global shoes. Instead, we - along with our foreign offices - proceeded very selectively. Nonetheless, the event remains the leading trade fair of its kind worldwide," explained Kirstin Deutelmoser.
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