The Igedo Company looks back on a rich trade show tradition. The company has, for decades, organised successful trade shows not just on the European market. Currently, the portfolio includes three trade shows: The Gallery FASHION, Gallery Shoes and CPM – Collection Première Moscow which attract thousands of trade visitors twice a year.
Etablished, appreciated and innovative – Gallery FASHION, the international fashion trade show of the Igedo Company. Leveraging Areal Böhler as the location for this order platform in Düsseldorf makes it possible to present all segments – Agencies and Premium Brands, the Avantgarde, Design and Contemporary, Accessories as well as Gallery Evening & Occasion – at one time and place. Over 800 high-quality brands are stylishly staged here on some 12,000 m² of space. The Gallery FASHION Team headed up by Ulrike Kähler, Managing Director/Project Director at the Gallery FASHION, extends the exhibitor portfolio every season and offers visitors an exciting brand mix. An unmissable date for key accounts in the sector, for journalists and bloggers.
Gallery SHOES is a must-attend event. And Brigitte Wischnewski, President of the BDSE (Federal Association of the German Shoe Retail Trade), and Carl-Josef Seibel, Chairman of the German Federal Association of the Footwear and Leather Goods Industry, certainly both agree. According to Brigitte Wischnewski, anyone who misses this event will miss out on the opportunity to see the bigger picture. Around 400 exhibitors, 65% of whom were national and 35% international, showcased around 600 brands during the fifth edition at this industry highlight for the international shoe business in Düsseldorf. In addition to Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the professional visitors primarily came from the Benelux countries, as well as Russia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, the south of Europe and the USA.
Twice a year, in February and September, the Eastern European fashion world sets off on a pilgrimage to Moscow – to attend CPM – Collection Première Moscow. On some 50,000m² of exhibition space 1,300 brands from countries are presented to approx. 21,300 international trade visitors from 50 countries. The leading fair in Eastern Europe is the international meeting point for sectoral insiders and covers the following segments: CPM Premium, CPM Accessories & Shoes, CPM Kids, CPM Handmade as well as CPM Body & Beach. Networking, Further Training and Promotion are also in focus here alongside orders proper! 20 fashion shows, numerous seminars as part of the Russian Fashion Retail Forum, trend lectures care of WGSN as well as the designer pool for young, aspiring Russian talents – CPM is the mainstay for the fashion industry in and around Russia.
From 16 to 19 September 2020, on a total of 4,000 square meters, a new, exciting meeting place for orders in a b2b format will be created the new fashion hall Main Stage in a concentrated and cost-conscious form. The unusual date fits perfectly into the new international fashion trade fair calendar created by the circumstances of Corona and is therefore ideally located within the order time window. Four days at the fair with extended opening hours offer an additional benefit. As the new order fair will be a concentrated selection from CPM due to the limited available space, it picks up on the exciting and special season in the title. At s’elections moscow 2020, Russian brands in particular and a selection of international brands are expected to be present with their local and international team. A total of around 300 brands can be shown in the two fashion halls 3The announced corona regulations & hygiene measures can be implemented perfectly and the safety concept follows the Russian national and local regulations as well as the experience of Messe Düsseldorf and the Igedo Company, associated as co-organizer.