GDS REVIEW
Shoe trade presented itself in the very best of ordering moods
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mpty stockrooms and, so far, a successful year for retail provided the shoe fair duo GDS – International Event for Shoes & Accessories and GLOBAL SHOES – leading trade show for sourcing ending, three exciting days of business, information and communication. With a total of 28,600 visitors (7,000 of whom also attended
GLOBAL SHOES) from 79 countries both events ended on last year’s levels. Exhibitors reported a significant increase in quality and good orders from buyers – who included representatives from such renowned shoe retailers as Betsy Palmer (Netherlands), Comfort One Shoes (USA), Görtz (Germany), GUM (Russia), Humanic (Austria), Hush Puppies (USA),Intermax (Poland), Jones Bootmaker (UK), KaDeWe (Germany), Megatrade (Ukraine), Skoringen (Denmark), Steinmetz (France), Stiefelkönig (Austria), Torfs (Belgium), Tretter (Germany) and Zalando (Germany). Over one in two visitors came here from abroad and this time more
buyers from the Benelux, Scandinavia, Great Britain and the Baltic states attended GDS and GLOBAL SHOES. Exhibitors also reported a larger proportion of non-European buyers as well as a slight shift in buyers towards large-scale retail (+ 5% in the group of firms generating over Euro 5 m turnover per year). There was also a noticeable sense of the very high quality of visitors at the fair (80% from top management). Nine out of ten visitors once again gave the shoe fair duo a very high score in their overall rating. “Retailers were in the best of moods over the
Kirstin Deutelmoser, Director of GDS and GLOBAL SHOES, also viewed
the last three days in a similar way: “The economic mood is considerably better than even just one year ago. You could hear and feel this in the halls of the fair. Increased visitor quality, the ordering mood and the rise again in the number of buyers coming to Düsseldorf from the Baltic, Scandinavia and the Benelux, underlining the role of GDS as a leading specialist shoe fair for the central and northern European market.” And, Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, CEO of the fair organising company
Messe Düsseldorf, added: “The international shoe sector once again felt very at home at the Düsseldorf shoe fairs. The mood in the halls showed that GDS and GLOBAL SHOES are a reliable and solid marketplace for both trade and industry.” Andrea Carrano from the Italian premium label of the same name was
delighted at numerous new customers who placed orders at his stand. “After an absence of ten years I participated for the second time now at GDS. Germany is a very important market for the Andrea Carrano brand. The Friday, in particular, was very, very good for me. I am more than satisfied with the fair and the services offered.” At GDS from 10 to 12 September 2010, 780 exhibitors (1,800
collections) presented all the key trends and looks for the 2011 Spring/Summer orders season. The range spanned progressive and classical premium brands, quality fashion brands through to colourful street and sportswear plus the latest kids’ fashion. Another 410 exhibitors participated at GLOBAL SHOES (total: 1,190 exhibitors). The next GDS and GLOBAL SHOES fairs will be held from 16 to 18 March 2011 and from 7 to 9 September 2011.
“The economic mood is considerably better than even just
one year ago. You could hear and feel this in the halls of the fair. Increased visitor quality, the ordering mood and the rise again in the number of buyers coming to Düsseldorf from the Baltic, Scandinavia and the Benelux .” - Kirstin Deutelmoser, Director of GDS and GLOBAL SHOES,
past few days. Their stockrooms are empty so they now need to catch up,” said Dr. Gerhard Bachmeier, Managing Director of Högl Shoe Fashion GmbH, summing up the fair. “All major names were here. We took considerably more orders and are looking forward to a strong rise in order volume. The very good quality of dealers was conspicuous. We also saw a perfectly organised GDS. It could not have been better.”
All activities relating to GDS and GLOBAL SHOES as well as numerous
features like exhibitor contact data and collection descriptions can be found on the Internet at:
www.gds-online.com blog.gds-online.com www.globalshoes-online.com
22 • FOOTWEAR TODAY
• OCTOBER 2010
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