The Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) participated, on July 23rd and 24th, of the National Meeting of Sebrae Managers, an event that aims to realign regional action strategies and projects carried out in partnership with other institutions. Abicalçados' participation included the presentation of the Footwear Industry Sector Report at the Sebrae booth at SICC, in Gramado/RS, and the Brazilian Footwear Show (BFSHOW) at the Grande Hotel Canela, in Canela/RS.
Abicalçados' project manager, Letícia Sperb Masselli, explains that the entity is developing an agreement with Sebrae “which is much desired because os the breadth and credibility of the institution in the national footwear sector”. According to her, in addition to the agreement, which is in the planning phase, the entity has the partnership of Sebrae in the Footwear Industry Sector Report and in the realization of the 1st edition of BFSHOW, a show in which the institution is committed to strengthening the relationship and the presence of micro and small companies both as exhibitors and shopkeepers.
On the 23rd, the presentation was conducted by Abicalçados' Market Intelligence Coordinator, Priscila Linck, who spoke about the figures and projections of the Footwear Industry Sector Report. According to her, unlike last year, it will be domestic consumption that will be fronting the growth of the footwear industry, estimated between 1% and 1.7% in 2023, to more than 860 million pairs. In addition to the detailed data of recent years, the publication also provides analysis, projections and opportunities - measured by the Competitiveness Index methodology. The publication is available Website.
Brazilian Footwear Fair
On the 24th it was Leticia's turn to present BFSHOW, a footwear fair promoted by Abicalçados in partnership with NürnbergMesse Brasil that has its first editions scheduled for November 21st to 23rd, in Porto Alegre/RS, and May 21st to 23rd, 2024 in São Paulo/SP. “From November, Abicalçados and Sebrae will be together in an event different from what we have in the market. Focused on business, BFSHOW has confirmed companies of all sizes, segments and Brazilian footwear poles. It is an event of the size of an industry that is the largest in the West, democratic and plural, in which exhibitors will have the opportunity to do business with buyers from the main markets of Brazil and the world”, commented the manager. The fair's registration is open on the Website.
