In a historic moment for the national footwear sector, the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) and NürnbergMesse Brasil launched, on the morning of July 12th, in Novo Hamburgo/RS, the Brazilian Footwear Show (BFSHOW). Focusing on business, complete infrastructure and transparency, the fair will have two editions per year, launching Spring-Summer and Autumn-Winter collections. The first edition will present the Autumn-Winter collections at the Event Center of the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs), on November 21st-23rd, 2023. Launching collections of the hot season, the second edition of BFSHOW will take place between May 21st and 23rd, 2024, at the Transamérica Expo Center, in São Paulo/SP.
The executive president of Abicalçados, Haroldo Ferreira, pointed out that the realization of a fair made by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs had been the focus of the entity and associates for years, but that it was from 2020 that the idea has gained strength. “The idea was not born yesterday, it has been gestating for a long time, but it was in the first half of 2021 that we conducted a survey to hear from entrepreneurs, the footwear industry and retail, about the perception of physical fairs in a post-pandemic scenario, with regard to the ideal location, dates and editions. It was from the results of this research that we put into practice the Brazilian Footwear Fair. It was a request from the market,” said the executive. According to him, from the demand, a committee of fairs was created, with associates of all sizes and Brazilian footwear poles, which helped define the project.
At the beginning of the year, Abicalçados opened a competition between Brazilian and international promoters for the organization of the fair. "Abicalçados is a representative association and has brought a yearning from the market. We do not have expertise in conducting fairs, so we identified companies to assist us in this mission. Six promoters were invited to participate, five sent proposals, and the chosen one was NürnbergMesse Brasil”, said Ferreira, highlighting that the German promoter, with an office in Brazil, presented the best proposal taking into account the objective of focusing on business, complete infrastructure and transparency, all with cost reduction.
Las inversiones por metro cuadrado también se abrieron en el evento y serán hasta un 30% inferiores que el promedio practicado en el mercado de ferias de calzado. Los ajustes, en futuras ediciones, serán por IPCA y siempre colocados con transparencia para el mercado.
R$ 1 million for tickets and lodging
At the event, NürnbergMesse Brasil has announced the investment of R$ 1 million per year to attract national and international buyers through the NMB Buyer, which will bring to BFSHOW some of the main buyers in the national and international market. “This is already a practice carried out by NürnbergMesse in other events around the world, with the aim of leveraging business at fairs”, said the CEO of the promoter, João Paulo Picolo, stressing that investments are all audited.
Roadshow
With the aim of presenting BFSHOW in the production centers, Abicalçados and NürnbergMesse will be together in launches throughout July. In the month, the exhibition will also be presented in the cities of São João Batista/SC (July 14th), Nova Serrana/MG (July 21st), Birigui/SP (July 26th), Jaú/SP (July 27th) and Franca/SP (July 27th).
Conozca el calendario de los lanzamientos:
July 14th - São João Batista / SC
Location: Winter Garden Time: 11:30 am
Registrations: https://bit.ly/lancamentoSJB
July 21st - Nova Serrana / MG
Location: Intermunicipal Union of Footwear Industries of Nova Serrana – Sindinova
Time: 8:30 am
Registrations: https://bit.ly/lancamentoNS
July 26th - Birigui / S
Location: Union of Footwear and Clothing Industries of Birigui - Sinbi
Time: 6:30 PM
Registrations: https://bit.ly/lancamentoBirigui
July 27th - Jaú / SP
Location: Union of Footwear Industries of Jaú - Sindicalçados
Times: 11am
Registrations: https://bit.ly/lancamentoJau
July 27th - Franca / SP
Location: Union of the Footwear Industries of Franca - Sindifranca
Time: 6:30 PM
Registrations: https://bit.ly/lancamentoFranca
About Abicalçados
The Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) is the entity that represents the national industry, the fifth largest producer of footwear in the world, the largest in the West. Founded in 1983, Abicalçados, is headquartered in Novo Hamburgo / RS, has in its membership companies of all sizes and that account for more than 65% of the total pairs of shoes produced in the country. The entity represents an industry that directly employs more than 280 thousand people. Its mission is to represent, defend, develop and promote the Brazilian footwear industry, with respect, excellence and results.
About NürnbergMesse Brazil
NürnbergMesse Brasil is a subsidiary of the NürnbergMesse Group, one of the 10 largest international event organizing companies in the world. The group's portfolio has more than 120 international fairs and congresses (14 of them in Brazil) and more than 40 pavilions. Annually, around 30,000 exhibitors and more than 1.5 million visitors attend the events organized by NürnbergMesse, which is present, through its subsidiaries, in China, the United States, Brazil, Greece, Italy and India. The group also has a network of about 50 representatives, operating in more than 116 countries.
Original: https://www.abicalcados.com.br/noticia/abicalcados-e-nurnbergmesse-brasil-lancam-a-feira-brazilian-footwear-show
