UAE : Expo Riva Schuh opens for trade visitors only

February 18, 2008

Expo Riva Schuh Middle East, the region's first footwear and leather products' exhibition, will get under way in Sharjah at Expo Centre Sharjah.

The exhibition will be inaugurated by Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdullah Bin Sultan Al Qassimi,Chairman of the Sharjah Ports Authority.

To be held from February 17 to 19 at Expo Centre Sharjah, the show will focus on high volume, low to medium and medium to high-priced footwear collection, leather products, travelware, handbags and fashion accessories from countries across the world.

More than 200 manufacturers from 20 countries will display the best of their products at the show. Expo Riva Schuh is a trade show of international repute hosted by Riva del Garda FiereCongressi in Riva del Garda in Italy.

Expo Centre Sharjah is associating with Riva del Garda FiereCongressi to gain from their expertise in introducing the show to the Middle East.

The exhibition will be held at all the four halls of Expo Centre Sharjah. Halls I and III will be dedicated to manufacturers from Europe.

The countries that will exhibit their top-of-the-range products from Europe include Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom.

High-end products from European manufacturers will have a special showcase in the form of "Top Style", which will be held at Hall I.

More than 34 companies that focus on classical and high-fashion footwear and leather products will be coming from Italy, including the biggest group from the Marche region, which produces the largest number of shoes in the country.

Expo Centre Sharjah

Source @ Fibre2fashion