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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Ready to Show and Intertex Milano on September 2016

We are very pleased to inform you that registrations are open for the next edition of Intertex Milano/Ready To Show, 31th Intertex Milano and 29th Ready To Show, to be held jointly in Milan from September 7 to 9, 2016.
Ready to Show
A special early-bird discount of 15% is reserved for total payment before March 31, 2016.

Please find below some information about the exhibition which is the one and only sourcing exhibition in Italy since 2001 and which attract not only Italian but also some European buyers! 
Ready to Show, the only sourcing exhibition in Italy for garments, knitwear and fashion accessories, organized jointly with Intertex Milano, the international fabrics exhibition, was held at the same time as Milano Unica from September 9 to 11, 2015.  Open to producers and exporters from all over the world, this exhibition is keenly dedicated to participants from Non- European Countries, who are most welcome and all buyers know that this is the only exhibition in Italy to meet them!

8 countries were represented s exhibitors at Ready to Show, not only Italy , but also China, Hong Kong, Turkey, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal!

Visitors came from all over Italy ( 75% 0f total)
Lombardia (Milano and other cities) 52%
Emilia Romagna (Bologna and other cities) 12%
Toscana (Firenze and other cities) 8%
Piemonte (Torino and other cities) 6%
Lazio (Roma and other cities) 4%
Veneto (Venezia and other cities) 5%
Campania (Napoli and other cities) 3%
Puglia (Bari and other cities) 3%
Others 7%

but also from abroad (28%)
Eastern Europe (Romania, Poland, Serbia)
Russia +CIS (Kazakhstan, Lithuania/Estonia)
Turkey
France
Germany
Spain
Middle-East
China & Hong Kong
In 2015 Italian importations of fabrics and clothing has decreased by 1% , Tunisia is the big loser ( -6%) but also importations from China (-6%) and Romania (-5%) have gone down. At contrary, Bangladesh has exported to Italy +7% , Pakistan +12%, Albania +10% and Turkey +6%. Despite its market share, in 2015, has dropped from 23% to 22% China is still the first supplier, followed by Turkey, Bangladesh and Russia.

Their aim for Ready to Show/ Intertex Milano on September 2016 will be to introduce a larger choice of suppliers, in order to give Italian and European sourcing managers (and especially new comers such as chain-stores or young brands) an opportunity to meet in Milan a specimen of each type of proposal before organizing their next sourcing mission abroad!
Italia export has turned to increase (+2%/2015) specially towards The USA (+15%), UK (+9%),
Spain (+6%), Austria (+12%), Korea (+13%) but has signed -33% in Russia market!
Total export represents 27 Billion Euro!

Suppliers of Italian Fashion are not only concerned by Italian market.. but at the contrary they can
be sure to follow the commercial trades of market all around the world!

Some of the visitors who attended our past editions:
ALBISETTI, ALCOTT, BALLOON, BENETTON, BENNET, BREKKA, C.K., CALZEDONIA, INTIMISSIMI, CARRERA, COIN, COLMAR, CHICCO, CONBIPEL,INVICTA, DIESEL, DOLCE&GABBANA, DOMO ADAMI SPOSA, ENERGIE, ETRO, FASHION BOX, FILA SPORT, PARAH, GUARISCO, GUCCI, GUESS ITALIA, INDUSTRIES, IVY OXFORD, I PINCO PALLINO, JOHN ASHFIELD, LA RINASCENTE, LA PERLA, LIOLA, LIU JO, LOTTO, MANTERO SETA, MARINA YATCHING, MARIOBOSELLI, MAST INDUSTRIES ITALIA, MAX MARA, MIROGLIO, VESTEBENE, MODISTI, MOSCHINO, NICO, ORIGINALS MARINES, OVS INDUSTRY, PEROFIL, POMPEA, PRADA, PRECA BRUMMEL, RATTI ROBERTO CAVALLI, ROBE DI KAPPA, SALVATORE FERRAGAMO, SABOR, SIMONETTA, SLAM, SERGIO TACCHINI, STEFANEL, TASCA, VALENTINO FASHION GROUP, YAMAMAY... and many more.
T.D.F. S.r.l.
Via Saffi, 9 – 20123 Milan - Italy
Tel.: +39 02 48015026
@: info@t-d-f.com Web site: www.readytoshow.it - www.intertex-milano.it

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