GDS looks forward to new format
14/03/2014
Organiser, Messe Dusseldorf, said the decline was, at least in part, because of “structural change affecting the footwear sector, which we cannot influence”. It also said that the days of traditional fashion fairs are now coming to an end.
It said “new impulses and fresh concepts” are needed and added that it was optimistic about a new format that will be in place for the next GDS. Unlike in previous years, the second GDS of 2014 will take place in the summer rather than the autumn; it will run in Dusseldorf from July 30 to August 1.
A new element, called ‘tag it! by GDS’, will show private-label shoes and accessories to the public. Across the event, there will be a stronger focus on accessories, Messe Dusseldorf said.
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