Mipel organisers say they will miss buyers from Russia

03/02/2015
Italy’s leathergoods manufacturers’ association Aimpes is preparing for the 107th edition of the Mipel exhibition, which will take place in Milan from February 15-18.

Giorgio Cannara, the president of Aimpes, said in the build-up to the event that around 300 paricipating brands would occupy a total of 15,000 square-metres of exhibition space and that the organisers were expecting around 15,000 visitors from around 100 countries over the three days. “The absence of visitors from Russia will be noticeable though,” Mr Cannara said.