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<\/p>\nS\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 At least ten buyers from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen will be pacing the aisles of Couromoda, a major footwear and accessories industry show set to open next Monday (15) in S\u00e3o Paulo. For this 45th edition, organizers have invited 115 international buyers to attend, including Arab ones.<\/p>\n
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Apart from that, several Arab walk-in visitors are expected, said director-general Jeferson Santos. \u201cWe\u2019re expecting to match the numbers from last year, with roughly 2,000 international buyers from 60 different countries,\u201d he told ANBA via email.<\/p>\n
A special area will be devoted to them in Expo Center Norte, where the show will take place. Brazilian exporting companies will showcase their goods, and an exclusive lounge will be available for these prospective buyers. Footwear exports from Brazil climbed 9.3% last year to USD 1.09 billion, the best result since 2013, according to the Brazilian Footwear Industry Association (Abical\u00e7ados).<\/p>\n
Over 2,000 exhibitors will be featured, including women\u2019s, men\u2019s and children\u2019s shoe, purses and accessories. According to Santos, these brands account for a combined 90% of Brazil\u2019s footwear and accessories output. The four-day event accounts for 35% of industry sales each year, its organizers estimate, including deals made during and after the expo as a result from it.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though the primary goal is to enable deals to exhibitors, the expo is also a relevant arena for networking and information sharing across the entire footwear and retail industry and its professionals,\u201d Santos explained.<\/p>\n
Last year saw organizers invite 12 Arab exhibitors to the expo, on which occasion ANBA spoke with Lebanon\u2019s Walid Tarabey, who represents companies out of Dubai. In his first time in Brazil, he was impressed with the quality of local materials.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough the number of [Arab] buyers we get is not increasing, they are importante to the trade show and to the Brazilian footwear market, because they are buyers with strong potential and major clients of the Brazilian industry,\u201d the Couromoda director-general said.<\/p>\n
Couromoda kicks off on Monday (15), 10 am. It will run alongside the 8th edition of S\u00e3o Paulo Pr\u00eat-\u00e0-Porter \u2013 Ladies\u2019 and Men\u2019s Fashion, Jeans, Hosiery, Knitting, Partywear, Knitwear and Accessories. The expo ends on Thursday (18), 5 pm.<\/p>\n
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\n45th Couromoda – International Shoe, Leather Goods and Accessories Fair
\nExpo Center Norte \u2013 Rua Jos\u00e9 Bernardo Pinto, 333 – Vila Guilherme – S\u00e3o Paulo
\nJanuary 15 to 18, 2018
\nMonday to Wednesday, 10 am to 8 pm
\nThursda, 10 am to 5 pm
\nFind out more: https:\/\/couromoda.com\/en\/fair\/<\/p>\n