Footwear sector steps ahead with successful WSA show
27 Feb '08
3 min read
Attendees from all 50 states, including the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and Guam, were among those to walk the show floor alongside buyers from 79 countries on all continents. As a result of aggressive global retail recruitment efforts, attendance from Aruba, Costa Rica, Turkey, France, Chile, Poland, Ecuador, Peru, and Russia saw increases over previous shows.
The global buyer recruitment effort will be strengthened significantly for the upcoming July event since the field offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce will be working on the show's behalf around the world. The WSA Show and The Collections at WSA have been accepted into the Department's International Buyer Program which accepts only 32 tradeshows per year.
In addition, the introduction of Materials at WSA also brought over 1,600 high-level decision makers to Las Vegas in the design, product development and supply chain field for the exhibits and workshop program. This added a new dimension to the industry gathering that is unparalleled at any other footwear marketplace in the world.
The WSA Show also introduced The Box at WSA, a featured destination that provided buyers with a venue in which to view a carefully selected assortment of trend-driven contemporary footwear and accessories collections.
This intimate space provided a user-friendly atmosphere for buyers to have a look at fashion-forward products in a fresh, new landscape that included innovative style and design elements and no high walls to block their view.
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