GLS + GDS : New presentation platform for spring 2006 leather goods fair

17 May '05

3 min read

GLS Exhibitors will be presented on a separate area but directly adjacent to the GDS halls and therefore immediately accessible. Its systematic arrangement according to the 6 focal segments "Fashion", "Lifestyle", "Travel", "Business", "School" and "Mixed & Global Sources" will ensure easy orientation.

Following the market
The dates and location that GLS shares with the international shoe fair GDS are a perfect response to the ever keener competition on the leatherware market: the borders between segments are currently growing increasingly blurred. More and more footwear and apparel brands design lifestyle worlds with complete accessory lines. More and more specialist shoe and textile retailers are extending their ranges with handbags and leather items. Travel luggage and accessories for business and school have long been peripheral ranges at many stores specialising in goods other than leatherware and textiles.

The Association of German Leather Goods Retailers (BLE) estimates that the market volume for leatherware totalled € 1.8 billion in 2003. According to the BLE specialist leatherware retailers only account for approximately 43 % of the market – and figures are falling.

In response to this development Messe Düsseldorf is now offering a joint venue perfectly geared to market needs featuring all the products instrumental to making outfits complete: shoes, leather goods and accessories.to to market needs featuring all the products instrumental to making outfits complete: shoes, leather goods and accessories.

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

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