Children’s role in the purchasing process the focal point for the second Kids Business Brunch at GDS. “Reading the youth magazine “Bravo”, watching the Children’s Channel and simply knowing what is going on.“ The second Kids Business Brunch at GDS took an equally entertaining as well as informative approach. Ingo Barlovic, Executive Director of iconkids & youth...

The largest international fair of leather, shoe material and leather goods located in Asia is gradually changing its face and reacts more to the practical needs of buyers, producers or even to the needs of European companies, which have their collections made in China.

It was announced on Wednesday that a new trade fair initiative in India to be launched by APLF Ltd, FOOTWEAR, MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING  & TECHNOLOGY (FMM&T), will take place in Delhi in the Spring of 2009.

Over 300 exibitors are expected at the next edition of LE CUIR A PARIS to be held from 23 to 26 September 2008 in the hall 4 of the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte. Among the new exhibitors, the Italian participation will be reinforced with 13 new comers as well as the come back, after a period of absence, of CONCERIA INCAS and ITALHIDE. Also to be noted, the first-time participations of JSC VILNIAUS KAILAI (Lithuania), SRI SINN FAH TANNERY (Thailand) and TANNERIES MEGISSERIES DU MAGHREB (Tunisia).

Research by ingenious footwear company Redfoot, has revealed that over 70% of women have left a party or a night out early, because of the pain of the killer heel! Well girls, you may suffer no more as the sole-saving experts at Redfoot have listened to our cries, and have designed an ingenious pair of folding pumps to make burning feet and blistering heels a thing of the past!

The Maserati can wait another year: the space age kitchen can be put off (yet again). Instead, how about a new leather bag, or a pair of shoes?  Leather is indeed a luxury product and, at times such as these it's one that remains affordable. As if this was ever in doubt the 24th APLF Leather Fair, held in Hong Kong, March 31 - April 2, 2008 underscored how those in the leather and fashion accessory industry are more than holding their own despite the forecasts of economic uncertainty elsewhere.  Forward orders show a buoyant confidence in the up-coming Winter 08/09 and Summer 09 seasons.