SAPICA and ANPIC motorize the sector in Mexico
The SAPICA Mexican footwear fair is scheduled for August 2021, to carry out the second edition of the year, as scheduled by the event organizer -Chamber of the Footwear Industry of the State of Guanajuato (CICEG)-.
The decision was made after the satisfactory results obtained in the 84th version of the exhibition, held between March 9th and 11th, 2021, where the next Autumn-Winter trends for footwear and leather goods were presented.
SAPICA opted for a hybrid format, which integrated the live event held at the Poliforum of León in Guanajuato, with the digital platform. Thus, in the three days of exhibition, the fairground received a total of 1,638 visitors. This translated into an increase of 42.5% compared to the October 2020 edition, which had also been carried out in person and digitally.
National buyers grew 42.2% (1,580 visitors), mainly from Guanajuato and Jalisco; while the 58 international ones meant an increase of 52%, coming mainly from the United States.
For its part, 849 visitors accessed SAPICA DIGITAL on the first day, 1,132 on the second and 1,146 on the last day, according to its organizers.
The proposals parallel to the exhibition included the Knowledge Pavilion, referring to "The Fashion and Footwear Industry towards Omni-channelity". The topics addressed included online sales, digital tools, etc.
In addition, the Poliforum of León also incorporated spaces such as the E-commerce Pavilion, with suppliers related to the theme; the Trends Pavilion, where proposals for Autumn/Winter 2021 and Spring 2022 were exhibited, in conjunction with the Association of Industrial Suppliers of Mexico (APIMEX), and an area dedicated to the Emerging Talent Pavilion.
The Association of Industrial Suppliers of Mexico (APIMEX), through its Board of Directors, carried out an evaluation of the economic and health situation, and determined the celebration of the 57th edition of ANPIC in a live format.
The Mexican supplier fair will take place between Wednesday 26th, Thursday 27th and Friday 28th May 2021, from 10.30 a.m. at 8 p.m., at the Poliforum of León exhibition center. On this occasion, ANPIC will exhibit the proposals for Spring/Summer 2022 of leather and tanning; textiles and synthetics; heels, lasts and soles; accessories, components and buckles; chemical products; equipment and machinery for the leather-footwear, clothing, textile, leather goods and furniture industries.
In addition, APIMEX generated various sanitary regulations, capacity control and social distancing, which will be applied at the fairgrounds, as reported by the entity.
From the organization of the event, they intend to reactivate the activity of their members, through the face-to-face exhibition. In this sense, the sector has been affected by economic losses and more than 3,000 jobs, out of a total of more than 13,000 direct that are part of the supplier firms belonging to the association.
On the same days, the DIVEX fair will also take place, dedicated to intermediate goods from the textile, automotive, chemical, medical, aerospace, plastic, furniture, agro-industrial, personal care and hygiene sectors. The exhibition will be a space with all the conditions for local and foreign firms to generate new business.
