The 21st International Exhibition for Consumer Goods - Consumexpo’2009
The Consumexpo’2009 International Exhibition organized by Expocentre traditionally opened the new exhibition season in Russia. Over 20 years it pleases specialists, businessmen and public with a wide range of consumer goods.
The high international status of the show is confirmed by the logos of UFI – the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry and RUEF – the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs.
More than 700 companies from 23 countries participated in Consumexpo’2009 organized by Expocentre under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and the Government of Moscow. They are Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, and Vietnam.
Italy and Bangladesh showcased their national expositions.
This year the total exhibition space exceeded 40,000 sq m.
In Pavilions No. 1 and Forum a wide variety of home products was presented by the specialized Salon Homestyle. World-renowned market leaders such as Bogemia-Lux, representing Czech crystal-glass, the French company ARC International, whose products are widely known and very popular in the Russian market, Gipfel, Pasabahce Cam Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Turkey), Tognana Porcellane, Anna Lafarg, Epiag Lofida – Porcelan Cz S.R.O. (Czech Republic), RCR Cristalleria Italiana s.p.a., TVS SPA (Italy), Neva-Metall Posuda Plant, Scovo, Severstal-Emal, Royalton Group and others are the permanent participants in the Salon.
A large exposition of souvenirs, gifts, decorative and household items was presented in Souvenirs and Gifts Salon arranged in Pavilion No. 8 (Halls 1, 2). Among the companies taken part in the Salon were Russkiye Podarki, Fratelli, Korolus, Grat-West, Ethnic-Chic, Izumrud and others.
The salon Footwear, Leather Goods, Clothes and Accessories held in Pavilion No. 2 showcased a wide range of footwear, leather goods and accessories.
World-renowned companies and brands such as Accademia, Baldinini S.R.L., Marino Fabiani, Loriblu, Mario Bruni (Italy), Arwa B.V. (Netherlands), Merkur 1926 (Serbia), Tony Perotti and others are traditional participants in the Salon during many years.
A major feature of Consumexpo’2009 has become a saturated programme of events.
The 2nd Specialized Trade Forum Strategic Challenges of the Homeware Market – Kitchenware, Gifts and Souvenirs – during the Financial Crisis took place within the framework of Consumexpo’2009. The Forum was organized by Imperia OOO.
Experts of the field, leading consultants, directors of retail networks, researchers and business trainers, participated in the Forum, shared their experience of conducting a business under complicated crisis conditions.
The Logistic Approach to the Movement of Goods in the Market Seminar, arranged by the Research Institute of the Movement of Goods and Wholesale Market Conjuncture (ITKOR) and the Conference on import and custom regulations of consumer goods were held within the event.
The International Contest of Consumer Goods has become a good tradition of the exhibition. Russian and foreign companies and businessmen, participants in the show, submitted samples of cooking battery, pots and pans, leather haberdashery, clothing and accessories, souvenirs and gifts for experts’ judgment.
The commission of experts consisting of ANO SOYUZEXPERTIZA of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Expocentre representatives summed up the results of the Contest.
The award ceremony of winners in the nominations The High Consumer Goods Qualities and The Successful Promotion of High Quality Goods was taken place the last working day of the Consumexpo’2009 International Exhibition.
The Golden Medal and the First Degree Diploma were awarded to Obyekt Mechty (Moscow), Travel Case (Moscow) and Torgovyi Dom Scovo (Moscow) in The High Consumer Goods Qualities nomination.
The companies of this nomination won the prizes for a gift set of table towels made by plots of the painter Eugenia Gapchinskaya, a traveling suitcase and a pan Cardinal, correspondingly.
Torgovyi Dom Scovo and the Trade mark Obyekt Mechty were rewarded with the First Degree Diploma in The Successful Promotion of High Quality Goods nomination for promotion of a pan Discovery to the Russian market and for promotion of a gift articles collection “12 Recipes of Luck”.
The Purpose of the Contest is to discover, among the great variety of the presented products, High Quality Consumer Goods for filling the Russian market with qualitative domestic and foreign products.
During Consumexpo’2009 there was held the traditional International Contest Exhibition Project. The expert commission consisting of members of Artists Union, Architects Union and Designers Union chose the best exhibition projects in the view of artistic performance of a booth.
The contest winners were:
- The First Place: Edelstahl for the booth Delicions (Forum, booth No. FÑ080)
- The Second Place: Galser OOO for the booth Wenger (Pavilion No. 8, booth No. 81B17)
- The Third Place: Elektro-Delta OOO for the booth Delta (Forum, booth No. FD112)
The Exhibition has opened up new opportunities for business interaction among industry specialists and undoubtedly will have a positive impact on development of the FMCG market.
According to the data of the exhibition audit, carried out by RussCom IT Systems, 11,979 persons visited Consumexpo’2009 and participated in its accompanying events, 80% (9,583) of them were professional visitors. The total visitor attendance was 15,860.
The Consumexpo continues acquainting specialists and visitors with a broad spectrum of home products, souvenirs and gifts, footwear, leather goods, clothes and accessories and promotes saturating consumer market with new qualitative goods and the growth of the Russians’ living standard.
The exhibition organizers will be glad to welcome the participants and visitors to Consumexpo’2010, the 22nd International Exhibition for Consumer Goods that will take place at Expocentre Fairgrounds on January 18-21, 2010.
