Expo Riva Schuh, the leading international trade fair for footwear, and Gardabags, the business hub dedicated to leather goods and accessories, continue to support the industry’s community with lots of new ideas  and useful tools.


The next edition of the fair – scheduled for June 17-20, 2023 in Riva del Garda – will be enhanced by the Digital Connection. This will offer a concrete opportunity to thousands of people working in the industry to extend and  expand the benefits of participation, through various content and virtual business and networking opportunities.

Digital Connection: everything is just a click away!



  • Browse and filter the list of exhibitors and product catalogue

  • Scan the QR code of the exhibition stand and get information on the company attending the show

  • Get to points of interest easily with the new online map

  • Schedule one-to-one appointments with companies

  • Promote networking thanks to artificial intelligence that allows the data collected to be aggregated with buyer and company profiles

  • Make video calls and exchange instant messages via chat, as in the most advanced messaging applications

  • Enable exhibitors to collect contacts by scanning visitor tickets

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

It is no longer possible to talk about sustainability using verbs in the future tense. While this has been the case up to now, the new European regulations that have recently come into force, and the…

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GERMANY BETWEEN HESITATION AND CONFIDENCE

Monday, March 13, 2023

What’s going on in Germany? What issues are occupying the DACH market? On the occasion of Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, representatives of the retail trade and buying associations from Germany,…

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LUCKY SHOES: PERFECT TIMING AND VARIETY OF OFFERINGS THE WINNING TRAITS OF ERS

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The historic Ohio-based chain of stores confirms how the early dates on the trade show calendar and the variety of offerings make the Riva del Garda trade show the benchmark footwear event for the U.S…

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