Franchising & Trade 2008 Fosters Business Networking

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We’re getting ever closer to the 23rd Franchising & Trade to be held 17-20 October 2008 in Fieramilano’s Rho trade fair complex, and applications from all categories of the franchising world are still coming in.

There will be many well-established or new fashion brands at Franchising & Trade since the fashion industry was one of the first to appreciate franchising’s potential. These include Never Without You, a company set up in 2003 by four friends – Francesco Totti, Ilary Blasi, Candido Monacelli and Isabella Cozzi. Never Without You presents a informal total look, finely-detailed casual fashions combining style and trendiness. The brand already has a retail outlet in China.

Other participants are Robe di Kappa and Superga, which have over the past few years developed a single-brand franchising scheme encompassing both brands, with 70 stores in Italy. Franchising’s fast growth in the tourism sector – a very competitive, complex market in which franchises enable small enterprises to arm themselves with the necessary know-how and technology – is seen at Franchising & Trade in the shape of Frigerio Viaggi and a few new entries such as Globis Vacanze and Baia di Luna Viaggi. Even a big name brand like Buffetti chooses Franchising & Trade as the place to expand its store network. Buffetti has 150 years’ experience and over 900 franchise shops selling office supplies and services. More.