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In-store Asia 2024: The who's who of retail met in Mumbai

23.07.2024

The 15th edition of In-store Asia was a resounding success! As the largest trade fair for retail investment on the Indian subcontinent, it offered visitors a platform to discover innovative solutions.
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Learning from China's retail insiders: trends at China in-store 2024

13.06.2024

The retail industry in China is known for its dynamism and innovative strength. This is one of the reasons why China in-store 2024 is a must-attend event for anyone interested in the latest trends in the Asian retail world.
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Cutting-edge retail trends at In-store Asia 2024

22.05.2024

Like no other trade fair in the Asia-Pacific region, In-store Asia offers a comprehensive range of retail solutions and trend-oriented insights: from June 13 to 15, 2024 in Mumbai.
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Recyclable event and trade fair furniture made of paper

01.02.2024

Sustainable furniture for temporary events is in demand: for example, furniture that can be recycled.
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China in-store 2023 showcases high-quality designs and retail solutions

13.12.2023

A triumphant return: following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, China in-store 2023 left both visitors and exhibitors inspired.
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Experiencing retail innovations in Shanghai: China in-store 2023

07.11.2023

Kathrin Brüggemeier from the EuroShop team shares her experiences in the Chinese retail market and the automotive sector.
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System stand construction: The magic of trade fair construction

17.10.2023

Building stands sustainably and nevertheless eye-catching? That's one of the daily challenges for exhibitors just as it is for the trade show construction and expo marketing industry. Benjamin Bruder of OCTANORM explains to us why system stand construction can be a solution and a model for the future.
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Oversized Porsche 911 is a crowd favourite

13.09.2023

The finishing straight of the IAA Mobility: The world’s biggest mobility trade fair. At the Open Space in the centre of Munich, Porsche is celebrating ‘60 Years of the 911’ with an unusual sculpture.
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How do I turn trade fair visitors into customers?

05.09.2023

How do I manage to attract people to my trade show booth? Bram Couvreur - owner of a design agency in Belgium - tells us what matters in trade show design and why the design concept of the trade show booth should not end with the construction plan.
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5 tips for trade show presentations of start-ups

15.08.2023

Trade shows are a great opportunity for startups to present themselves to potential customers. But how do you stand out from the crowd of exhibitors with limited resources? We have compiled tips for a trade fair appearance.
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What are the building blocks for the city center of tomorrow?

11.07.2023

For retail as well as for our coexistence in cities, the following applies: Our demands and habits are changing. In addition, there is an accelerated change in areas such as digitalization, climate and infrastructure. It is therefore particularly exciting to find answers to the question: What constitutes a livable, future-oriented city center for us?
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Exhibiting more sustainably: Circular economy in trade fair construction

27.06.2023

In trade show construction, the circular economy is becoming increasingly important. Inspiring projects show how resource conservation is already being implemented today.
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Global Exhibitions Day – The industry celebrates!

02.06.2023

Since 2016, the international trade fair scene has been celebrating Global Exhibitions Day. This year again, on the first Wednesday in June, everything revolves around the exhibition industry under the motto: "We run the meeting places and marketplaces for everyone"
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Expo + Event Stage @ EuroShop 2023

10.03.2023

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EuroShop 2023: Emotions, impressions, experiences

09.03.2023

Five days of EuroShop with eight dimensions, a packed supporting program, and plenty of highlights: That was EuroShop 2023.
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The world as guest at EuroShop 2023

25.01.2023

EuroShop – "The World's No. 1 Retail Trade Fair" – attracts visitors from all over the world to Düsseldorf every three years. But what makes EuroShop so appealing to visitors?
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German trade fairs recover slowly

13.12.2022

First recovery in sight for trade fairs in Germany: At least 340 trade fairs are planned between Husum and Friedrichshafen in 2023.
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Fair construction: Service Alliance Messe Düsseldorf

17.08.2022

Messe Düsseldorf's Service Alliance offers a wide range of services for a attractive and successful trade fair stand.
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in-store asia 2022 - Innovative technologies and creative design

29.07.2022

The 13th edition of In-Store Asia (ISA), a member of the EuroShop Global Trade Fairs family, was held at the Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC) in Mumbai from 29 June to 1 July 2022. The event brought together retailers and retail specialists and presented innovative ideas for Indian retail.
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Expo and Event Marketing: Full Speed Ahead!

15.06.2022

Showcasing products by meeting face-to-face, while making new contacts or reconnecting and strengthening old business relationships – these are key characteristics of in-person trade fair events.
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What is it like to train as an event manager at Messe Düsseldorf?

14.02.2022

Hello everyone! We, Theresa, Leon, Luisa, Fyn, Lina and I, Moritz, are the trainees at Messe Düsseldorf. We started our training as event managers in the summer of 2020.
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50 years - Happy Birthday Exhibition Centre Düsseldorf!

23.09.2021

When it was commissioned in September 1971, the Düsseldorf site was considered the most modern and pioneering trade fair venue in Europe. In 1972, EuroShop, the fourth in its history, was also held for the first time in the new exhibition halls. For the city of Düsseldorf, the new building was an essential step towards becoming a trade fair venue with a worldwide reputation.
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Exhibition Planning and Physical Visitor Contact at In-Person Trade Shows

15.09.2021

Trade shows are taking place again – but with strict hygiene concepts. We show what organizers, exhibitors and visitors must consider.
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Trade fair as a powerful medium – Awareness, knowledge and leads independent of location and time

07.09.2021

Digitization means: trade shows no longer depend only on the real event; they take effect online and 365 days a year.
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Digital events: No permanent alternative for most exhibitors in Germany

18.02.2021

17 % of the companies are currently using digital events due to the numerous trade fair cancellations, but want to give up on this commitment when physical trade fairs can be held again.
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C-star 2020 in Shanghai successfully concluded

17.09.2020

C-star 2020, Shanghai's International Trade Fair for Solutions and Trends all about Retail, ended successfully on September 4, 2020 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
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Virtual trade show presentations

10.07.2020

The opportunity to see, touch, smell, and experience a product live at the trade show booth is a one-of-a-kind experience. Yet sometimes it’s physically impossible to showcase all products.
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The future of trade show booth concepts: this is the new hospitality

29.06.2020

The global coronavirus pandemic has not only had a severe economic impact on trade shows and exhibitions, but it will probably also prompt sweeping industry changes in the future.
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Reusable exhibition stand construction systems

01.04.2020

Exhibition construction with zero waste – Bastian König, International Sales Manager at Aluvision strives to implement this concept. The company aims to make this a reality and produces systems for the exhibit and event industry that are durable, versatile and reusable.
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EuroShop 2020: Impressions from the dimensions

20.02.2020

At this 2020 EuroShop, not only was the date - 20.02.2020 - something special, but it also took place for the twentieth time.
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The 8 stages of EuroShop: focused expertise

20.02.2020

On 8 stages, an attractive supporting program of presentations and panel discussions provides visitors with knowhow.
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EXHIBITOR Magazine Announces EuroShop Awards Winners

20.02.2020

EXHIBITOR magazine, an award-winning print and online magazine featuring best practices for trade show marketing, is proud to announce the following winners and honorable mentions in its EuroShop Awards, the first stand-design competition officially endorsed by EuroShop organizers.
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Expo & Event Marketing: planned down to the smallest detail

19.02.2020

Trade fairs and events need precise concepts and individual solutions that bring brand communication to the point. A glance into the exhibition halls of EuroShop 2020 shows all this.
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Sustainably impressive: Green solutions at EuroShop 2020

16.02.2020

Many exhibitors at EuroShop 2020 are presenting sustainable retail solutions for all kinds of areas in the store.
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Logistics department of Messe Düsseldorf

04.02.2020

Installation, event management, dismantling – three concepts that mean organization before, during and after a trade fair.
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Stand Farinet, which looks like an aquarium, EuroShop 2017, winner Exhibitor Award,Kategorie Medium-Stand; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf

Exhibitor Magazine's EuroShop Awards recognize outstanding stand design

21.01.2020

EuroShop is proud to announce the first officially endorsed stand-design competition, which will take place at EuroShop 2020.
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ENGEL stand at the K trade fair; copyright: ENGEL

Factory at the exhibition center: Like the olympics, preparation started years ago

08.01.2020

Presenting products at an international trade fair like the K or EuroShop can be a logistical and organizational challenge for some exhibitors. Take the Austrian company ENGEL for example, which arrived at K 2019, the world’s premier trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry with injection molding machines weighing several hundred tons.
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Live communication and its challenges

17.12.2019

Uta Goretzky of IFES talks in an interview about the global network of IFES, the great importance of EuroShop for the Expo and Event scene, the IFES Global Village, the IFES Development & Innovation Award and the current challenges of live communication.
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6 networking tips and strategies for trade show exhibitors

17.12.2019

Six helpful tips and tricks for exhibitors and the right way of networking at the EuroShop 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
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10 do‘s and don‘ts for a perfect trade show exhibit

04.12.2019

EuroShop is fast approaching and trade show planning is about to kick into high gear! There are many questions you need to address: Who will you send to the trade show to represent your company? Which products will you showcase? What should your trade show booth look like?
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Sustainable and networked: The future of the world of exhibitions

27.11.2019

How is the trade show landscape developing now and in the future? At the K trade fair, Elke Moebius met IFES Vice President Torsten Heinze to talk about the goals of the international association, which will be an exhibitor at EuroShop in February 2020.
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C-star 2019: post show report

12.09.2019

In April 2019, C-star – Shanghai’s International Trade Fair for Solutions and Trends all about Retail – had another chapter in their success story, with rising numbers of visitors compared to last year, well over 13.000, and 150 exhibitors.
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Germany: leading trade fairs thanks to international visitors

05.08.2019

Around 30% of visitors to national and international trade fairs in Germany came from abroad in 2018. This once again matched the excellent result of last year. Around 640,000 of the total of 2.9 million foreign visitors (22%) came from countries outside Europe.
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Networking hub of the C-star: The Grid

30.04.2019

C-star, Shanghai's International Trade Fair for Solutions and Trends all about Retail, took place from 25 to 27 April. One of the highlights for 2019 was the partnership with THE GRID.
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Looking at the horizon: C-star & EuroShop

30.04.2019

Julian Bolz, a new member of the EuroShop team, was invited to visit the C-star in Shanghai during his first week of work. In a brief conversation, he tells us which impressions he gained there and what he expects from C-star and EuroShop in the future.
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Great results and exciting prospects: About C-star 2019

30.04.2019

Renee Zhao, co-organizer of C-star, sat down with us on the second day of the show to tell us about the main retail trend in China and the very satisfying results of C-star 2019.
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Vibrant and exuberant: Day 2 of C-star 2019

26.04.2019

Exhibitors, stand designers and manufacturers spared neither trouble nor expense and came up with great exhibits and effects.
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The Chinese retail market: between challenges and opportunities

25.04.2019

Marius Berlemann is the new General Manager of Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai and is currently experiencing and responsible for his first C-star. Elke Moebius, Director EuroShop and C-star, spoke with him about his first impressions and the USP of the C-star.
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Impressions of C-star 2019 – eventful, energetic, extraordinary

25.04.2019

C-star – Shanghai's International Trade Fair for Solutions and Trends all about Retail – offers everything from store design, shopfitting and retail technology to lighting and refrigeration systems.
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Smart Retail Life Zone @ C-star 2019

18.04.2019

C-star 2019 will be held from April 25-27 at Hall N5 of the Shanghai New International Expo Center. This year's event will bring together 150+ well-known exhibitors from all over the world, bringing unique design concepts and advanced retail technology.
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Review of in-store asia 2019 – powered by EuroShop

05.04.2019

Already for the 12th time in-store asia, the biggest trade fair with congress especially for the trade in India, took place in March 2019. Over 7,000 visitors came to the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, to find out about exciting new in-store displays and retail technology solutions from roughly 120 exhibitors.
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C-star 2019: First show highlights from Shanghai

05.04.2019

From 25-27 April, visitors to the Shanghai New International Expo Center will be able to see interesting lectures, refined exhibition stands and inspiring innovations. A broad supporting programme on various stages awaits the guests.
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Exhibitions score points with networking and experiences

31.01.2019

German exhibiting companies see considerable advantages in using trade shows as a medium for business-to-business communication compared to digital tools - such as social media or virtual marketplaces.
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Exhibition Design: Where does the path lead?

16.01.2019

Trade fair presentations are out? Not at all! This is what Prof. Harry Vetter, expert for exhibition architecture at the PBSA - Peter Behrens School of Arts, believes. The ideas for the Designer's Village of the EuroShop sprout from his student rows, by the way. Enjoy the interview with him and Elke Moebius, Director EuroShop!
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Crystal clear expo design at glasstec trade show

06.11.2018

Customised stand construction as seen at glasstec in Düsseldorf. The material that defines the trade fair is perfectly reflected in the stand design. A real attraction for trade fair visitors...
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Trade show appearance: face-to-face interaction is essential

24.04.2018

At EuroShop 2017, nothing is more important than having a great trade fair booth. Technology and digitization are not just great toys, they are also amazing gadgets to showcase your brand. Virtual reality and interactive designs are major trends.
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