trade fair
noun
: a large gathering in which different companies in a particular field or industry show their products to possible customers
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The 103 companies gathering at the three-day textile trade fair Pitti Filati, starting Wednesday, will provide a first glimpse of what’s ahead for this new year.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
This year’s edition of the international trade fair Heimtextil, held annually in Frankfurt, Germany, will explore these transformations and how the textile sector can successfully implement AI—without stripping value from creators (or consumers).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
While things are decidedly quieter in winter, Art Genève starts at the end of January followed later in the year by the Watches and Wonders trade fair in April.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
The Xbox booth during the Gamescom video games trade fair at the Trade Fair Center in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 20, 2025.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Her group recently worked with the design firm Gensler on a lounge space at Chicago’s NeoCon trade fair for commercial interior design.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
This summer, the French government shut down stands for major Israeli arms companies, including Elbit Systems and Rafael, at the Paris Airshow – the world’s biggest aviation trade fair – for refusing to remove attack weapons from display.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The 2025 Vicenzaoro September jewelry trade fair saw a modest 2% year-on-year increase, according to the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), which owns and operates the biannual event.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Besides the panels, the event will feature workshops and presentations and screenings by distributors to exhibitors, as well as a trade fair.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
This year’s edition of the international trade fair Heimtextil, held annually in Frankfurt, Germany, will explore these transformations and how the textile sector can successfully implement AI—without stripping value from creators (or consumers).
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2026
While things are decidedly quieter in winter, Art Genève starts at the end of January followed later in the year by the Watches and Wonders trade fair in April.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
The Xbox booth during the Gamescom video games trade fair at the Trade Fair Center in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 20, 2025.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Her group recently worked with the design firm Gensler on a lounge space at Chicago’s NeoCon trade fair for commercial interior design.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
This summer, the French government shut down stands for major Israeli arms companies, including Elbit Systems and Rafael, at the Paris Airshow – the world’s biggest aviation trade fair – for refusing to remove attack weapons from display.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
The 2025 Vicenzaoro September jewelry trade fair saw a modest 2% year-on-year increase, according to the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), which owns and operates the biannual event.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Besides the panels, the event will feature workshops and presentations and screenings by distributors to exhibitors, as well as a trade fair.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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