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There's 2 things going on with the furniture industry. 1- Economic Slow Down is one key point. But that's the nature of business. Expand and contract. It's a cycle. 2- Importantly, B2B Tradeshows haven't adapted to drive better ROI for exhibitors, or better experience for Buyers. The financial and time investment is huge. It's a pity - I would argue, as exhibitors, we're ready to invest, but for the right reasons. Eg, Imagine if a retailer was still running a 1990 playbook? It would be a disaster. In my experience, Tradeshows are conservative, not innovative, and stuck in the past. If I run my business like how Tradeshows run their business, especially in the last 3 years, I would have had to close my business down by now. The Tradeshow experience in Vietnam demonstrates how bad it's gotten; 2 Tradeshows, one after the other, competing for the same customer, in a slowing market. Madness. Who benefits? When you lose sight of the customer, that's when things collapse. We would rather spend our money elsewhere and buyers don't have the budget to go to several shows, that are mostly ineffective anyway. There's a quote I would share when coaching startup founders and entrepreneurs who were struggling to understand the changing markets, 'The markets haven't disappeared. It's changed.' B2B Furniture marketing has changed. Furniture Design, Development and Manufacturing hasn't changed, we still need to be competitive, compliant and offer great products and services. What are your thoughts? As a side thought, I would argue that it's time for value-added Sales Representatives to shine. How to find a them? (I'm looking for the US market especially.) #furnituredesign #furnituremanufacturer #Vietnam #China #Dubai #DeepGreenStandard #sourcing #productdevelopment #interiors #architects #projects #retail #B2B #privatelabel #originaldesign #oem #odm

Meble Polska sees imm upturn February’s Meble Polska - Furniture Trade Show is seeing increased demand with no imm cologne taking place next year. The 25-28 February event in Poznan was already on course to exceed 2024’s show and the record-breaking pre-pandemic 2020 edition. ‘The cancellation of the January edition of the imm Cologne fair has increased interest in participation from new companies. Even before we received the official information about the interruption of the Cologne fair, domestic and foreign companies that originally planned to present their offer at imm began contacting us. They are now looking for an alternative solution that would allow them to reach international furniture buyers. Meble Polska, with a strong representation of buyers from about 70 countries, in addition to being organised at a similar time, seems an obvious choice,’ says Józef Szyszka, Meble Polska director. Szyszka says there is ‘ample capacity’ for increasing the number of exhibitors and it is actively recruiting furniture manufacturers from Ukraine. ‘These activities are being carried out in cooperation with the Ukrainian Association of Furniture Manufacturers UAFM, which has recognized Meble Polska as the most effective sales promotion tool among all the furniture fairs UAFM has participated in in the past years. According to preliminary announcements, the national appearance of Ukrainian companies will be even larger than at the 2024 edition. ‘The industry is responding to the current situation with activity. Manufacturers are taking advantage of the Poznan furniture fair to diversify their portfolio of customers and expand the geographic structure of sales to new markets.’ https://lnkd.in/eFatKkEi #furniture #furnitureindustry #furnitureshow #tradefair

imm cancelled for 2025 Next January’s imm cologne exhibition has been cancelled. Organiser Koelnmesse GmbH said the decision had been made in the face of falling demand in the German domestic market and German manufacturers reducing spending. ‘Pausing the imm cologne at this point in time is a logical decision, in view of the situation the industry currently finds itself in,’ says Gerald Böse, Koelnmesse chairman. ‘It was an extremely difficult decision to make, but it was also unavoidable in order to show our international customers some consideration. Due to its January date, imm cologne did not take place three years in a row during the pandemic. This lack of continuity, coupled with the current economic environment, makes it impossible for us as event organisers to guarantee an attractive range of exhibitors for the retailers in Cologne in January 2025. ‘We still intend to offer the furniture industry an international stage in Germany in future. We are already jointly developing very promising concepts that meet the changed requirements of all stakeholders as best as can be. Koelnmesse is the world's number one in interiors, as impressively proven by Orgatec, interzum and spoga+gafa. We must now steer our flagship back on course, together with the furniture industry.’ According to the Association of the German Furniture Industry, the German furniture market recorded a significant fall in turnover in 2023, as well as in the first six months of 2024. It dropped by 9.7% including a 11.2% fall for upholstery. ‘I understand the decision to skip next January's trade fair, and I'm sorry that the industry did not lend better support to its leading international trade fair. The imm cologne has been an important meeting place for the industry for decades. By taking a break next year, we will not only lose a central platform for innovation and exchange, but also an important stage for serving the international market. All of the industry's stakeholders are now urgently tasked with getting together and finding joint solutions. More than ever before, we must now concentrate on securing and strengthening our position. The industry needs a strong platform like imm cologne in order to restructure itself in a way that ensures its future viability,’ says Markus Meyer, German Furniture and Kitchen Retailers Association president. https://lnkd.in/eGiWMBPb

The furniture industry finds itself navigating a landscape of challenges and opportunities. For Danish brands, the abrupt cancellation of imm cologne—a key international trade fair—presented both a setback and a chance to innovate. Stepping into this void is Together 2025, an ambitious new event set to debut in January, organised collaboratively by leading Danish furniture brands. To understand the journey behind Together 2025, its unique offerings, and its potential impact on the industry, we spoke with Anne Østrup Hansen, Head of Marketing at Innovation Living, who provided insight into the initiative's rapid development and the vision driving it forward. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/ekFnvdxj Together 2025 will be held from January 13 to 17, 2025, in collaboration with 2-Connect ApS, Core One A/S, DAN-FORM, FRANDSEN, FLEXA, Innovation Living, Tenksom, Tradepoint A/S, Guardian Protection Products A/S, and Unique Furniture A/S.

🍉 The 135th Canton Fair, which is currently being held, has attracted foreign enterprises and businesses from all over the world to actively attend. According to the data, among the participants in this Canton Fair, there was a significant increase in the number of global top 250 retailers and well-known purchasers in various countries and regions, including 129 leading enterprises such as Wal Mart in the United States, Beelotto, Auchan and Schneider in France, Tesco and Semboli in the United Kingdom, Metro AG and Leader in Germany, IKEA in Sweden, an increase of 87% over the same period last year. 🍎 "At first, the #Canton Fair was just a place to purchase finished products and key parts, but now it has become a dynamic platform for product development and innovation. The development and progress of all walks of life in China have changed with each passing day, which not only improved the company's product supply, but also completely changed their understanding of product applications." Murat Korbrazil, chairman of Arzum Company in Türkiye, said that now, most of the company's most innovative products and best-selling products started at the Canton Fair. 🍎 The 135th Canton Fair,April 23-27, 2024, 🍒 our #booth :12.2L13 We cordially invite you to visit our booth and meet us there! 📢 Plywood ,OSB, Film faced plywood,H3.2 treated plywood,100% FSC plywood,hdo,mdo,mdf,particle board 🔔 Obtained CE,CARB,JAS,FSC,BSI-benchmark AS 6669,BSI-benchmark AS/NZS 2269 #construction #market #product #plywood #lvl #osb #timber #lvl #Wood #furnture #industry #technology #mdf #cabinets #Ijoist #News #newdesign #newstyle #newproducts #innovation

54% visitors from abroad at the Meble Polska - Furniture Trade Show 2024 ❗ ✔ Meble Polska – the largest furniture contracting meeting in Central and Eastern Europe – confirmed their strong position on the global market. The total number of fair participants amounted to 14,325 people, which means an increase by 4% compared to the previous year. ✔ The percentage of visitors from abroad also increased noticeably, this year accounting for as much as 54 percent of all visitors. It is an absolute record compared to all editions of that event. Previously, the highest result in this respect was recorded in 2022 – 53%. ✔ The huge interest of foreign buyers in the MEBLE POLSKA Fair is not surprising, considering that Poland is still one of the leaders in furniture exports in the world. Every year, thousands of representatives of foreign purchasing groups, wholesalers and furniture showroom chains from all over the world visit the fair. It was no different this time – the MEBLE POLSKA fair was attended by visitors from 68 countries. 👉 Read the summary report: https://lnkd.in/dZyUEpcb #furniture #furniturefair #meblepolska #targimebli #meble

Natural Products Expo known to most as Expo West is right around the corner! What are some tips you recommend to those exhibiting and those walking? Here's what we got..... Exhibiting: 1. Have someone stand in front of the booth to engage with buyers walking by and being able to stop them to connect. You don't want to have to chase them down three booths and bring them back. 2. Have a 10-20sec pitch for those stopping and looking. Attention span at the expo is short and you need to be able to quickly pitch. 3. Samples are great but don't forget that most people have traveled and need to take products home. 4. Have water at your booth for you and your team 5. Wear comfortable shoes a lot of standing and walking 6. Flyers and brochures are great but create a sign or card with a QR code to take them to that information. (Paperwork will most likely get thrown away) 7. Respect the buyer's time, if they say no or they're not interested move on. Attendees: 1. If you are selling and service or product. Please respect that exhibitors have spent tens of thousands to be there and it wasn't to buy new packaging, transportation, certifications, and anything else you are selling. Collecting their info or leaving yours should be less than a 30-second interaction. 2. Wear comfortable shoes 3. Carry a water bottle 4. If the sign says for show only don't think you can take it as a sample. Things happen during shipment and that might be all they have for the week to present. 5. Exhibitors have been looking forward to this show for some time and we believe it will be one of the best. Please be engaging with brands, and don't be afraid to give feedback on what you are looking for in your store. 6. If you tell a brand you'll stop back please do your best to stop back 7. Wear comfortable shoes. (Last year they had massage chairs take the 10 min break) 8. If you need to look at your phone or take a call please walk to the end of the aisle and don't stop in the middle. What did we forget? Add yours in the comment. We are looking forward to an amazing show this year we have over 15 brands at our booth on the 3rd level of the Hot New Products Pavilion with 50 ft of booth space. Please stop by our booth #7913, check out our brands, say hello, see what's new, and see how Good Now Foods is growing and helping brands. James Pippin Howard Wasserman Shannon Peffley Shelly Bell Brittany Ravetto Alexander Ayala Rick Chavez Levi Korvin Paula Lieberman Anna Brown Yumiko Hirayama Beth Young #expowest2024 #expowest #naturalproducts #naturalproductsexpowest #cpg #cpgindustry #foodandbeverageindustry #foodandbeverage #cpgbrands #cpgmarketing #foodie #nongmo #glutenfreefood #allergenfree #salesagency #sales

🚀 Exclusive Offer Alert! 🚀 As we gear up for the 136th Canton Fair, Phase II, we're on a mission to secure more orders for our factory before the CNY rush. That's why we're offering unbeatable deals with minimal profit margins – just for you! 💰 📅 Date: October 23-27th, 2024 📍 Booth No.: 9.3J36-37, K11-12 This is your chance to capitalize on our limited-time offer and stock up on our premium dining tables and chairs. By choosing us now, you're not just getting a great deal for 2024 – you're setting yourself up for even bigger profits and business opportunities in 2025! 📈 Our top-quality furniture is designed to impress and built to last, ensuring your customers will keep coming back for more. Don't miss out on this opportunity to boost your inventory and your bottom line. 🛒 Join us at the fair and let's make 2025 a year of growth and success together! 🤝 #CantonFairDeals #LastChance2024 #ProfitMaximization #BusinessGrowth

Old #exhibition, #newlook！ Let's analyze the changes of the #135thCantonFair compared with previous exhibitions. The #CantonFair is an exhibition with a relatively #longhistory and has been uninterrupted for 67 years. This shows that the Canton Fair has always maintained strong vitality, especially since the new era, the Canton Fair has been held frequently. This 135th Canton Fair can be said to be full of highlights, embodying "old exhibition, new look" and "#bigbrand, #newvitality". 1️⃣ The first "new" is manifested in "#newqualityproductivity". Many companies brought #newproducts, #newtechnologies, #new processes and #newmaterials to this Canton Fair. There are more than 4,300 #newexhibitors, and more than 300 new product debut #events will be held. For yarn and sewing thread filed for home textiles,developed many sustainable green fibers for brand high quality parters. 2️⃣ The second "new" is reflected in "#new #businessformats". This year's Canton Fair will provide full-chain trade services, including finance, customs clearance, and design. For the first time, a 3,000-square-meter cross-border e-commerce comprehensive trial area and #overseaswarehousedisplay area will be set up. 3️⃣ The third "new" is reflected in the "#newlook". the exhibition opened today, more than 20,000 #overseasbuyers entered the #exhibitionhall, 40% of which were #newbuyers. It can be said that the old buyers' #attendance at the exhibition has not diminished, and new buyers have participated enthusiastically. 4️⃣ The fourth "new" is reflected in "#newservices", which are reflected in the optimization of #certificateprocessing, #paymentconvenience, #transportationimprovement, and #cateringguarantee. 5️⃣ There were more exhibiting buyers than at the 134th exhibition. As of April 13, 144,000 overseas buyers from 215 countries and regions have pre-registered, of which the #UnitedStates has #increased by 21.4%, #OECD countries have increased by 13%, and Middle Eastern countries have increased by 24.7%, jointly building the "#BeltandRoad" The country grew by 45.9%, and the #RCEP countries grew by 15.5%. 288 leading companies and industrial and commercial institutions confirmed their participation in the conference, an increase of 21.5% compared with the same period last year. 6️⃣ At 135th Canton Fair, there will be a significant increase in the number of the world's #top250 #retailcompanies and major merchants from various countries and regions. Nearly 200 leading companies such as #WalMart in the #UnitedStates, #Auchan in #France, and #Tesco in #theUnitedKingdom have confirmed to form groups to participate in the #fair. More than 100 overseas industrial and commercial organizations, including the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the China-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the British 48 Group #Club, will also organize delegations to participate in the #conference. ✅ 🔛 Our Booth No is 14.2 C39-40 May 01-05 ,Pharse 3

MommyLove OEM/ODM Factory arrived at the Canton Fair site on May 2nd and found that this year's Canton Fair had a large number of visitors. Since last year, the baby and child category has been separated from the household goods general category, which provides more convenient ways for customers to find precise suppliers. This year's Canton Fair new products of the baby bottle, water cup, and tableware categories are not very rich, and there are not many new factories, which I think is closely related to the global economic downturn. Because the current market is a market of existing quantities, not a market of increasing quantities. In the future, the traffic of B-end customers will also become more dispersed, which is a new challenge for professional factories engaged in branded custom processing. The cost of marketing is increasing, and the team's ability to learn, adapt, and integrate will also face a test. We recognize the changes in the market and constantly adjust our team to provide better products and services. Let's work together to contribute to the development of the global baby and child industry and shine together.