PEOPLE, PLACES AND HAPPENINGS
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for the production of 47.7 million
pairs of shoes in 2010, an increase of
18.4% on the volume it achieved the
year before.
Inditex wants this volume to
increase steadily in the years ahead
and for the new logistics facility
eventually to handle 100 million pairs
of shoes a year.
The new distribution centre has a
floor area of 63,000 square-metres
and features cutting-edge logistics
technology. Its automated storage and
distribution systems will allow Tempe
to expand its product-handling
capacity to keep pace with retail sales
growth at the Inditex Group’s fashion
retailers. The company has invested
more than
€
100 million in the site.
MICAM TO REACH OUT
TO MILAN
The next edition of Micam, Milan’s
twice-yearly mid-to-high end fashion
footwear exhibition, will take place
from September 18–21. Exhibitors at
the event will showcase their
collections for spring-summer 2012.
Around 1,600 exhibitors will attend
and the organisers are hoping that
recent growth in visitor numbers will
continue. Almost 39,000 visitors
attended the last edition in March, an
increase of 6% on September 2010.
In the build-up to the September
event, newly elected president of the
Italian National Footwear Association,
Cleto Sagripanti, said: “In the light of
the excellent feedback from the last
edition, we are aiming to increase
involvement with the city that plays
host to the event beyond the confines
of the fair itself.”
GARMONT’S NEW CHILE AND
DENMARK DISTRIBUTORS
Skiing, mountaineering, hiking and
other outdoor pursuits footwear brand
Garmont has named Trendline Brande
APS as its new distribution partner for
the Danish market, effective
immediately. Trendline Brande is an
all-round wholesale company
established in 1991, specialising in ski
and outdoor products. It will be
responsible for the distribution in
Denmark of the full range of Garmont
footwear, from outdoor shoes to ski
boots designed and developed for
adventurous skiers including ski
mountaineers, backcountry freeriders,
telemarkers and alpine freeriders.
At the same time, Importadora Y
Comercial TAM has been appointed as
its distribution partner for outdoor
footwear in Chile, also with
immediate effect. TAM has more than
30 years’ experience of the Chilean
marketplace and will manage the
distribution of Garmont footwear for
mountaineering, hiking and other
outdoor pursuits.
Gian Luca Farinazzo, Garmont’s
international sales and marketing
manager, said: “We are pleased to
welcome both Trendline Brande and
Importadora Y Comercial Tam to our
international sales network and are
certain that their expertise and
knowledge of their respective markets
will further strengthen customer
relationships and promote the brand
as a technical leader that enables
outdoor performance.”
P2I PICKS UP INNOVATION
AWARD FOR ION-MASK
P2i, the manufacturer of liquid-
repellent nanocoating technology ion-
mask, has won an International Stevie
Award for 2011’s ‘Most Innovative
Company in Europe’ at the 2011
International Business Awards (IBAs)
in October. Nicknamed the Stevie for
the Greek word “crowned,” the
awards honour performance in
business globally.