Review of Global Sources Fashion show 2018 April, Hong Kong, China

Global Sources Fashion show, Hong Kong’s largest fashion sourcing event, last from April 27 to April 30 at AsiaWorld-Expo. With fashion accessories, footwear, fabrics, underwear and apparel all under one roof, sourcing show for innovative and in-demand gifts, premiums, home products, fashion accessories, apparel and fabricsit’s an unmissable industry event for sourcing professionals around the world.

Global Sources Lifestyle and Fashion in Hong Kong feature gifts, home and fashion products. It is one of the flagship shows of Global Sources, and combined feature of new and innovative products from China, South Korea, and other Asian countries. The shows are focus more on curating innovative products. It’s easier to find new products with a high-profit margin potential at these shows.

Global Sources Fashion show features Verified Suppliers from major fashion manufacturing hubs including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The show hosts the largest collections of bags and luggage, footwear, and sports fashion in Hong Kong and Asia’s largest scarves pavilion. Dedicated national and regional pavilions highlight quality fashion products from countries and regions including Vietnam, India, Jiangsu, Hunan Shaodong and Xiamen.

More than 1,000 booths of apparel, fashion accessories, fabrics, lace & trimmings. There 9 show highlights Including Fashion Parades. The show off apparel and textiles, fashion accessories, sports, personal care, gifts & stationery. The show also including Fashion Parades.

The Global Sources Fashion takes your sourcing journey to a whole new level, comb through the halls of AsiaWorld-Expo and find today’s most sought-after lifestyle and fashion products from over 1,000 booths, explore the pavilions of the world’s leading manufacturing hubs, meet key opinion leaders and verified suppliers, and more.

Get an insider peek at the color trends that are going to dominate the gifts, home and fashion industries for the coming season. From gifts, premiums, houseware and décor to fashion accessories, apparel, footwear and fabrics, find an array of products that match the trendiest hues for the new season.

Global Sources Lifestyle and Fashion show is the smarter choice for sourcing pros – source today’s high-demand lifestyle and fashion products in a well organized tradeshow. With more than 20,000 buyers, majority from Latin America, Western Europe and Eastern Europe, it is a significant increase quality sales opportunities, created from Business Matching Meetings.

In addition to showcasing a wide range of products and suppliers from across Asia, there are growing participation from branded companies. In fact, we will host more than 500 exhibitors promoting their own designs and brands. Amazon and other online sellers will find a variety of products with more than 65 percent of exhibitors able to accept small orders.

A wide range of services will help enhance the buying experience of online and Amazon sellers and source more efficiently. This includes products from exhibitors that accept small orders, an Online Retail 101 conference highlighting eCommerce strategy and marketing techniques, and a special fashion parade on what’s hot on Amazon.

The Global Sources Fashion x Technology x Green show, offers a complete ecosystem and O2O (online-to-offline) platform for the global fashion industry, from buyers to suppliers to designers, technology vendors, startups, students and service providers, where participants can promote, trade, collaborate, learn and share.

Global Sources Fashion hosts the largest collections of bags and luggage, sports fashion and active lifestyle products, scarves and gloves and underwear and swimwear in Hong Kong. Dedicated national and regional pavilions highlight quality fashion products from countries and regions including Vietnam, India and Xiamen.

The show continuing to build up Global Sources Fashion as the go-to event for fashion sourcing professionals around the world. The show embraces and provides for the must-have style trends in the coming seasons, and looks toward the ways fashion is changing in the longer term, including fashion technology, advances in textiles and new designers.

Highlights:
Young Designers Corner – A showcase of concepts by talented designers from fashion schools including Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Institute of Textiles & Clothing, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, and SCAD.

Rising Designers Corner – A dedicated area for fashion startups, and up and coming designers to introduce their creations.
Fashion Parades – Models will show off hottest designs from exhibitors and rising designers, as well as Analyst’s Choice and Amazon best-selling products live on the catwalk.

Trend Forums – Color trends for Spring/Summer 2019 by Pantone. Plus, apparel and accessories trend forecasts for Fall/Winter 2018/19 curated by Fashion Snoops.

Conference Programs – Industry experts will cover fashion trends, new technology application such as AI, 3D printing in the fashion industry along with sourcing tips.

Fashion Tech Zone – A showcase of smart, eco-friendly and innovative designs. It also includes product demos where selected exhibitors will present their newest products.

New Sourcing Markets Pavilion – A display of over hundred unique products from emerging markets including Vietnam, Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Laos and Cambodia.

Thousands of top buyers are expected to attend the show including Adidas, Avery Dennison, AYE AYE, Colette, eBay, Fossil, GAP, Marubeni, Mothercare, Potpourri, Ralph Lauren, S Oliver, Scarf Home, Sears, Target Australia, Tiffany, United Colors of Benetton and Vivarte.

The Fashion show is complemented year-round by the industry’s leading fair, Fashion Accessories & Footwear,Fashion Apparel & Fabrics, and Underwear & Swimwear. The show helps buyers to shortlist exhibitors, find booths, take pictures and then follow exhibitors after the show. The At the Show newsletter provides daily reports and live videos on the hottest products.

Online Comprehensive services
A wide range of services aims to help enhance the buying experience of online and Amazon sellers and enable them to source more efficiently. This includes more than 600 exhibitors who accept small orders, an Online Retail 101 conference highlighting eCommerce strategy and marketing techniques, and a special fashion parade on what’s hot on Amazon, as well as the Global Sources Summit. Voted Best Amazon Conference in the 2017 Seller Awards, this three-day conference helps intermediate and advanced Amazon and e-commerce sellers source from Asia.

Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The company organizes export sourcing shows in Hong Kong every April and October with eight events annually, including the world’s largest electronics and mobile electronics shows. Global Sources is also a majority shareholder in Shenzhen International Machinery Manufacturing Industry Exhibition (SIMM) and its related shows – the leading machinery exhibitions in Southern China.

The company organizes export sourcing shows in Hong Kong every April and October with eight events annually, including the world’s largest electronics and mobile electronics shows. Global Sources is also a majority shareholder in Shenzhen International Machinery Manufacturing Industry Exhibition (SIMM) and its related shows – the leading machinery exhibitions in Southern China.

More than 1.5 million international buyers, including 94 of the world’s top 100 retailers, use these services to obtain product and company information to help them source more profitably from overseas supply markets. These services also provide suppliers with integrated marketing solutions to build corporate image, generate sales leads and win orders from buyers in more than 240 countries and territories.

Global Sources is committed to organising eco-friendly and sustainable trade shows. Since 2006, Global Sources has donated through Care & Share, a charity partnership programme with Crossroads Foundation, five full container loads of items including furniture, mobile accessories and stationery to 64 NGOs and social welfare service centres in Hong Kong and the rest of the world.

Over the past 47 years, Global Sources has been serving the B2B industry with a reliable and professional trade platform highly trusted by the Company’s buyer and supplier communities.