A high frequency of visitors, and their top quality, made the three consumer-goods fairs Paperworld, Christmasworld and Beautyworld, a great success for their exhibitors, of whom there were around 4,000, from 66 countries.
Once again more than 100,000 trade visitors came to the first consumer-goods highlight of the year in Frankfurt am Main. For five days the Frankfurt Fair & Exhibition Centre was the hub of the universe for buyers from 153 countries. “Once again we exceeded the 100,000 visitor mark and thus gave our exhibitors from the industry a successful launch into the new business year.
(Office supplies, equipment, stationery)
The buoyancy seen in the business economy continued at all three fairs, and our exhibitors were able to set their sails appropriately and steer full speed ahead for the coming months”, says Dr. Michael Peters, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt GmbH, taking an up-beat retrospective of the event.
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