london spring show analysis: attendence info
Sunday was one of the best first days since the show was launched in 2000 with 54% of buyers from the UK and a mega 46% coming from overseas. In that single day 35 countries were represented from all over the world and notably from far afield as Vietnam and Tahiti. Even some of our regular top 10 countries there were some particularly excellent attendences from Italy, France, Finland and Sweden. By the end of the show 38 countries were represented including:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eire, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, The Netherlands, Turkey, USA, Vietnam
Interestingly of the attending buyers the greatest categories of interest were menswear, womenswear, streetwear, rock influence, punk, gothic, licensed products, footwear and accessories. As is the usual the LondonEdge and LondonCentral trade shows attracted an impressive overseas attendence which, by the end of the 3 days, represented 40% of the total gate.