This report provides a worldwide outlook of the trade fairs for the furniture industry, taking into consideration the role and success factors of trade exhibitions, the role of fairs promoters and organisers, the criteria to evaluate participation in trade fairs and recent developments in the furniture trade system.

A comparative analysis of the leading furniture exhibitions at worldwide level is provided through a benchmarking exercise which considers a wide range of parameters. The main furniture fairs are ranked by: rental cost per square meter, cost of participation per visitor, number of exhibitors, degree of internationalisation, number of visitors (trade visitors, foreign visitors, visitors/exhibitors ratio, visitors per day), net exhibition space, attractiveness indicator (exhibitors + visitors).

Detailed profiles of 56 leading furniture trade fairs in North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and Oceania are available with fair details (location, dates, duration, frequency, exhibited products, exhibition space, cost per sq.m, contact cost per visitor), exhibitors’ and visitors’ profile, information on the fair development.

Addresses of about 300 trade fairs for the furniture industry and 80 fair organisers are also included.

Countries covered: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States.

Among the considered products: office furniture, contract and hotel furniture, home furniture (household furniture), kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, lighting.

Aziende selezionate

Birmingham Furniture Show, CEBU X, CIFF China International Furniture Fair, EuroexpoFurniture, Expo Mueble International, Expomovel, Fenavem, Feria Internacional del Mueble de Madrid, Furnitex, Habitare, HomeMakers, Hong Kong Houseware Fair, imm Cologne, Interiors Moscow, Kofurn, Mebel, Meble, MIFF – Malaysian International Furniture Fair, Mobis, Modeco, Movelsul Brasil, Orgatec, Promosedia, ROM, Salon du Meuble de Paris, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Saudi Furniture and Interiors, SMI – Swiss International Furniture Fair, Stockholm Furniture Fair and Lighting, Wohnen und Interieur