The VicenzaOro September numbers: the balance seems pink. But there is some shadow ♦ ︎
It is said that silence is golden. But even optimism shines a lot. In VicenzaOro’s is even sparkling. Lowered the curtain also on the autumn edition 2018, it’s time to draw conclusions. The organizer of VicenzaOro, Italian Exhibition Group, is optimistic. The visitors, according to the official press release, “remain in line with those of the September 2017 edition, over 20,000”. Actually, 23,000 were been last year. According to the press release, 1500 buyers were present, “including representatives of the large American department stores and the most important Chinese and European chains”, who were invited thanks to the economic contribution of the ICE.
Instead, the total number of operators, which last year had risen to 14.385, is missing.
A forgetfulness perhaps caused by the unfortunate coincidence of VicenzaOro with the most important Jewish holidays, which have led many operators, both jewelry and gems, not to be present at the event. Not even the number of companies present is mentioned in the press release. Last year the brands (not the companies) had been indicated in 1300. This year the companies present in the official list were 1158 (we hope to have counted well). Baselworld effect? Maybe not, but a filings seems to have been there.
On the other hand, the number of countries present rose to 117 and this makes VicenzaOro even more international. A boom in Chinese visitors has been recorded (+ 73%) due to the lowering of import duties. Among other things, two women citizen of the Asian country were surprised to steal and arrested. Visits from the United States are also growing (+ 23%), while those from the United Arab Emirates and European countries are stable. See you in January.
