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Trade show Pure London to move to Birmingham NEC

Events and exhibitions company Hyve Group has confirmed that womenswear trade show Pure London will sit alongside Moda and Spring Fair at the Birmingham NEC from the February 2025 edition. The integrated trade show will now be renamed Moda x Pure. It follows the conclusion of Pure London x JATC as a standalone event at London Olympia, as Hyve...

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Moda to launch footwear boutique initiative at September show

British trade fair Moda is to introduce a new footwear boutique initiative at its upcoming show taking place between September 3 and 6 at NEC Birmingham. The ‘Moda Footwear Boutique’ will offer “a curated selection of footwear brands a cost-effective platform to launch their collections”. Moda owner Hyve Group said the initiative is designed “to...

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That’s a wrap: Moda at Spring Fair concludes upbeat AW22 edition

British footwear and fashion trade show Moda wrapped up an upbeat AW22 edition on Wednesday as fashion brands, retailers and buyers enjoyed the return of the in-person event. The show, which took place alongside Spring Fair from February 6 to 9 at NEC Birmingham, welcomed a host of new and returning faces, including Pamela Shiffer, Gormley...

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UK trade fair Moda announces new and returning brands for February show

British footwear and fashion trade show Moda returns on Sunday with a four-day schedule featuring in-person trend-led catwalks and panel talks. Running from February 6 to 9 at NEC Birmingham, Moda will showcase hundreds of new-season collections spanning womenswear, footwear, accessories, jewellery and watches. Visitors to the trade fair will be...

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Moda: Five brands attending for the first time in September

UK footwear and fashion trade show Moda is returning to the NEC Birmingham on Sunday for a four-day event running from 5-8 September. The show this season will be co-located with Autumn Fair and will run for one extra day compared to usual, as buyers and brands reunite after over a year of cancelled physical shows. Moda will showcase thousands...

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Moda announces line-up featuring more than 160 brands

Trade show Moda, also known as the National Footwear Show, has announced a line-up of over 160 footwear, fashion, accessories, and jewellery brands for its upcoming event in September. Moda will run alongside the leading home and gift show Autumn Fair for the first time, from September 5 to 8 at NEC Birmingham, as part of the organiser Hyve...

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Hyve Group in ‘strong’ position to weather Covid-19 crisis

Hyve Group, the company behind UK trade shows Pure London, Moda, Jacket Required and Scoop, said in a Q1 update Thursday that it has a “strong platform to weather the Covid-19 crisis”. In the first quarter of the year, the group ran eight events - including ones in Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and China - bringing the total number of events it has...

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Moda February edition cancelled, focus now on digital platform

Hyve Group has announced that the planned February 2021 physical edition of British trade fair Moda has been cancelled and instead will be replaced with a digital edition due to the ongoing global impact of Covid-19. The event was originally set to take place in September 2020 but earlier this year organisers announced it would be pushed back to...

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Moda postponed until February 2021

Hyve Group has announced that the upcoming September 2020 edition of British trade fair Moda has been postponed until February due to the ongoing global impact of Covid-19. The show will return from 7 to 9 February 2021 at The NEC Birmingham for its AW21 edition, which will run alongside Hyve’s retail show Spring Fair. Hyve-run shows Autumn Fair...

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Pure London organiser Hyve Group mulls equity fundraise

Hyve Group, the organiser of leading British fashion fairs Pure London, Moda and Jacket Required, has confirmed that it is considering an equity fundraise to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the business. The company said it was continuing “to take decisive action and is reviewing all options to secure the group's long-term financial position”...

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Moda to be co-hosted alongside Autumn Fair for the SS21 edition

Amid challenging times, Moda, the heart of UK fashion, has announced its response to the rapid spread of COVID-19 within the UK and around the world. Reiterating their commitment to bringing people together from across the industry, Moda has announced a new campaign, focused on community, as well as new dates for the show. Following feedback...

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NY Women's: What the next decade of retail needs

NY Women's took place this past week from January 5 - 7. Under the umbrella of NY Women's this year included tradeshows Intermezzo, Accessorie Circuit, Fame, Moda, and Accessories The Show. The talk of the tradeshow circuit this year was what does retail need in this next decade to survive. 2020 might be cause for a celebration into a new era,...