Final result positive, despite slight decrease

The feedback from the Spoga+Gafa fair, which came to an end yesterday, was generally good, though visitor numbers were slightly down. A total of 40 800 trade visitors were recorded over the three days of the fair, amounting to 1.7 per cent fewer than two years previously. The number of exhibitors was also down, by 4.6 per cent to 2 155 companies altogether. However, there was increased internationality on both sides, with 56 per cent of visitors coming from abroad and 79 per cent of exhibitors as well. Both the specialized traders and the big mass-marketers were well represented at the event by their buyers and management. The trade and industrial associations are giving positive assessments of the fair and its outcome. Around 80 high-powered representatives from the membership of EDRA (the international DIY Retail Association) alone attended the event.