28 March 2024, 13:59
By Furniture News May 27, 2015

Visitor numbers fall slightly at Proposte

The 23rd edition of Proposte, Cernobbio's World Preview of Furnishing Fabrics and Curtains, closed on 29th April, attacting 6231 visitors from 66 countries – a slight drop from last year's attendance figure of 6593.

Of these visitors, 2042 Italians accounted for 32.78%, and 4189 foreigners the remaining 67.22% – for every three visitors to Villa Erba, two were foreign nationals.

An analysis of foreign company attendance figures gives another significant result, with a total of 3414, showing a 3.51% increase compared to 2014.

The 93 exhibitors – 45 from Italy, 45 from other European countries and three from Turkey – reported a "very satisfactory show".

The lower number of Italian companies confirms a steady drop in domestic consumption, with visits from Italian businesses down 11% on 2014.

The number of visitors from Great Britain were up, at 559.

The two shows held in parallel with Proposte - the Carpet Show in Villa Bernasconi and the International Observatory in the two Cernobbioshed and Sheraton Lake Como Hotel venues - proved a valuable source of information on international market expectations.

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