Decor March April 2020

Many trade
shows have
been hit hard
by coronavirus
From carpets to furniture, from
beauty to jeans, some of the
world’s biggest trade shows were
either cancelled or rescheduled
due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The coronavirus outbreak has caused the cancellation
or postponement of more than 24 exhibitions and
conferences worldwide, hammering the $2.5 trillion
trade show industry. The cancellation of trade events is
having damaging ripple effects across the hotel, airline,
entertainment, marketing, restaurant and other
industries. More and more organizers are pulling events
over fears of spreading the potentially deadly disease,
with many thousands of attendees having to alter travel
plans. Some events were cancelled with the policies of
their States some others were done because of the fear
of lack of attendees.
From the event list of Istanbul Magazine Group, we were
notified the cancellation or rescheduling of major fairs
such as CIFF, Interzum Guangzhou, and Domotex Asia
China Floor fairs from China; InterCharm from Bologna,
Italy; China Homelife in Turkey, etc. Domotex Asia has
been postponed to 31 August – 2 September 2020; Cosmoprof
Worldwide Bologna to 11-14 June 2020 with the
good hope that the virus problem will be over. We hear
many rumors about the cancellation or rescheduling
possibilities of many other shows. These rumors will be
certain as time goes by.
The fashion industry has also been affected by coronavi-
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DECOR • March - April 2020