|
Bursa International Baby, Kidswear and Kids Necessities Fair Junioshow, organized under the initiative of Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Baby and Kidswear Industrialists and Businessmen Association (BEKSİAD) and under the organization of Global Fair Agency (GFA), opened its doors. The fair, which will continue until July 13 at Bursa International Fair Center, will welcome thousands of local and foreign sector professionals. One of the most important gatherings of the baby and kidswear sector in Turkey, Junioshow Fair has started. In the fair organized with the participation of nearly 100 local manufacturers in two different halls, the fall-winter collections for the 0-12 age group, the most innovative products and designs shaping the fashion in the sector are presented to the visitors. Governor of Bursa Yakup Canbolat, Mayor of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Alinur Aktaş and the city protocol also visited the fair on the first day together with BCCI Chairman İbrahim Burkay, BCCI Vice Chairman İsmail Kuş and BEKSİAD President Ömer Yıldız and met with company representatives. Brand City in Baby and Kidswear, Bursa Governor of Bursa Yakup Canbolat, commenting on the fair, stated that Bursa has become a brand city in the baby and kidswear sector. Noting that Bursa companies have made significant achievements in exports as well as in determining fashion and design trends in the sector, Governor Canbolat said, "Our Junioshow Fair carries great value in terms of the promotion of the sector. We have the opportunity to see the increasing product diversity, design and branding activities in the sector at this fair. I would like to thank the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry and all partners contributed to this important event. I wish that our fair will bring good luck to our city and our country." Over Two Thousand Foreign Visitors are Expected İbrahim Burkay, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BCCI, stated that as BCCI, they carried out important projects for the baby and kidswear sector. Reminding that more than half of Türkiye's production in the sector is done in Bursa, President Burkay pointed out the importance of marketing as much as production. Stating that fair organizations play a big role in marketing, President Burkay said, "Bursa is one of the most important centers of Türkiye in the fair organization field. It is among the cities hosting the highest number of fairs after Istanbul. We organize our Junioshow Fair twice a year, in January and July. Today, nearly 100 companies are attending the fair as participants. As BCCI, we invited more than 500 foreign buyers to the fair this year. We estimate that over two thousand foreign visitors will come together with our companies during the fair. We expect our fair to have a positive impact on the production and orders of our companies during these challenging global economic conditions." "Bursa Sets Fashion and Trends" Chairman Burkay stated that Bursa has risen to a position setting the fashion and trends in the sector and continued his speech as follows: "Bursa is no longer a city that follows, but a city that is followed and that sets the trends. We clearly see this in the collections of our participating companies. At this point, I would like to thank the most important non-governmental organization of our sector, BEKSİAD, for their valuable cooperation. Their support to our fair, buyer delegation and all other projects provides significant advantages to our sector. I would also like to express my gratitude to our Governor, Deputies, Metropolitan Mayor and all our guests who did not leave our sector and exporters alone today. I wish the fair to be beneficial for our sector and the exports of our country." "Investments in the sector are paying off" Bursa Metropolitan Mayor Alinur Aktaş expressed his wishes for the Juniohow Fair to be beneficial for the sector. Expressing that they observed that the participating companies were carefully preparing for the fair, Aktaş added, "We witness that the investments made in the baby and kidswear sector in Bursa for years have paid off. We strongly believe that we can achieve more significant success in global competition with these fair organizations." "New Business and Export Connections" Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of BCCI İsmail Kuş underlined that despite the fact that the world economy is going through a difficult period, BCCI continues its export-oriented activities without slowing down. İsmail Kuş added, "We are organizing our Junioshow Fair with the participation of almost 100 domestic companies and nearly 500 foreign buyers. Our most important goal is to provide our companies with new business and export opportunities in this challenging process. We wish our fair to be beneficial and productive." "One of the Most Important Gatherings of the Sector" Ömer Yıldız, Chairman of BEKSİAD, stated that they organized the 18th Junioshow Fair this year and said, "This fair held in the production center of baby and kidswear, Bursa, has become one of the most important gatherings of our sector. We believe that the fair will make significant contributions to the exports of our companies this year as it has been each year. I wish all our participants a productive fair and I would like to thank Mr. Governor, Mayor of Metropolitan Municipality and Chairman of BCCI on behalf of our sector." Moreover, Bursa MPs Emine Yavuz Gözgeç, Mustafa Yavuz and Selçuk Türkoğlu, AK Party Bursa Provincial President Davut Gürkan, Mayor of Yıldırım Municipality Oktay Yılmaz and BCCI Board of Directors and Assembly Members also visited the fair and met with the exhibiting companies. |
