The Covid-19 pandemic is affecting businesses globally and many countries have closed their borders making it impossible for people to travel.
Therefore the organisers, after careful consideration, have decided to cancel Tendence 2020, which was meant to take place from 27 to 30 June.
“We’ve been fighting hard, leaving no stone unturned, to see whether we might hold Tendence here in Frankfurt at the end of June, despite the current very tense situation,” says Stephan Kurzawski, senior vice president of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition.
“However, as the coronavirus situation has now taken another turn for the worse, we regret that we have no choice but to cancel the event. We would be very pleased to welcome the industry here in Frankfurt again in 2021.”
But all is not lost, as buyers who had wanted to pre-order for the coming spring and summer 2021 at Tendence will be given an opportunity to do so only a few weeks later in Hamburg.
Nordstil, held from 25 to 27 July 2020, will include a special segment dedicated to Tendence products, designed for large volume suppliers with new product lines for spring/summer 2021.
“Including parts of Tendence in Nordstil is an excellent idea,” says Thomas Grothkopp, managing director of the German Trade Association for Residential Accommodation and Offices (HWB).
“The spring season has largely failed to materialise for the retail trade, but we’re hoping that our retailers will be able to place orders for autumn and winter at Nordstil.”
Also, Nextrade provides retailers with an ordering and marketing tool that offers new opportunities, particularly in view of the latest developments, and which is therefore very much in demand.
Nextrade enables exhibitors and visitors to continue their business relationships not only during but also between trade fairs. Retailers can place their orders online with Nextrade suppliers at any time of the day, 365 days a year, regardless of restrictions currently in place.
In addition, the 2020 edition of the popular Salone del Mobile.Milano has been suspended as well. The event will now take place from 13 to 18 April 2021. The 2021 edition, which will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Salone, will be a special event for the entire sector, the organisers state.
