The 41 st edition of the China International Furniture Fair Guangzhou drew more than 195,000 visitors, a 2% increase over the 191,950 visitors that attended the show in March 2017.

The increase in attendance was noted in official show results released May 3.

The March 18-21 event was held in nearly 8 million square feet at the China Import and Export Fair Complex and PWTC Expo center in Guangzhou. It featured a wide mix of home furnishings and décor products as well as home textiles and outdoor furniture.

There were 4,100 exhibitors -- including some 90% of well-known Chinese brands -- up from 3,992 in March 2017.

A separate segment featuring office furniture, hotel furniture as well as furniture machinery and raw materials was held March 28-31 at the same venue.

During the show, officials also announced a collaboration between CIFF and Chinese furniture mall operator Red Star Macalline to run CIFF together this coming September. This event will take place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in the Hongqiao section of Shanghai from Sept. 10-13.

Next year’s Guangzhou edition will take place March 18-21 and March 28-31 at the China Import Export Fair Complex & PWTC Expo.

(Source:furnituretoday.com)