ITALIANMODA NEWSLETTER The Newsletter for the Users of the ItalianModa Business-to-Business Marketplace published six times a year APRIL 2001 Issue #2 Maurizio Verga, Editor, info@italianmoda.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- By subscription only! Welcome to your next issue of "ITALIANMODA NEWSLETTER". You are receiving this newsletter because you requested a subscription or claimed interest in ItalianModa. Unsubscribe instructions are at the end of this Newsletter. ------------------------------------------------------------ IN THIS ISSUE ------------------------------------------------------------ => Getting New Breakthroughs => New Companies in the Marketplace => How to Find new Italian Suppliers => Poll Results => Business Forums ------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORSHIP NOTICE ------------------------------------------------------------ IMEC is one of the leading Italian brands of women's underwear and beachwear, delivering great Italian-style products (including lines of sleepwear and men's underwear). Visit the IMEC official WEB site at http://www.imec.it ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ GETTING NEW BREAKTHROUGHS ------------------------------------------------------------ The ItalianModa marketplace is getting more and more visibility among international fashion professionals like you: it had more than 51,000 visits in March 2001, a real breakthrough ! ItalianModa is the real reference point for all companies willing to find and do business with Italian suppliers from the textile, fashion and leather goods industry. At http://www.italianmoda.com they can find whatever they need to find and compare "made in Italy" products to buy wholesale at very competitive prices. Thousands of international buyers have already got great benefits from using ItalianModa, making their own business even more competitive. Now ItalianModa is starting new exciting services, including the much-awaited "Business Stores". They are advanced Electronic Catalogs where Italian companies showcase their production. You must register before entering a Catalog, but then you'll be able to browse great products, request samples and place orders online, in a secure, easy-to-use environment. These Catalogs will be your ultimate tool to get supplies from Italy, easily, quickly and at attractive prices. The very first "Business Stores" are expected to be deployed before mid-May. Stay tuned with them at http://www.italianmoda.com/bstores/ ! Maurizio Verga ItalianModa.com President and Founder ------------------------------------------------------------ NEW COMPANIES IN THE MARKETPLACE ------------------------------------------------------------ Some of the very latest companies joining the ItalianModa marketplace: SAMAR Men's & women's clothing and underwear CSP INTERNATIONAL Famous brands in stockings and underwear DIDI & BERT Very cheap underwear for frequent changes STUDIO FRANCA LEONARDI Leather handbags, briefcases, wallets, bags ITALIAN HIGH FASHION CENTER Buying office with full range of services MANIFATTURA GIORGI Underwear, homewear, men's beachwear TARA Fashion knitwear and knit sportswear OLIMPIA Knitted scarves, gloves, hats, bags and clothing Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/storefronts to visit the company storefronts. More new companies join ItalianModa weekly ! *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* Do you want to deliver a Request For Quotation (RFQ) about a product or service to many possible Italian suppliers ? Just fill in the simple form at http://www.italianmoda.com/reverse You'll get feedback direct from the companies joining ItalianModa ! *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* ------------------------------------------------------------ HOW TO FIND NEW ITALIAN SUPPLIERS ------------------------------------------------------------ There is a new guide about how to find new Italian suppliers through ItalianModa. Learn in two minutes how to use the many FREE tools offered by the marketplace to let you find your best suppliers ! Simply go to the ItalianModa main page at http://www.italianmoda.com/index.html and click the link "How to Find new Italian Suppliers" just below the main search box. ------------------------------------------------------------ POLL RESULTS ------------------------------------------------------------ In the front page of ItalianModa you may now find a Poll about topics related to doing business with Italian companies and "made in Italy" merchandise. Results of earlier polls: Question: "What do you expect from a "made in Italy" product ?" Quality 36% Style Content 20% Best Quality for Price 25% Price 13% Supplier Reliability 6% Question: "Made in Italy" and Italian Fashion: do they still represent Quality, Elegance and Style yet ?" Yes, more than ever 59% Yes 32% Not always 7% No more 2% *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* If you need to find a product or company and you have no time to do it by yourself you may use the free "Moda Advisor" service at http://www.italianmoda.com/advisor *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* ------------------------------------------------------------ BUSINESS FORUMS ------------------------------------------------------------ If you want to discuss about any technical or business topic related to the Italian fashion, textile or leather industry, or ask for information from professionals sharing your same job, the ItalianModa Business Forum is your ideal tool. 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