**TRADEAND WAREHOUSE-2000 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOW, FEBRUARY 29 –MARCH 3, 2000.**

                             

POST OF ORIGIN:                                 MOSCOW

DATE OF REPORT:            991027

AUTHOR:                                           LUBOVSAVCHENKO

 

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Summary: The Fourth Annual International Trade Show “Trade andWarehouse-2000” will be held on February 29 – March 3, 2000 in the All-RussiaExhibition Center, one of the oldest and well known exhibition facilities inMoscow. The show will feature a wide range of products related to the retailand wholesale business and will primarily be directed to industryprofessionals. The Fourth Annual Moscow International Trade Show “Trade andWarehouse-2000” is sponsored by the Russian Ministry of Trade, the Departmentof Science and Industrial Policy of the Moscow City Government, and theAll-Russia Exhibition Center. Information support will be provided by nation-wide daily newspapers andmagazines.  Among them “Izvestia”,“Kommersant Daily”, “Finansovaya Gazeta”, PC Week, Computer World, Expert,Mobile, Dengi, and other regional mass media, radio, TV, and publications.  A number of seminars, such as Franchising,Internet Commerce, and Accounting will also be incorporated into the show.  The show organizers are making aspecial effort to attract U.S. exhibitors this year.  Industry sources believe that there are good opportunitiesfor U.S. manufacturers and exporters of warehousing goods and products in theRussian market.  End summary.

 

“Trade and Warehouse”, an annual trade show which began in 1996,has established itself as Russia’s premier industry show for retail, wholesaletrade, and warehousing in every trade-related sector: manufacturers,supermarkets, small stores, wholesales markets, pharmacies, gas stations,hotels, fast food and restaurant industry, consumer services (dry cleaning,laundry equipment, etc), post offices, etc.  The trade show is attractive to warehousing specialists inrailway stations, airports, sea and river ports, and cold storage facilities.Trade and Warehouse-99 featured more than 130 exhibitors from 25 countries,presented a comprehensive range of products and services, and generatedsignificant interest by industry professionals from the entire Commonwealth ofIndependent States.  More than10,000 professionals attended Trade and Warehouse-99, half of them executivesand decision-makers. Among exhibitors and trade marks represented at Trade andWarehouse-99 were IBM, RAIMA Corporation (USA), PSION Computer Pie, BOSS (UK),Still Gmbh,  Mettler-Toledo Gmbh,Metrologic Instruments, Stekker (Germany), CAS Corporation (Korea), and TESS (Turkey).         

 

Trade and Warehouse-2000 will feature the following productcategories:

 

New technologies in warehousing and trade

Equipment for warehouses

Equipment for supermarkets

Equipment for fast food restaurants 

Mini food processing shops

Register terminals

Weighing machines

Packaging, bar coding, and labeling equipment

Loading and transportation equipment

Cold storage facilities

Security equipment 

 

In addition to already established sectors, to better serve marketdemand, the show will incorporate three new sectors in 2000: 

Equipment for fast food restaurants

Franchising

Internet commerce

 

Manufacturers and distributors of the following categories ofproducts and services are invited to participate in Trade and Warehouse-2000International Trade Show:

 

Devices and hardware for automation of trading enterprises,warehouses, pharmacies, customs terminals, restaurants, hotels, etc.

Storage equipment for warehouses and trading companies

Processing equipment for food services

Packaging equipment

Disposable kitchenware and accessories for bars and restaurants

Cold storage facilities

Bar coding equipment

Register terminals and weighing machines

Security equipment

Local and regional networks for warehouses and trading companies

Customs and transportation services

 

For further information on the Forth International Trade andWarehouse-2000 Trade Show contact the show organizer:

 

EXPOSERVICE-F Firm

Contacts: Yelena Solovey

                 Boris Soshnik

20/6 Kuznetsky Most

103897, Moscow, Russia

Tel/fax: 7-095-924-4556, 924-7072, 921-0659

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: http://www.softool.ru

 

U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service Moscow offers its servicesto U.S. companies that wish to sell U.S. products in the Russian market. Theseinclude market research, identifying distributors, and arranging meetings withprospective buyers during business visits to Russia.  For more information on FCS Moscow services, please visitthe BISNIS site at: www.BISNIS.DOC.GOV or contact us directly. 

 

U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service

23/38, Bolshaya Molchanovka, Entrance #2,

121069, Moscow, Russia

Tel: 7 (095) 737-5028

Fax: 7 (095) 737-5033

Email: [email protected]

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