China is the world's largest producer and exporter of socks. Looking back on 2023, it was a year of precipitation and transformation in the domestic sock industry. In 2024, various sock companies not only need to overcome difficulties again, but also will accumulate and develop. With the gradual recovery and improvement of domestic consumer demand, as well as the changes in deepening the development of overseas emerging markets, this year's overall external environment will help the revenue and profit recovery of operating enterprises in China's sock industry, gradually alleviate the pressure on market entities and stimulate internal motivation of enterprises, forming a virtuous cycle of mutual promotion between supply and demand, and is expected to promote the steady upward development of the sock industry again.

At the beginning of this year, as the annual flagship trade event in the field of socks and close fitting clothing, the 18th Shanghai International Hosiery Purchasing Expo (hereinafter referred to as "CHPE") will be held in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center from March 27 to 29, 2024! It is hosted by Hyve (Asia) Exhition Co.,Ltd, Shanghai Gehua Exhibition Service Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Aige Exhibition Service Co., Ltd. CHPE is an annual industry trade and product selection event, a learning and exchange event, and a grand event for new product releases. As a heavyweight event at the beginning of the industry over the years, industry experts and professional buyers and merchants from all over the world will gather here to experience the trends of socks and discuss the future of the industry through a rich combination of exhibitions, conferences, and shows.

Gathering globally renowned sock companies

    CHPE started in 2005 and grew together with the Chinese sock industry. After 18 years of accumulation and development, it has firmly established its position as a benchmark in the domestic and global sock industry. At the same time, a total exhibition area of CHPE2024 reaches 50,000 square meters, has deeply integrated advantageous resources in various fields.Up to now, it has welcomed 8 national/regional exhibition groups and industrial clusters, including Zhuji, Yiwu, Liaoyuan, Haining, Dongyang, Türkiye, Pakistan and Taiwan, with a total of 468 world-famous enterprises and exhibitors.

    It is worth mentioning that among them, 264 exhibitors from Zhuji, Zhejiang will come to the exhibition in the form of large-scale group exhibitions this year, an increase of about 29% compared to the previous year. The Northern Socks Industry Group, located in Liaoyuan, Jilin, will also make its debut at the CHPE. In the international exhibition area, the two major national and regional exhibition groups organized by Türkiye Socks Manufacturers Association and Taiwan Socks Industry Association will return. Among them, the Türkiye exhibition group is nearly 300 square meters in size, with a total of 11 exhibitors, which has surpassed the past. The exhibits will cover all kinds of cotton socks, silk socks, pantyhose, raw and auxiliary materials, digital production equipment, e-commerce and supporting services, run through the upstream, midstream and downstream of the industrial chain, meet the wearing needs of all people in the whole scene of sports, business, China-Chic, girls, infants, outdoor, gifts, medical care, pets, etc.

    CHPE will comprehensively showcase the new products, trends, technologies, and key features of the industry to audiences from all walks of life around the world and also highlight the personalization, diversification, digitization, greening, and efficiency. LET'S wait and see!

Stunning Concurrent activities 

    In order to promote industry development, conduct in-depth negotiations with various e-commerce platforms, strengthen enterprise technological innovation and brand building, multiple diversified simultaneous events have been planned for this exhibition, including but not limited to: "Seminar on the Application of Functional Materials in the intimate apparel 2024", "2024/2025 China Socks Fashion Trend Release Show", "New Product Launch Conference of Zhengjiang Jiazhili Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd", "Shanghai Fashion Accessories（Socks, Hats, Scarves, Gloves）E-commerce Products Matchmaking Meeting 2024 - Session 1", "Shanghai Fashion Accessories（Socks, Hats, Scarves, Gloves）E-commerce Products Matchmaking Meeting 2024 - Session 2", "Seminar on Cross border Market Interpretation and Cooperation for Shein Accessories and Socks Products", etc., help exhibitors and visitors gain insights into new directions and trends in industry development, and achieve exhibition results.

Linkaging with co-located fashion exhibitions

    Drawing on the successful experience of previous years, the organizer of the exhibition will also hold the 6th Shanghai International Hat, Scarf and Glove Expo and the 5th Shanghai International Underwear Expo. The Shanghai International Hat, Scarf, and Glove Expo has undergone 6 years of careful cultivation by the organizers, with a total exhibition area of 12,000 square meters in 2024. We have invited 15 major industrial clusters and exhibition groups, including Jiaozhou, Wenling, Dongguan, Yangjiang, Yuhang, Tonglu, Deqing, Inner Mongolia, Xinji, Jiaxiang, Yiwu, Zhangjiagang, Nantong, Linyi, Yangzhou, etc. On site, we will gather about 250 exhibitors, making us an industry leader in B2B exhibitions in this field. The Shanghai International Underwear Expo focuses on a full range of underwear products, including home wear/pajamas, bras, underwear, thermal underwear, leggings, sports underwear, and more. Collaborating with CHPE, we will jointly create a full industry chain platform for close fitting clothing and clothing accessories, fully meeting the one-stop procurement needs of the audience. The three exhibitions are linked, with a total of about 800 exhibitors. At that time, the on-site exhibits will be dazzling and unprecedentedly grand.

    In March Pudong, let's gather at the SWEECC to welcome visitors from all over the world, and use diverse sock products to link multiple industry chains, deeply interpreting the professional B2B trade exhibition in the fashion industry. It perfectly connects multiple groups such as production and processing parties, brand parties, import and export trade parties, distribution agents, online e-commerce, etc., meets the demand for one-stop procurement, and continues to deepen industry transformation and upgrading, jointly building the annual global sock industry feast, Jointly welcome new insights for industry development!

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