Trade 16-01-2022 Hits: 1813

As the third wave of Covid-19 sweeps across India, fashion events and trade exhibits have been postponed

Trade 16-01-2022 Hits: 1813

15 January 2022, Mumbai:

With the spread of Omicron across India, a flood of fashion and jewellery trade exhibits and events have been cancelled, just as many event firms had only lately resumed their schedules.

Many jewellery fairs, both consumer and business-to-business, were scheduled for January and February in preparation for the forthcoming wedding season, when fine jewellery is generally in high demand. However, due to Covid-19 worries, events like the Jewellery Show of India, which was planned to take place in Bengaluru from January 14 to 16, have been postponed.

Owing to safety concerns, some events have elected to postpone their forthcoming editions, while others have been forced to do so due to local rules. A weekend and evening curfew in Delhi implies that any weekend or evening gatherings are immediately postponed, and similar laws exist in other states, as well as limits on the number of people who can congregate in one spot.

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The organisers of the Home and Personal Care Ingredients Exhibition and Conference, which was scheduled for January 27 to 28, recently stated that it has been postponed owing to the pandemic for safety considerations. The Cosmohome Tech Expo, which was slated to take place in Mumbai from February 3 to 4, has also been postponed.

In several regions, business-to-customer retail events are also being postponed. The Haat, a fashion event that introduces new audiences to Indian designers, has postponed its January Raipur and Kolkata editions, according to a Facebook announcement.

"In the light of the recent coronavirus epidemic in Kolkata and Raipur, the government has issued an advice prohibiting mass assembly in public locations," according to a statement from The Haat.

"As soon as the issue is under control, we will notify you of the future dates." Because shopping events like The Haat focus on emerging and smaller businesses, a delay of shopping fairs may compound the financial challenges that these labels are already facing.

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