OREANDA-NEWS. CJF'2013. Spring, the 10th International Exhibition for Child and Junior Fashion; Maternity Wear is held from February 26 to March 1, 2013 at Expocentre Fairgrounds.

CJF – Child and Junior Fashion is one of the social projects of Expocentre devoted to the industry of children’s goods and services. The exhibition is officially supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and runs under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and the Moscow City Government.

CJF – Child and Junior Fashion has been running independently since 2007 and has become the main event of the children fashion industry in Russia, the CIS and Baltic states. Growing number of participants and experts at the exhibition, as well as the change to the frequency of its conduct – CJF runs twice a year focusing on the needs of the market – testify to the fact that the exhibition is developing year by year.

The success of the CJF – Child and Junior Fashion project has gained recognition of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) and the Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs (RUEF).

The exhibition CJF – Child and Junior Fashion is aimed at the creation of competitive, stable and structurally balanced industry of children's goods. This year the new project Expocentre For Counterfeit-Free Exhibitions will be launched at the exhibition CJF – Child and Junior Fashion. The project is focused on the counteraction against counterfeit products and the illegal copying of the new developments at the exhibition. Now exhibitors are able to elicit a fact of demonstration of counterfeit products at the exhibition, as well as to get prompt legal assistance and learn about the mechanisms of protection of their exclusive rights. Stand 1D01 in Pavilion No.1 is devoted to the distribution of information on the existing practices and opportunities for IP legal protection.

The priority topics of the exhibition CJF – Child and Junior Fashion are the quality and safety of the children's goods coming into the Russian market. The results of the project on the development of the quality of children's goods are displayed at the stand of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The project is implemented within the government programme Textile, which is a part of the Strategy of the Light Industry Development up to 2020. The modern school uniform, designed by the domestic companies with the application of new types of fabrics, will be demonstrated within the Children’s Catwalk.

This year the exposition of the CJF'2013. Spring exhibition gathered about 200 companies from 15 countries presenting new collections of the season autumn-winter 2013/2014. The exposition is situated at the area of more than 12 000 sq m. The CJF'2013. Spring exhibition will present all segments of the industry of children's fashion and fashion for pregnant women – children's clothing and footwear, accessories for children, clothes for pregnant women, as well as Fashion and design section.

The Russian manufacturers and distributors are the basis of the exposition. Among the participants are such well-known companies as Amadeo, De Salitto, Nevsky Alliance, Orby, Gulliver, Malenkaya Lady, Charmante, Makkonti, Deti ZAO, Deloras, Gallery Kidswear, Tenta, Colabear, Arron, Kiddico Group, Babymuz Cocuz, Lansa Grouppe, Kavat, Bebetto, Mirmax, Kidsmile, Luhta, Huppa, Didriksons 1913, Mayoral, Modnye Deti, Rusdel, Slavanka, Peremena, Ravol, Rus' Clothing Factory, Torgovy Dom Smena, Frant and others.

The experts of the children's clothing market will have the opportunity for discussions, professional training and exchange of experiences within the 8th Practical Business Forum. Seminars of the business-related programme of the exhibition are devoted to the issues of the development of the fashion industry companies, the regulations of customs clearance within the Customs Union and the WTO, organization of effective work of the shops for children's goods, including towns with population up to 30 000, management of the brand of children's clothes, peculiarities of the procurement in children's fashion industry, and other urgent topics.

The programme of events of Business Forum includes the conference Current marketing trends on the market of children's goods, practical Internet Forum devoted to different aspects of commerce in Internet, the roundtable discussion New prospects of the increasing sales of children's clothing through wholesale and retail channels, and other events.

The exhibition also incorporates the 10th International Contest of Samples of Goods, Center for professional education and career, Counseling centre for customs clearance. Every day the Children's Catwalk will present the new collections of clothes, footwear and accessories of the participating companies.

The exhibition CJF'2013. Spring is located in Pavilion No. 1 of Expocentre Fairgrounds. The exposition is open from 10.00 till 18.00, on March 1 from 10.00 till 16.00.