(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) From the Newsroom
São Paulo – The B2Bsheld last Wednesday (7)at theArab Brazilian Chamber of Commercein São Paulo yielded USD 11.6 million for the participating companies, as per estimated sales for this year released this Friday (9) by the Brazilian Retail Industry Equipment and Services Association ( ABIESV ), which held the event in partnership withSP Negócios , the trade and investment promotion agency of the city of São Paulo.
Named 'B2Bs of the São Paulo Industry with Retail,' the meeting put suppliers of different products from the city of São Paulo face to face with large retail chain representatives. It featured 25 companies, including textile, lightning, cosmetics, food and beverages, equipment and service companies.
In the release, ABIESV president Marcos Andrade said the B2B was a good opportunity for companies to kick off the second half of the year with a higher sales potential. 'We connected the dots, supplier and retailer, ensuring that retail has a high-quality service, with more competitive and high-selling shops, and that suppliers have more chances to make business,' Andrade said in the release.
The retailers attending included representatives from Aramis, of menswear, Handbook, of fashion, Boali Alimentação, Urban Remedy, of juices and natural products, and the discount shop Q Mais Outlet. Suppliers included Gunnebo, of security equipment, Omega Light, of lighting, Lemca Iluminação, Immergut, of shop furniture, Fast Construtora, A6 Arquitetura, Shoppertrak, of shopkeeper intelligence services, and others.
'The B2Bs were quite productive. This was the first edition we held, and it'll certainly reinforce the SP Negócios-ABIESV partnership, generating new connections and trade opportunities for the São Paulo entities,' said SP Negócios Promotion director Silvana Gomes.
Besides the Arab Brazilian Chamber, the event was supported by the Brazilian Chocolates, Peanut and Candies Manufacturers Association (Abicab), Brazilian Electrical and Electronics Industry Association (Abinee), Brazilian Textile and Apparel Association (Abit), Brazilian Association of Food Equipment, Ingredients and Accessories Industries (Abiepan), Commercial Association of São Paulo (ACSP), Brazilian Council for Import and Export Companies (CECIEx), Pet Brazil (IPB), and Association for Promotion of Brazilian Software Excellence (SOFTEX).
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
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