February 3: The Footwear Business Expo, organized by the Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal, has kicked off at the Exhibition Hall in Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu from Wednesday, February 3. The 20-day long event is being organised with the slogan ‘Our Campaign- Promotion of domestic products’. The expo will end on 22nd March.
Krishna Kumar Phuyal, chairman of the Footwear Manufacturers’ Association of Nepal (FMAN) and coordinator of the expo said, “This expo has been organized to uplift the economy that has been badly affected by COVID-19”.
Phuyal added that the customers are becoming increasingly aware about the value of locally-made products. “They are more affectionate about it so this is our attempt to present locally made footwear from various brands among the customers,” he further added.
The expo is offering shoes of about 3000 models with prices ranging from Rs 300 to Rs 10,000. The organizers of the expo are expecting 500,000 visitors during the expo.
Homnath Poudel, former president of FMAN, claimed that all the Nepalese brands have participated in the event and asked visitors to visit the event and promote Nepali products. He also informed that FMAN will be organizing footwear expo in each province from this year.
