ITALIANMODA NEWSLETTER The Newsletter for the Users of the ItalianModa Business-to-Business Marketplace published four times a year JANUARY 2002 Issue #4 Maurizio Verga, Editor, info@italianmoda.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- By subscription only! Welcome to your next issue of "ITALIANMODA NEWSLETTER". You are receiving this newsletter because you requested a subscription or claimed interest in ItalianModa. Unsubscribe instructions are at the end of this Newsletter. ------------------------------------------------------------ IN THIS ISSUE ------------------------------------------------------------ => The ItalianModa ToolBar for IE 6! => New Companies in the Marketplace => More Tools to Contact Italian Suppliers => ItalianModa expands to Romania => New Bargain Stocklots at the IM Auctions! => Business Forums ------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORSHIP NOTICE ------------------------------------------------------------ TAFFETAS designs and manufactures a broad range of fine clothing fabrics for women's wear. It serves Italian and international qualified apparel companies, including famous fashion brands. Visit the TAFFETAS official WEB site and its new Electronic Catalog at http://www.taffetas.it ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ THE ITALIANMODA TOOLBAR FOR IE 6! ------------------------------------------------------------ We are proud to announce the availability of a new great tool able to improve your business with Italian Textile or Fashion Companies. Go to http://www.italianmoda.it/toolbar now! You can download and install your FREE copy of the new ItalianModa ToolBar for Internet Explorer 6 (Windows edition). The ToolBar is a terrific tool installing in your IE browser. You will always be able to go to most sections of the ItalianModa Marketplace even without remembering its address or run a search in the ItalianModa database when looking for new wholesale Suppliers to source your next "made in Italy" merchandise. You can even use the ItalianModa ToolBar to run any type of search through the most important international Search Engines (Google, Altavista, AllTheWeb, MSN Search) and Directories (Yahoo) or Metasearch services (DogPile). Simply and quickly, just from your browser program! Install your FREE copy of the ItalianModa ToolBar at http://www.italianmoda.it/toolbar now! If you have not installed the latest version (6) of the Internet Explorer software (Windows edition) you can download and automatically install a FREE copy of the ItalianModa version of IE6, including the ItalianModa ToolBar. Just go to http://www.bizmoda.com/browser to install Internet Explorer 6 - ItalianModa Version (please click on the "Open" button when prompted)! ------------------------------------------------------------ NEW COMPANIES IN THE MARKETPLACE ------------------------------------------------------------ Some of the very latest companies joining the ItalianModa Marketplace: INTERPOOL Fine Sportswear and Outdoor Clothing DILMAR Men's, Women's and Children's Beachwear COSMOS Buckles, Buttons, Trims and Accessories for Apparel MARCHE MODA A group of men's and women's Shoe Manufacturers TESSITURA TAIANA VIRGILIO Fabrics for clothing, shirtings, beachwear and sportswear ARTE IN ARTE Fine Textile Designs from the best Italian Tradition SILANCO Printed and Jacquard Knit Fabrics STUDIO ELLE Fine Fabrics for Women's Clothing GGIOI High Fashion Women's Wear EMMEBIESSE Fine Bath Linens, Bath Robes and Clothing Fabrics LUNA DI GIORNO Bathrobes, dressing gown and beachwear SG3 CORSETTERIA Women's Underwear, including Bras and Panties AXIS Hats, Scarves, Handbags and other Fashion Accessories EMMEBI Children's wear, Babywear and Shoes Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/storefronts to visit the company Storefronts. More new companies join ItalianModa weekly ! *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* Do you want to deliver a Request For Quotation (RFQ) about a product or service to many possible Italian suppliers? Just fill in the simple form at http://www.italianmoda.com/reverse You'll get feedback direct from the companies joining ItalianModa! *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE TOOLS TO CONTACT ITALIAN SUPPLIERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ItalianModa Marketplace now offers even more Tools to help you find and contact your next Italian Supplier of Textile or Fashion Merchandise! Run a Search in the Company Database, then look at the upper left part of your screen. There is a box named "ASK THEM ALL!". Click the "SEND a REQUEST" button and you'll get a Form: use it to ask for an Offer or just for information about the Italian Merchandise you are interested in. Fill in all the fields, then click the "SUBMIT" button. Your Request for Information will sent to all the Italian Companies matching your Search criteria. You may do the same when browsing a single Category in the ItalianModa Company Directory (http://www.italianmoda.com/linksIndex.cfm?categoriaID=0). ------------------------------------------------------------ ITALIANMODA EXPANDS TO ROMANIA ------------------------------------------------------------ The ItalianModa.com company is exporting its successful business model out of Italy! In mid-November 2001 a new B2B Marketplace has been launched in Romania: RomTextiles. RomTextiles (http://www.romtextiles.com) is an English-language Marketplace where international companies and buyers may find, select and get in touch with the largest selection of qualified Romanian Textile and Clothing companies. This is actually a clone of the ItalianModa Marketplace, even though some advanced features will be added later. RomTextiles is a terrific tool for all the textile professionals willing to import from Romania and do business with Romanian companies. Professional visitors may use RomTextiles for Free. Registration is strongly recommended in order to be regularly informed about new features, new events, and new business opportunities. ItalianModa will expand even more in the near future: stay tuned! Go to Romtextiles (http://www.romtextiles.com) now! *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* If you need to find a product or company and you have no time to do it by yourself you may use the Free "Moda Advisor" service at http://www.italianmoda.com/advisor *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW BARGAIN STOCKLOTS AT THE IM AUCTIONS! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Three new lots of gorgeous women's under-jacket sexy clothing are available at the ItalianModa Surplus Auction system. Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/auctions/category.cfm?categoryID=23 now! Don't miss a great business opportunity to buy profitable "made in Italy" clothing at very competitive prices: you cannot find such a merchandise at a such low price anywhere else! ------------------------------------------------------------ BUSINESS FORUMS ------------------------------------------------------------ If you want to discuss about any technical or business topic related to the Italian fashion, textile or leather industry, or ask for information from professionals sharing your same job, the ItalianModa Business Forum is your ideal tool. 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