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198711
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MF3 EYES US$1.9 MLN SALES, 100,000 VISITORS
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Bernama) -- The 4th Malaysian Furniture and Furnishing Fair (MF3) that begins Thursday, is expected to record RM5.5 million (US$1.859 million in sales and draw 100,000 visitors.
"This is an initial expectation. If the crowd turnout is better, then we can expect better sales," said Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Furniture Entrepreneurs Association Chief Operating Officer Sally Liew.
"We are also confident of the crowd as we have so far invested RM1.2 million for the fair's advertising and promotion purposes," she told reporters here Tuesday. (US$1=RM2.95)
Last year, the fair raised RM5 million in sales through 70,000 visitors.
The MF3 is set to be the largest consumer-based furniture and furnishing fair in the central region of Malaysia.
The three-day fair involves some 115 exhibitors showcasing their products in 200 booths on 9,500 square feet space, covering exhibition hall 1 to 5 in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
MF3 Creative Director Eric Leong said the fair would be exhibiting both local and international, furniture and furnishing brands.
"Among the brands which will be joining us is Disneyland furniture," he said.
Leong added that the fair was also a platform for selling the
Malaysian-touch batik furniture to both domestic, international and high-end consumers.
"This is an initial expectation. If the crowd turnout is better, then we can expect better sales," said Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Furniture Entrepreneurs Association Chief Operating Officer Sally Liew.
"We are also confident of the crowd as we have so far invested RM1.2 million for the fair's advertising and promotion purposes," she told reporters here Tuesday. (US$1=RM2.95)
Last year, the fair raised RM5 million in sales through 70,000 visitors.
The MF3 is set to be the largest consumer-based furniture and furnishing fair in the central region of Malaysia.
The three-day fair involves some 115 exhibitors showcasing their products in 200 booths on 9,500 square feet space, covering exhibition hall 1 to 5 in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
MF3 Creative Director Eric Leong said the fair would be exhibiting both local and international, furniture and furnishing brands.
"Among the brands which will be joining us is Disneyland furniture," he said.
Leong added that the fair was also a platform for selling the
Malaysian-touch batik furniture to both domestic, international and high-end consumers.
