ITALIANMODA NEWSLETTER The Newsletter for the Users of the ItalianModa Business-to-Business Marketplace published four times a year APRIL 2002 Issue #5 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 new ModaDisplay Tool => New Companies in the Marketplace => More Tools at ItalianModa! => The ItalianModa ToolBar for IE 6! => New Bargain Stocklots at the IM Auctions! => ItalianModa acclaimed by the "FINANCIAL TIMES" ------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORSHIP NOTICE ------------------------------------------------------------ FATA designs and manufactures a broad range of fine pantyhoses, women's underwear and women's beachwear. FATA sells its products with the popular brand LUISA MARIA LUGLI, but offer Private Label manufactruing too. FATA will open its B2B Electronic Catalog around mid-May 2002. Know more about FATA at http://www.italianmoda.com/storefronts/fata ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ THE NEW MODADISPLAY TOOL ------------------------------------------------------------ ItalianModa has deployed another great tool to help international buyers like you to find the best products manufactured by qualified Italian Textile or Fashion Suppliers! ModaDisplay is an Electronic Catalog (enter it at http://www.italianmoda.com/modadisplay.cfm now!) showcasing select merchandise from the individual Electronic Catalogs of qualified Italian Textile and Fashion manufacturers currently available through the ItalianModa Marketplace. This is a great FREE service which allows you to find the "made in Italy" products you have been looking for, as well as to learn more about them and ordering information. You will have fast access to the Electronic Catalog of the individual Italian manufacturers, where you will find many more products like those found through ModaDisplay. ModaDisplay DOES NOT sell "made in Italy" products, but offers free tools allowing YOU to make direct contact with the Italian manufacturers. ModaDisplay comes with three different Search modes, plus a browsing tool allowing you to see all the available products, one after the other. Use ModaDisplay now! Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/modadisplay.cfm If you need an extensive help about how to use ModaDisplay go to http://www.modadisplay.com/help.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ NEW COMPANIES IN THE MARKETPLACE ------------------------------------------------------------ Some of the very latest companies joining the ItalianModa Marketplace: CALZATUFICIO MIRAGE Fine classic men's shoes CONFEZIONI CRISTINA Women's underwear, bras and lingerie MAURIZIO LANDINI Fine cotton men's shirts TEXTILESOUL Men's knitwear and men clothing TREA Italian-style men's wear and women's wear CALZATURIFICIO PATRIZIA Sandals, slippers, comfort shoes for women and children AGORA' SOFTWARE Accounting software for apparel and footwear companies IDEALTEX Quality clothing fabrics, including Jacquard and Printed GARTEX INTERNATIONAL Clothing and shirting fabrics OBI Huge selection of accessories for leather goods and handbags VALDI Quality neckwear, formal wear and cufflinks CALZATURIFICIO ABA Quality shoes for babies EXE'X "Total Look" women's wear CERTEX Full range of children's wear MOSSI Women's and men's underwear SPRUZZI Fine women's knitwear LEMAX Resident and buying office FELLINI Belts and other leather goods CAMICERIA ETRUSCA Fine men's shirts SOMMERSO Costume jewels and home accessories 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 AT ITALIANMODA -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The ItalianModa Marketplace now offers even more Tools to help you find and contact your next Italian Supplier of Textile or Fashion Merchandise! 1. After a search or a category listing, look at the "Printer Friendly Version" next to a printer icon, positioned at top and bottom of the listing. Click it and you get a new window, especially designed to get the best printout of the displayed listing. Just click the PRINT link and you get a printed listing of the Italian Suppliers you would like to make contact with. 2. 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). 3. If your native language is not English, try a search in more languages like Italian, Spanish, German, and French! ItalianModa is improving more and more its search tools and an ever-growing number of Italian Suppliers may be found through non-English terms. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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)! *------------------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! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Among the new lots of Italian surplus clothing currently available at the ItalianModa Auction system, we recommend you to have a look at: http://www.italianmoda.com/auctions/lot.cfm?lotID=126 (Large assortment of high quality women's underwear at a bargain price) http://www.italianmoda.com/auctions/lot.cfm?lotID=125 http://www.italianmoda.com/auctions/lot.cfm?lotID=124 http://www.italianmoda.com/auctions/lot.cfm?lotID=123 (Lots of elegant velvet bodysuit under-jacket) 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! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITALIANMODA ACCLAIMED BY THE "FINANCIAL TIMES"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See the full article the London's "FINANCIAL TIMES" devoted to the ItalianModa Marketplace, acclaimed as a winning example of "business-to-business" Marketplace generating real results: http://specials.ft.com/ftit/march2002/FT3491S2NYC.html Copyright 2002 ItalianModa.com Srl ------------------------------------------------------------ List Maintenance: To subscribe Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/newsletter/newsletter.cfm To unsubscribe Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/newsletter/newsletter.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------ ItalianModa.com Srl mailto:info@italianmoda.com via Carlo Moreschi 60 22072 Cermenate (Como) ITALY ************************************************************************* Visit http://www.italianmoda.com Italy's first "Business to Business" Fashion and Textile Portal Your best site for locating suppliers and manufacturers online! *************************************************************************