Mapic 2006, the international retail trade fair, opens in the French Riviera city of Cannes on Wednesday, and a record 8,000 delegates are expected to attend. This is a 19% increase compared with last year. The number of companies exhibiting at the event has risen 18%. France, Italy, the UK, the Russian Federation and Spain will make up the largest contingents during the three-day event from November 15 to 17.
Swiss real estate group Investis has boosted its real estate holdings with the CHF 139 mln (€149 mln) purchase of prime residential properties in Vaud canton.
