Berlin, 7 September 2011 – Retailers and consumers reacted very positively to the record number of product firsts at this year’s IFA. The world's largest and most important trade fair for consumer electronics and household appliances ended on 7 September in Berlin, with orders placed for more than 3.7 billion euros. 238,000 visitors (+3%) attended the show. 1,441 exhibitors (+ 1%) exhibited their latest products in a display area covering 140,200 square metres (+ 4%).
“We are delighted the 51st edition of IFA continued the event’s success story and that once again it was an attractive international platform for the trade, the industry and the consumer. We were pleased to see there was significant growth and we were very satisfied with the fair“, said Dr. Rainer Hecker, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of IFA’s organizers gfu – Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungs- und Kommunikationselektronik.
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