Opti Munich feels the chill as footfall drops

The relaunched German optical exhibition Opti Munich attracted around 18,000 visitors last weekend, down from the 35,000 who visited the show last year.

Show organiser GMH has repositioned the event for the German speaking countries and reduced the number of halls from four to three. GMH insisted the quality of visitors had been good and that the show was more international, with a quarter of the attendees travelling from Austria, Switzerland, Poland and beyond.

British exhibitors were out in force despite a slightly less international flavour at the show. Robert Morris of William Morris Eyewear said it was his firm's first time at the event as part of its overseas expansion, but said he felt the exhibition was positioned for the home market rather than a wider international spread.