ENK INTERNATIONAL

What ENK INTERNATIONAL does

ENK INTERNATIONAL is a New York-based tradeshow organization founded in 1980 that produces business-to-business events for the fashion industry. Its flagship property is COTERIE, a women's contemporary fashion trade show scheduled for September 9-11, 2026 in New York City, which connects emerging and established contemporary womenswear brands with retail buyers, media, and industry partners. The company is part of Informa Markets' broader Fashion by Informa portfolio, which also includes MAGIC, PROJECT, SOURCING, and OFFPRICE, providing cross-event leverage in buyer acquisition, exhibitor relationships, and event infrastructure.

The core product is the live, in-person seasonal trade show, supplemented by an expanding Business Solutions Center (a dedicated hub for fashion-tech and B2B services providers), sponsorship programs, an exhibitor resource center, and an editorial/content hub that extends brand relevance between physical event cycles. Exhibitor and sponsorship tiers, alongside attendee registration and hospitality partnerships (such as onpeak booking integration), constitute the primary commercial surface area. The company does not appear to be pursuing any disclosed AI/ML, proprietary technology platform, or software-as-a-service product based on available data.

Revenue mechanics derive from exhibitor booth fees, tiered sponsorship packages, attendee registration, and ancillary services. With 51-100 employees, ENK operates as a focused event-production business within a much larger publicly listed parent group (Informa PLC), which provides financial backing, shared infrastructure, and global buyer/exhibitor database access. No direct financial disclosures are available, limiting revenue visibility. Customer segments span contemporary womenswear brands (exhibitors), retail buyers (attendees), media, and B2B service providers (sponsors), with no individual customer concentration disclosed.

Name

ENK INTERNATIONAL

Website

https://enkshows.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ENK INTERNATIONAL is a New York-based tradeshow organization producing fashion industry events, with flagship property COTERIE connecting contemporary womenswear brands and retail buyers. The company operates within Informa Markets' broader Fashion by Informa portfolio alongside MAGIC, PROJECT, SOURCING, and OFFPRICE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fashion Trade Show Services

akta.pro primary industry

Industry-Specific B2B Trade Show Organizers (THAHABAB)

Keywords

• Fashion trade shows
• Tradeshow organization
• Wholesale apparel events
• B2B fashion exhibitions
• Contemporary fashion events

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Core offering

ENK INTERNATIONAL operates a portfolio of B2B fashion industry trade shows, most prominently COTERIE New York (women's contemporary fashion) and other Informa Markets Fashion events (MAGIC, PROJECT, SOURCING, OFFPRICE). The company sells booth space to fashion brands and producers, sells attendee and sponsorship packages to buyers and partners, and curates events that match contemporary labels with retail buyers, trend setters, manufacturers, suppliers, content creators, and media.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• COTERIE New York B2B women's contemporary fashion trade show (September 9-11, 2026 edition) exhibiting advanced contemporary and contemporary labels to retail buyers, media, and industry partners.
• MAGIC Sister fashion trade show under the Informa Markets Fashion portfolio promoted alongside COTERIE on the COTERIE site.
• PROJECT Contemporary fashion trade show referenced as part of the broader Informa Fashion portfolio.
• SOURCING Sourcing-focused fashion trade show referenced as part of the broader Informa Fashion portfolio.
• OFFPRICE Off-price fashion trade show referenced as part of the broader Informa Fashion portfolio.
• Business Solutions Center Dedicated on-site hub within the Informa Fashion portfolio where technology, solution, and service providers exhibit and sponsor to reach retail buyers, brands, manufacturers, content creators, and media.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Informa Markets Fashion (MAGIC / PROJECT / OFFPRICE / SOURCING): Sister fashion trade show brands under the same Informa PLC parent that now operates COTERIE; together they form the U.S. contemporary and menswear fashion trade show calendar most directly comparable to ENK's portfolio.
• Première Vision: Paris-headquartered organizer of upstream fashion textile and accessory trade shows (PV Paris, PV New York); comparable to ENK in serving brand and buyer sourcing in the contemporary fashion segment, though focused more on materials and upstream supply.
• Pitti Immagine: Florence-based organizer of Pitti Uomo, Pitti Bimbo, and Pitti Filati; comparable to ENK as a long-standing, brand-curated fashion trade show operator with a similar relationship-driven business model.

Broad incumbents

• Messe Frankfurt (Textiles & Textile Technologies): Large global exhibition organizer with apparel and textile shows (e.g., Texworld, Apparel Sourcing); comparable to ENK in operating fashion-adjacent B2B trade shows but at significantly larger scale and broader industry scope.
• Reed Exhibitions (RX): One of the world's largest trade show organizers with fashion and lifestyle events; comparable to ENK as a diversified B2B exhibition operator, though ENK is a specialist where RX is a broad portfolio player.
• Emerald Expositions: U.S.-focused trade show operator running fashion, gift, and home shows; comparable to ENK as a domestic trade show business with similar audience of brands and retail buyers, though broader category mix.
• Clarion Events: UK-headquartered global events organizer with fashion, retail, and consumer show properties; comparable to ENK in running fashion/retail-facing B2B exhibitions, though operating across many verticals.
• GL events: French event services and trade show organizer with a fashion and lifestyle exhibition portfolio; comparable to ENK in operating fashion trade shows and exhibition infrastructure across multiple geographies.

Emerging players

• JOOR: Leading digital B2B wholesale fashion marketplace connecting brands and retailers globally; comparable to ENK as a wholesale fashion discovery and transaction platform, but operating purely digitally rather than via physical events.
• NuOrder (Lightspeed Commerce): B2B wholesale fashion and lifestyle platform acquired by Lightspeed; comparable to ENK in serving the same brand-buyer wholesale fashion workflow but through a SaaS marketplace rather than a physical trade show.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ENKSHOWS
• Facebookfacebook.com/enkinternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/enk-international

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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