GOODIES-Center

What GOODIES-Center does

GOODIES-Center operates a year-round wholesale trade fair venue in Ankum, Germany, marketed as the only such facility for stocklots and imported goods across Europe. The venue spans multiple halls (A1, A2, B1–B5) and hosts both permanent exhibitor stands and rotating guest exhibitors, with anchor events held in May and October each year (with a January edition now added). The 55th edition was held in May 2026, and the 56th is scheduled for October 28–29, 2026, reflecting four decades of operating history originating with founder Georg Dobelmann's POSTEN-BÖRSE retail stores (1987) and the founding of EXPO-BÖRSE GmbH (1997).

The venue's product offering is the exhibition space itself, supported by a content website, online ticket ordering, and newsletter registration — there is no proprietary software platform or technology product in the conventional sense. Exhibitors span diverse consumer goods sectors including toys, chemicals, household items, textiles, garden furniture, cosmetics, and food/confectionery, with named permanent exhibitors including AZON Chemie, YÜCEL Trading, Toi-Toys, Walther Design, LESLI Living, Topbrands Europe, Nürnberg Spielwaren-Grosshandel, and Vinnemeier Textil. The affiliated EXPO-BÖRSE GmbH also operates a B2B online shop (launched 2011) and the KYNAST EXCLUSIV house brand (re-launched 2008).

The business model is event-driven: revenue is generated primarily from booth rentals to permanent and guest exhibitors and from visitor ticket sales, both of which are tied to the twice-yearly (now thrice-yearly) trade fair cadence. Distribution is single-site physical, with marketing supported by social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), email newsletters, regional German press coverage, and the trade fair events themselves. The company is privately held and founder-led, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or revenue figures.

Name

GOODIES-Center

Legal name

GOODIES Messegesellschaft Ankum GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://goodies-center.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GOODIES-Center operates a year-round wholesale trade fair venue in Ankum, Germany, hosting biannual (plus January) events for stocklots and imported consumer goods, serving European wholesale buyers and a roster of permanent and guest exhibitors across diverse product categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor Booth Rentals: Revenue generated from exhibiting companies (permanent and guest exhibitors) renting booth space at the GOODIES trade fair events held at the GOODIES-Center.
2. Visitor Tickets: Revenue from selling tickets to visitors attending the GOODIES trade fair events, with online ticket ordering available through the website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GOODIES-Center operates a year-round wholesale trade fair venue in Ankum, Germany, specializing exclusively in stocklots, surplus goods, and imported merchandise. The venue rents permanent and guest exhibition booth space to suppliers and charges visitor tickets to wholesale buyers attending the twice-yearly GOODIES trade fairs (May and October/November).

Product overview

GOODIES-Center is a year-round wholesale trade fair venue in Ankum, Germany, that operates the GOODIES Stocklots and Import Items Trade Fair. The company provides exhibition space rental services to permanent and guest exhibitors, hosting regular trade fair events throughout the year. The venue offers permanent exhibition halls where exhibitors maintain permanent stands, as well as periodic trade fair events (GOODIES Messe) with dates published in advance. The company facilitates wholesale trade in stocklots, surplus goods, and imported merchandise across various product categories including toys, household goods, textiles, cosmetics, food and confectionery, electronics, and general merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Exhibitor Booths
• Guest Exhibitor Spaces
• GOODIES Trade Fair Visitor Tickets

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Koelnmesse: Major Cologne-based trade fair organizer with consumer goods and food fairs (e.g., Anuga). Operates comparable year-round venue infrastructure serving broader categories than GOODIES.
• Messe Berlin: Berlin-based trade fair operator including IFA and other consumer-facing events. Comparable German B2B trade fair venue model with similar revenue mechanics from booth rental and ticketing.
• Messe München: Munich trade fair operator with consumer goods exhibitions such as ISPO. Comparable German venue-based B2B trade fair business model serving adjacent consumer goods verticals.
• Leipziger Messe: Leipzig-based trade fair organizer with consumer goods events. Comparable German B2B trade fair venue operator with year-round exhibition infrastructure.
• Hamburg Messe und Congress: Hamburg-based trade fair and congress operator with consumer and B2B events. Comparable German venue-based trade fair business with similar operational footprint and category exposure.
• Messe Düsseldorf: Operates the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre with major consumer and trade fairs. Similar German trade fair venue operator but at significantly larger scale and broader category coverage.
• NürnbergMesse: Nuremberg-based trade fair organizer operating Spielwarenmesse and other consumer goods fairs. Comparable German venue-based B2B trade fair business, with overlap in the toy exhibitor category.
• Messe Frankfurt: Germany's largest trade fair organizer, operating global consumer goods fairs such as Ambiente, Tendence, and Christmasworld. Comparable venue-based B2B trade fair business model but at much larger scale and broader category scope than GOODIES's stocklot niche.

Direct peers

• PSI: Europe's leading trade show for the promotional products industry. Operates a comparable B2B niche trade fair model serving consumer goods resellers, with similar venue-based exhibition revenue mechanics.
• Spielwarenmesse eG: Operator of the world's leading B2B toy trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany. Directly comparable trade fair model focused on toys, one of GOODIES-Center's strongest exhibitor verticals (Toi-Toys, Nürnberg Spielwaren-Grosshandel).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Goodies-Center-146102345537732
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/goodies-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/goodiescenter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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