Milan is a major world fashion centre , where the sector can count on 12,000 companies , 800 show rooms , and 6,000 sales outlets ( with brands such as Armani , Prada , Versace , Valentino and Luxottica ) , while four weeks a year are dedicated to top shows and other fashion events . The city is also a global hub for trade and design . The city successfully hosted Expo 2015 . FieraMilano , the historical city trade fair operator , operates one of the largest expo areas in the world and the second in Europe ( after Hannover ) in the northern suburb of Rho , responsible for fairs such as Milan Furniture Fair , EICMA , EMO on 0.7 mln m ² of exhibition areas with about 4.5 million visitors every year
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