Feb 7, 2008

Dallas Market Center Announces Best of Show Awards

Dallas, TX – – Dallas Market Center, the world’s largest wholesale merchandising resource, recently announced the winners of the 2008 January Total Home & Gift Market Best of Show Awards. Recipients were recognized during the recent market and were judged by industry and visual/design experts. Best of Show judging takes place twice a year during the January and June Total Home & Gift Markets. Winners feature booth or showroom displays that are creative, fresh and innovative.

The January 2008 Best of Show winners are:

World Trade Center

2nd Floor

Donald McEvoy, Ltd.

3rd Floor

Katherine’s Collection At Silver Lake, Inc.

4th Floor

North Star by Premier

5th Floor

Cyan Design

6th Floor

lobal Views

8th Floor

My Vintage Baby

9th Floor

Lam Lee Home

10th Floor

EGLO Canada, Inc.

11th Floor

Design Directions

World Trade Center Shared Showrooms

Gourmet Market

Texas Traditions

Outdoor Living

Seasonal Living

Hemisphere

Reed Design

Trade Mart

1st Floor

Fantastic Craft, Inc.

2nd Floor

Goetz, Inc.

3rd Floor

Lutron Electronics

4th Floor

Kichler

International Floral & Gift Center

1st Floor

Winward International, Inc.

2nd Floor

Direct Export Co, Inc.

Holiday & Home Expo Temporaries

1st Place

Red Label

F!NDS Dallas Temp Show

Bath&BodyF!NDS

Asquith & Somerset

Cash&CarryF!NDS

Annette’s Touch of Class

Cash&CarryF!NDS (Trade Mart West)

Palms Trading

CollegiateF!NDS

Asgard Press

DesignF!NDS

Letter Perspectives

DesignF!NDS

Devon Leigh Jewelry

FashionF!NDS

Pandora Jewelry

FurnitureF!NDS

Emmanuel Design Group Ent.

GiftF!NDS

MainStreet Collection

Go Green

Walker & Co.

HandcraftedF!NDS

Felicity Arts

HomeF!NDS

Design Legacy, Inc.

KidF!NDS

The Boyds Bear Collection

KidsWorldF!NDS

Rowdy

LightingF!NDS

Creative Creations

PaperF!NDS

MotorMouthPress

Make plans now to attend the March Total Home & Gift Market (March 27 – 30, 2008) and the June Total Home & Gift Market (June 18 – 24, 2008) in Dallas. Attendees may contact the Dallas Market Center’s in-house travel agency, MarketTravel, for substantial travel and hotel discounts by calling 1-800-DAL-MKTS.

About Dallas Market Center

Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s largest wholesale merchandise resource. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 84 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center Web site is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.