Apr 11, 2014

Las Vegas Market Continues Growth with Gift Leaders

Las Vegas Market announced today that six leading suppliers of gift merchandise will open or expand showrooms for the upcoming Summer Market, Sunday, July 27, to Thursday, July 31, 2014, further increasing the number of major industry suppliers presented in Las Vegas Market’s Building C. Newcomers Colonial Tin Works, Honey & Me, and Thompson’s Candles are opening their first showrooms; tenants Giftcraft and Roman, Inc. are expanding existing showrooms; and Meravic is renewing its commitment.

“Las Vegas Market continues to build momentum as the leading furniture, home decor and gift destination in the western United States, and these six companies are the first of many additions and expansions we’ll be announcing for the Summer Market,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift & Home Décor, International Market Centers. “Critical mass of vendors, concentration of related resources and record-breaking attendance growth is fueling demand not only from companies new-to-market, but also from current tenants looking to expand their showroom presence.”

The 9th floor of Building C will showcase key newcomers for the Summer Market including Colonial Tin Works/CTW Home Collection, a supplier of lighting, country and primitive motifs, decorative accessories, gifts and garden décor, opening its first West Coast showroom at Las Vegas Market, in a 1,610-square-foot space; Honey & Me, a resource for country and primitive looks, plush items, gifts and seasonal décor, opening a 1,077-square-foot showroom ; and Thompson’s Candles, a supplier of candles, gifts, country looks and primitive motifs, opening 1,610-square-foot showroom . Meravic, a resource for seasonal, floral, personal accessories, jewelry and gifts, is renewing its lease on a 5,560-square-foot showroom.

Leading vendors planning showroom expansions for Summer Market include Giftcraft, a supplier of gifts, plush, juvenile, baby, kids, fashion, decorative accessories and home décor, which is expanding its showroom to 3,446-square-feet on floor C6; and Roman, Inc., a producer of seasonal, floral, personal accessories, jewelry, gifts and decorative accessories, which is expanding by more than 30% to a 6,052-square-foot space on floor C9.

Las Vegas Market’s Building C has experienced dramatic growth in the gift and home décor product categories since 2013, with 550,000 square feet of expanded showrooms as well as the addition of new resources and categories, such as specialty tabletop, lifestyle merchandise, fashion accessories and artisanal crafts. Notable brands among the 900 new suppliers added in the last year in Building C are: Abbiamo Tutto, Alessi, Andrew Martin/Cisco Brothers, Ann Gish, Anne McGilvray, Archipelago, Bramble Company, Child’s Studio, Design Legacy, Enesco, Fine Lines, Giftcraft, Just Got 2 Have It!, Jonathan Adler, Karen Robertson Collection, Lenox, Luna Bella, Michael Aram, MATCH, Moe’s Home Collection, Oly Studio, Roost, Skyros/Bodrum, The Gerson Companies, Toyology, Vagabond House, VIETRI, Waterford Wedgwood and many more.

Las Vegas Market is the leading furniture, home decor and gift marketplace in the western U.S., presenting 2,000+ gift, home décor and furniture resources in an unrivaled market destination. Las Vegas Market features thousands of gift, furniture and home décor lines, allowing for cross-category commerce among these industries. The Summer 2014 Las Vegas Market runs July 27-31, 2014, at World Market Center Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com.

ABOUT LAS VEGAS MARKET AND INTERNATIONAL MARKET CENTERS, L.P.

Las Vegas Market is the most comprehensive furniture, home décor and gift market in the United States, presenting a unique cross-section of 2,000+ resources in an unrivaled market destination. With two markets each year, retailers and designers can shop a broad assortment of product from thousands of manufacturers of furniture, mattress, lighting, decorative accessories, floor coverings, home textiles, tabletop, general gift and more – delivering the most complete, cross-category wholesale tradeshow for the furniture, home décor and gift industries in the United States. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Las Vegas Market is produced by International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC), the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. International Market Centers owns and operates 11.5 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, N.C. and Las Vegas. IMC’s mission is to build and operate an innovative, sustainable, profitable and scalable platform for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. For more information on IMC, visit http://imcenters.com/.