Mar 25, 2014

California Market Center Rings In Holiday Season With A Successful Spring LA Gift & Home Market

Retailers from across the United States gathered in Los Angeles eager to get a jump start on stocking their shelves for the holiday season with products discovered at the California Market Center’s Spring L.A. Gift & Home Market, March 16-19, 2014.

Held concurrently with the prestigious L.A. Fashion Market, the L.A. Gift & Home Market saw steady crowds of retailers who shopped the entire California Market Center for the latest holiday and seasonal products, best-selling gift and home lines, and the country’s most extensive collection of fashion accessories, apparel and contemporary children’s resources. “We were delighted to welcome buyers from as far away as Michigan and Texas, as well as neighboring states like Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah,” comments Gerry Seibel, Vice President of CMC Gift & Home. “Retailers were able to take advantage of Christmas dating programs to secure their holiday merchandise early in the season, and were also able to shop vital non-seasonal gift, home, and fashion products in a relaxed, sunny environment.”

Retailers continued to comment on the opportunities presented by the Gift, Home, and Fashion Markets running concurrently. Longtime retailer Mary Liz Curtin, owner of the award-winning home furnishings store Leon & Lulu (Clawson, MI) enthused: “I wouldn’t miss this show. Since we added fashion accessories and apparel, as well as gift items to our merchandise mix, we have developed a hugely profitable and well-received new department at our store. The L.A. Gift & Home Market and the L.A. Fashion Market have become essential to the success of these categories at Leon & Lulu-the Markets are so convenient and easy to shop, and we always find ‘treasures’ which our customers love.”

Among the stores attending the L.A. Gift & Home Market at CMC: Amazon.com (Seattle, WA), Balboa Bay Resort (Newport Beach, CA), Costco (Issaquah, WA), Four Seasons Hotel (Beverly Hills, CA), Gifts.com (Hollywood, CA), MGM Resorts International (Las Vegas, NV), Peppermill Hotel Casino (Reno, NV), You’re Invited Fine Stationery (San Antonio, TX), JMR Chalk Garden (Salt Lake City, UT), Goods (Breckenridge, CO), The Montage Hotel (Laguna Beach, CA), The Phoenician (Scottsdale, CO), and the Wynn Hotel (Las Vegas, NV), to name a few.

Found on floors 9C, 12C and 13C, CMC’s major holiday resources include: Ars Antigua, Artistique 5 Design, Aurora Lights, Bethany Lowe Designs, Bethlehem Lights, Bridgeport Gallery, Brownish Button, CMA, Byers’ Choice, Candle Impressions, Cosmo Lighting, Creative Co-Op, Drexler Collection, Eric Cortina, FG Galassi, Fun Tape By Fancy That!, Gourmet du Village, Honey & Me, Icy Craft, Impulse Enterprises, Joy To The World Collectibles, Katherine’s Collection, Melrose International, Nutcracker Designs, One Hundred 80 Degrees, Packaging Services, RAZ Imports, Reliant Ribbon, Ribbons Unltd, Rosalie & Friends Inc., Rosemary & Time, Round Top Collection, S.S. Sarna, Shindo USA Ribbons, Squire Boone Village, Starlite Creations, tag, The Tinbox Co, Tyler Candles, Vickerman Trees & Lights, Zizi Showroom, and many more.

For retailers interested in products from the ultra-popular fashion and children’s market, CMC resources include the L.A. Kid’s Market, showcasing over 800 quality baby, kid’s and maternity products such as accessories, toys, gifts, and lifestyle novelties on floor 6A. Best-selling fashion accessories – such as jewelry, handbags, scarves and hats, and gifts — are also shown in abundance on floors 10A, 12C and 13C.

The next L.A. Gift & Home Market is scheduled to take place July 15-21, 2014, running concurrently with the L.A. Mart’s GALLA Show, and the California Gift Show for the convenience of the retailer audience.

About the California Market Center (CMC) – California Market Center is the hub of the style industries in Los Angeles and is located in the heart of downtown’s Fashion District. As home to thousands of premier Fashion, Textile, Gift, and Home Decor resources found throughout hundreds of permanent showrooms, the CMC offers a true lifestyle marketplace that is unparalleled on the West Coast and is open year-round to the trade. The CMC’s 3-million square foot showroom & event venue is also host to an annual calendar of industry-renowned Markets, tradeshows and special events, including LA Gift & Home Market.

Website – www.californiamarketcenter.com/giftandhome