Dallas Kicks Off Summer with New Resources & Educational Opportunities
Dallas Market Center, the most convenient and easy-to-shop marketplace, will offer fresh resources with dozens of exciting special events and seminars during the upcoming Total Home & Gift Market, June 19-25. The first buying opportunity of the summer will feature new and expanded showrooms, unsurpassed technology through the Dallas Market App and free Wi-Fi, as well as inspiration around every corner. Market highlights include:
· New and expanding home and gift exhibitors
o A & B Hongda Group, Trade Mart (TM) 1-1600 (expansion)
o Amity Home, World Trade Center (WTC) 6-6294 (expansion)
o Cassmeyer Collection, WTC 6-6460 (expansion)
o Catherine Lillywhite’s, WTC 3-350 (expansion)
o EZ Design, WTC 6-6860 (expansion)
o CODARUS, WTC 5-546 (expansion)
o Hinges Furniture, WTC 6-6482 (expansion)
o J.A.G. Enterprises, TM 2-2618 (new)
o Lady Primrose, TM 2-2402 (expansion)
o Langley Empire Candle Company, WTC 2-265 (new)
o Marshall Clements, WTC 5-571 (expansion)
o Pearson’s Simply Primitives, TM 1-1149 (new)
o Port 68 & Eastern Accents, WTC 5-536 (new)
o Portico Collection, WTC 6-631 (expansion)
o Tiffany Lighting Company, WTC 10-10068 (new)
o Vagabond House, TM 2-2424 (new)
o Verona Prive Maison, WTC 6-6044 (new)
o Watson & Co., WTC 5-521B (new)
· Largest Dallas Temp Show in seven years
o WTC 13 offers a complete, one-stop-shop for wearable gifts – fashion accessories and apparel that are sure to increase margins for retailers
o Handmade Fashion & Accessories FINDS debuts with design-oriented, handmade jewelry and apparel creations including handbags, scarves and more on WTC 13
o Handmade Gift FINDS debuts, offering original artisan-crafted, mixed-media items from gift categories such as textiles, ceramics, glass and wood on WTC 12
o Bath & Body FINDS celebrates its first June on WTC 12 and Table & Housewares FINDS relocates to the expanded temporaries area on WTC 1 next to the Gourmet Market
o Artists and artisan groups from 19 countries showcase one-of-a-kind items from their native lands as part of the International Folk Art Market Collection on Wednesday, June 19 through Sunday, June 23 in the WTC Hall of Nations
o Dallas Temp Show categories making their June debut include Boutique2Go, Vintage Fashion & Gift and Western Home FINDS
· Growing Dallas Total Housewares & Gourmet Market
o Dallas Total Housewares & Gourmet Market features an array of exhibitors, special events, seminars and cooking and product demonstrations
o More than 1,500 premier manufacturers of housewares and gourmet products in permanent showrooms, temporary booths and the Gourmet Market, debuting its expansion totaling 22,000-square-feet
o Housewares Hotspot features product demonstrations from top housewares manufacturers on Thursday, June 20 through Saturday, June 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. on TM 2nd floor
· Exciting special events and educational opportunities
o The Culinary Stage in the WTC Hall of Nations features live cooking and product demonstrations by high-profile restaurant chefs on Thursday, June 20 through Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
o The Design Stage in the WTC Hall of Nations showcases product and floral design technique demonstrations including Matt Wood AFID and other presenters on Thursday, June 20 through Saturday, June 22 at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
o A fashion show featuring wearable gifts – fashion accessories and apparel on Thursday, June 20 through Saturday, June 22 at 3 p.m. on the WTC 13th floor highlights products from the Red Haute FINDS and Fashion FINDS categories
o A seminar on “Handmade in the Marketplace Today” on Thursday, June 20 at 10 a.m. highlights the significance and buying opportunities of handmade items as well as walking tours of Handmade Gift FINDS and Handmade Fashion & Accessories FINDS on WTC 12 and 13 on Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m.
o Retail expert Rawlins Gilliland spotlights top lines and products on his Discovery Tours on Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21
For a full list of special events and educational opportunities including dates and times, visit the Dallas Market Center website. To prepare for June Markets in Dallas, download the Dallas Market App. Also, keep up-to-date on all market information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest or by visiting Know It All, the Dallas Market Center blog.
About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. 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 78 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 website is available at www.dallasmarketcenter.com/.
