Jan 17, 2008

F!nds Dallas Temp Show to be Biggest Ever; KidsWorld to Attempt Grand Opening World Record

Dallas, TX – Dallas Market Center, the world’s largest wholesale merchandise resource, today announced that its January market beginning this week will feature the largest temporary exhibits in its history as well as a world record attempt.

The F!NDS Dallas Temp Show, offering thousands of the latest products, has expanded by more than 25 percent to record-setting levels. F!NDS includes more than 600,000-square-feet of leading products in 12 categories: Bath&BodyF!NDS, Cash&CarryF!NDS, DesignF!NDS, CollegiateF!NDS, FashionF!NDS, GiftF!NDS, HandcraftedF!NDS, Home&FurnitureF!NDS, LightingF!NDS, KidF!NDS, KidsWorldF!NDS and PaperF!NDS. In addition, GoGreenF!NDS will showcase renewable and eco-friendly products in Home&FurnitureF!NDS.

In addition to setting a record for products, the grand opening of KidsWorld – a more than 200,000-square-foot marketplace of children’s products – will feature a world record attempt. On Friday morning, thousands of buyers will gather to celebrate the grand opening of KidsWorld on the World Trade Center’s 8th floor and in the atrium to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest kazoo band. The current unofficial record is 3,800 musicians – set by Bob Jones University in November of 2007. Given the expected 50,000 attendees at the January Total Home & Gift Market, officials are confident of the prospect of a new world record this week.

KidsWorld features leading manufacturers of gifts, home decor, toys, furniture and related merchandise to complement the children’s apparel and accessories showrooms already in place. The combined resources create the largest marketplace in the United States devoted to products for infants, children, tweens and expectant mothers.

Make plans now to attend January Total Home & Gift Market (January 16 – 22, 2008) and the F!NDS Dallas Temp Show (January 18 – 21, 2008) taking place 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.