Florida’s Market Center Is Getting Bigger by the Acre™
Atlanta, GA – Returning January 22-24, 2011 to the Orange County Convention Center’s North Concourse (Hall A), the winter Orlando Gift Show is perfectly timed to help Florida retailers preview new lines for spring holidays and restock after the busy holiday season. As the only winter gift show in Florida, the January show also runs concurrently with the Orlando Cash & Carry Show and American Craft Retailers Expo™ (ACRE™) – offering attendees a tremendous, complementary product selection of giftware, accessories, jewelry and artisan crafts.
“The Orlando Gift Show is the biggest gift show in Florida offering the largest assortment of new products and money-saving resources,” says Doug Miller, president, Urban Expositions, managers and producers of the Orlando Gift Show along with partners GLM®, a dmg world media business. “The new ACRE Orlando exhibition offers the ideal complement to the Orlando Gift Show and Florida retailers will welcome the opportunity to explore a brand new product dimension of unique, handmade gift, jewelry and accessories.”
Among the highlights for the winter 2011 show:
One Badge. Three Shows
The Orlando Gift Show buyer badge will also be honored at the other events at the Orange County Convention Center – the Orlando Cash & Carry Show and the ACRE ™.
Extensive Product Selection
January’s Orlando Gift Show presents hundreds of exhibiting companies, including leading Southeastern sales representatives and top manufacturers, showcasing items in virtually every product category, including general giftware, home and garden accents, gourmet gifts, party and paper goods, tabletop, holiday/seasonal, collectibles, souvenir/resort merchandise, stationery, bed, bath and linen and more.
Orlando Cash & Carry Show
As a “show within a show”, the Orlando Cash & Carry Show rounds out the tremendous selection of the Orlando Gift Show by featuring items for immediate delivery to the trade only, including jewelry, fashion accessories, gifts, apparel, furniture and more.
ACRE Orlando
Produced by Wholesalecrafts.com ™, ACRE Orlando will feature wholesale artists from America and Canada among seven distinct juried showcases – Handmade Jewelry, Handmade Gifts & Accessories, The Gallery of Fine Crafts, The Gallery of Fine Jewelry, Handmade Wearable Art, and One-of-a-Kind, with Emerging Artists who are brand new to trade shows, sprinkled throughout. The Gallery of Fine Crafts and the Gallery of Fine Jewelry spotlight handmade items that mostly wholesale at price points of $100 and above. Within these two showcases retailers will find gold, silver and platinum jewelry, furniture, home décor, garden accessories and more.
Exhibitor Information
For exhibitor information about the Orlando Gift Show, contact Christina Bell, show manager, Urban Expositions, 1690 Roberts Blvd. NW, Suite 111, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Phone: 678.370.0335 or 1.800.318.2238 ext. 335; Fax: 678.285.7469; E-mail: cbell@urban-expo.com.
ABOUT URBAN EXPOSITIONS
Urban Expositions is a leading producer of gift, souvenir and resort merchandise trade shows. With a successful track record bringing buyers and sellers together in cost-effective and convenient settings, the company’s growing show roster includes the Philadelphia Gift Show, Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Show, Boston Gift Show, Fort Lauderdale Gift Show, Galveston Gift & Resort Merchandise Show, Panama City Gift Show, Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show, Birdwatch America, Ocean City Resort Gift Expo, Orlando Gift Show, San Francisco International Gift Fair, Seattle Gift Show and invitation-only Gathering event. For more information, visit www.urban-expo.com
