Jan 5, 2012

Ganz Signs Permanent Showroom Deal at Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market

World Market Center Las Vegas announced today that major gift manufacturer and importer Ganz has inked a multi-year deal for a permanent showroom space, opening for the upcoming Winter 2012 Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market, Jan. 30 – Feb. 3.

The company’s new showroom will encompass more than 9,200 square feet and will be located in Building C, Suite C-912.

“Opening a permanent Ganz showroom at Las Vegas Market is the perfect way to continue growing our company on the west coast,” said Howard Ganz, president. “Las Vegas Market is the gift trade destination west of the Mississippi, and we’re confident the synergies in establishing a permanent showroom in Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market will be outstanding.”

“This continues to be an exciting time for Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market,” said Robert Maricich, chief executive officer of International Market Centers, parent company of World Market Center Las Vegas. “As Las Vegas continues to grow as the premier gift and home décor show in the west, having an industry leader like Ganz joining with a permanent, multi-year showroom serves to make the show even more attractive to buyers who attend. We are thrilled to have them as a continued partner.”

For more information on Ganz, visit Ganz.com. For more information on Las Vegas Market, visit LasVegasMarket.com.

About Ganz
Ganz is known for delivering some of the best gift products in the world including Webkinz™ pets, Danielson Designs creative wall décor, Time & Again® and seasonal decor. Celebrating more than 60 years in the industry, Ganz built on their success by including a wide range of gift offerings, collectibles and home décor products. The original kids’ online world, Webkinz World introduced the concept of web-enabled toys.

About World Market Center Las Vegas

World Market Center Las Vegas is an integrated home and hospitality contract furnishings showroom and trade complex. The campus showcases furniture, decorative accessories, gift, lighting, area rugs, home textiles and related segments, as well as the Las Vegas Design Center open daily to consumers and designers. For more information on World Market Center Las Vegas and its trade shows including the bi-annual Las Vegas Market and Gift+Home, visit www.wmclv.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

World Market Center Las Vegas is a property of 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 imcenters.com.