Interactive Planning Tool Provides Valuable Service For Gift and Home Decor Buyers
In an effort to facilitate the connection of buyers and sellers before, during and after the bi-annual Las Vegas Markets, International Market Centers is launching a new Online Catalog Gallery for gift and home decor products, which allows buyers to search thousands of the Market’s product resources by name, keyword or product category. This interactive planning tool not only will showcase the broad range of gift and décor resources presented at market, but also will simplify the product search and market planning for buyers shopping the Las Vegas Market.
“This is a fantastic tool that will help buyers and suppliers maintain a year-round exchange of ideas and information,” explained Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift & Home Décor, International Market Centers. “This new interactive Online Catalog Gallery allows buyers to plan their market visit, shop efficiently while at Las Vegas Market, and access product information between markets as needed. Gift and home accent buyers generally replenish their inventory more frequently than furniture buyers, so this tool is designed to assist in this ongoing need for access to product information.”
The Online Catalog Gallery is a searchable directory of gift and home décor resources that allows buyers to preview specific product introductions, review product availability, request further information from suppliers and schedule appointments prior to Market.
The Online Catalog Gallery debuted at www.giftandhomelv.com/catalog on August 26 and currently features more than 110 vendor catalogs. International Market Centers predicts that there will be more than 250 catalogs representing more than 500,000 products, uploaded to the Gallery in advance of the Winter 2014 Market. The service is provided free to gift and home décor exhibitors with permanent showrooms at Las Vegas Market, and each exhibitor may upload as many as 15 catalogs in PDF format.
The Online Product Gallery is a cutting edge software platform that also offers a number of features and benefits for suppliers, including a lead-generation tool and appointment request form. Exhibitors can maximize their exposure to thousands of buyers who use the Las Vegas Market web site to plan market visits and keep abreast of new product introductions.
Las Vegas Market is a leading home furnishings and gift marketplace in the western U.S., presenting 2,000+ gift and home furnishings resources in an unrivaled market destination. Las Vegas Market features thousands of furniture, home décor and gift lines, allowing for cross-category commerce among these industries. The Winter 2014 Las Vegas Market runs Sunday through Thursday, January 26-30, 2014 at World Market Center Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com.
About Las Vegas Market and International Market Centers, L.P. Las Vegas Market is an international furnishings showcase that combines style, inspiration and productivity in an unrivaled, world-class destination. Situated on World Market Center Las Vegas’ state-of-the-art campus, Las Vegas Market features a comprehensive array of new product from thousands of leading manufacturers and lines in gift, furniture, mattress, lighting, decorative accessories, floor coverings, home textiles and more – delivering Today’s Total Home & Gift Marketplace. Retailers and designers can shop product offerings from trend-setters in all gift and home furnishings categories as well as benefit from complimentary educational, networking and hospitality events. With two markets each year, Las Vegas Market is the only major home furnishings and gift market in the western U.S. offering a unique cross-section of suppliers and buyers spanning these industries. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Las Vegas Market is produced by 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 http://imcenters.com/.
