Orlando Gift Show, ACRE to Collocate in January 2011
Atlanta, GA – Urban Expositions and George Little Management, LLC (GLM), management partners of the Orlando Gift Shows® and Orlando Cash & Carry Shows, and Wholesalecrafts.comTM, producers of the American Craft Retailers ExpoTM (ACRETM) shows, have announced plans to co-promote and collocate their winter editions at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando , FL from January 22-24, 2011. Offering expanded cross-over buying and selling opportunities for the respective show audiences, the collocation brings together a tremendous, complementary product selection of giftware, accessories, jewelry and artisan crafts.
The January 22-24, 2010 edition marks the debut of ACRE Orlando and brings a second show offering per year to the Wholealecrafts.com roster of services, which also includes ACRETM Las Vegas, now in its fourth year.
“The new ACRE Orlando exhibition offers the ideal complement to the Orlando Gift Show and we look forward to working with Nancy Vince and the wholesalecrafts.com team to co-promote the many benefits the collocation offers,” says Doug Miller, president, Urban Expositions. “The Orlando Gift Show’s buyers from Central and Northern Florida, as well as the Panhandle, will welcome the opportunity to explore a brand new product dimension of unique, handmade gift, jewelry and accessories. And, our exhibitors and ACRE’s exhibiting artists will certainly tap into new retail audiences.”
“We look forward to bringing the same high quality juried selection and level of services to Orlando that have helped build our show’s success in Las Vegas,” adds Nancy Vince, founder/owner of Wholesalecrafts.com. “The Orlando Gift Show’s versatile product mix, well-established buyer base, strong crossover buying and selling potential, and the co-promotional support of proven trade show management leaders like GLM and Urban Expositions will certainly strengthen the successful launch of our new Orlando venture.”
For more than 25 years, retailers from Central and Northern Florida, as well as the Panhandle, have turned to the Orlando Gift Show for their buying needs. Buyers who regularly shop the semi-annual show include: gift, card and specialty stores; home furnishings & decorative accessories stores; mail order catalogs; department and chain stores; book stores; garden centers; beach shops; museums, zoos & aquariums; fashion accessory stores; theme parks; destination areas and more.
These retailers come to see the best-selling designs and newest introductions from major manufacturers and key Southeastern sales representatives in virtually every category, including more than 350 booths showcasing general giftware; decorative accessories; aromatherapy; greeting cards; paper goods & social stationery; tabletop; destination, resort and tourist merchandise; logo products; shell items; fashion accessories; toys and games; gourmet; jewelry and garden gifts.
As a “show-within-a-show”, the Orlando Cash & Carry Show rounds out the tremendous selection of the Orlando Gift Show with a wide array of items available for immediate delivery to the trade ranging from handbags, personal accessories, wallets, leather goods, fine jewelry, semi-precious stones, rings, watches and other gift items.
ACRE Orlando will feature nearly 600 juried 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 decor, garden accessories, and more. The One-of-a-Kind showcase is by invitation only and features products mostly in the $500 price point and above. Rounding out the show is the Retailer Resource area, which will offer a collection of services and products such as imprinted bags, lighted display stands, industry publications and organizations.
Targeted attendees for the new ACRE Orlando event include buyers from many different retail categories such as craft galleries, specialty stores, gift shops, art galleries, furniture, boutiques, jewelry stores, antique shops, museums, hotels and garden centers.
As part of the cooperative efforts, show managements will honor one another’s attendee admission badges, jointly promote all three events in the respective show marketing campaigns, and coordinate retailer educational programs to ensure complimentary topics and times for all attendees to choose from.
Held in Hall A, North Concourse of Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center, the show hours for all events will be from 9:00-5:00 January 22-24. For buyer or exhibitor information on the Orlando Gift Show, visit www.orlandogiftshow.com or call 678.285.3976. For buyer or exhibitor information on Acre Orlando, call 1.888.427.2381 or visit www.acreorlando.com
ABOUT WHOLESALECRAFTS.COM
Wholesalecrafts.com, founded and privately owned by Nancy Vince since 1998, is the only successful wholesale web service of its kind. Members include 1,300 artists and 17,000 registered retailers. Dubbed as the “online trade show,” the web service continues to grow at breakneck speed. Wholesalecrafts.com offers artists an affordable, complete marketing package including web service, direct mail catalogs, and co-op ads in the top industry magazines. Wholesalecrafts.com has moved to the next phase by enhancing their online trade show with “real time” shows held annually in Las Vegas and Orlando.
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, Ft Lauderdale Gift Show, Galveston Gift & Resort Merchandise Show, Panama City Gift Show, Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show, Market Square’s The Market Place, 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
ABOUT GLM
GLM, a dmg world media business, is the largest producer and marketer of consumer product tradeshows in North America, serving industries as diverse as giftware, home furnishings, social stationery, home textiles, tabletop, gourmet housewares, contemporary furniture, personal care, surf, skate, water sports, swim and resort. GLM also manages business expositions and conferences on behalf of others, within the hospitality industry. GLM is involved in the production of nearly 30 tradeshows in 9 cities across the United States and Canada. Together, these events annually showcase some 23,000 exhibitors in nearly 5 million net square feet of exhibit space, and attract approximately 400,000 attendees. Additional information is available online at www.glmshows.com.
