Urban Expositions to launch Fort Lauderdale Gift Show
ATLANTA, GA – Responding to growing industry demand for a comprehensive, cost-effective and convenient South Florida gift event from regional and island retailers, as well as manufacturers and sales representatives, Urban Expositions will launch the Fort Lauderdale Gift Show. Set to debut August 8-11, 2009, the new all-category gift trade show will be held annually at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.
“There is an absolute need for a South Florida gift show and the new Fort Lauderdale location finally brings everything together for retailers from South Florida and the Caribbean,” says Doug Miller, president, Urban Expositions. “The Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center is a state-of-the-art facility that is easily accessible for fly or drive-in buyers. It is also surrounded by reasonably priced hotels, convenient parking, and many other wonderful area amenities. These factors, plus the strong support the show will see from manufacturers and regional sales reps, promise to provide a strong draw for retailers from South Florida and throughout the entire state, as well as the Caribbean and Latin America.”
Nestled on the Intracoastal Waterway and surrounded by all South Florida has to offer, The Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center is a high tech, 600,000-square-foot, three level meeting and conference facility equipped with state-of-the-art technological services. The Convention Center itself offers unlimited expansion opportunities for the show, as well as easy move-in and move-out accessibility for exhibitors, a consolidated show floor for attendees, a sophisticated telecommunications and networking infrastructure and more. In addition, Urban Expositions has negotiated discounted hotel rates in the Fort Lauderdale area for added exhibitor and attendee convenience.
Set to debut with more than 500 booths, the new Fort Lauderdale Gift Show will showcase products in virtually every category, including: general giftware; greeting cards, paper goods and social stationery; destination, resort and tourist merchandise; shell items; jewelry and fashion accessories; toys and games; decorative accessories; tabletop; logo products; gourmet products; garden gifts and much more. The show will also feature a special section of jewelry and fashion accessories available for immediate delivery to the trade.
In addition to product, retailers attending the August 2009 Fort Lauderdale Gift Show will also be able to take advantage of free seminars, as well as a number of special buyer incentives.
Attending retailers include general gift; department and chain stores; resort specialty stores; museum and hotel gift shops; stationery stores; mass merchants; home centers; hotel and beach stores; mail order catalogs; gourmet shops; garden centers; bed and bath shops; and jewelry stores from South Florida and throughout the entire state as well as the Caribbean and Latin America.
The new Fort Lauderdale Gift Show will replace Urban Expositions’ Miami Beach Gift Show, which has been held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, FL.
ABOUT URBAN EXPOSITIONS
Urban Expositions is a leading producer of trade events for the gift, souvenir, resort merchandise,
fabric, sourcing, textiles and sewn products technology industries. Urban Expositions owns and
manages gift shows in Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Maryland Nevada and Texas. Urban also produces Material World & Technology Solutions, the global fashion and style production event for the sewn products industry. For more information, visit www.urban-expo.com.
