Oct 4, 2012

World Market Center Las Vegas Welcomes Roman, Inc.

The World Market Center announced today the addition of Roman Inc. as its newest tenant in Building C at Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market. A leading producer and exclusive distributor of more than 8,000 gifts and decorative accessories, Roman Inc.’s 4,082-square foot showroom in Las Vegas will serve as its sole showroom location in the western United States.

The Roman Inc. permanent showroom is located in Suite #C854 on Level 8 of Building C. The company joins an increasing collection of leading gift, home and lifestyle tenants in Building C, as Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market continues to grow into the industry’s premier western marketplace.

Based in Bloomingdale, IL, Roman, Inc. was established in 1963, and is now among the largest privately owned and operated firms in the gift industry. The company offers a vast array of Christmas decorations and a wide range of inspirational, special occasion, and year-round giftware. In addition, Roman is known for its award-winning collections which include Alexa’s Angels, Cottage Garden, Fontanini® Heirloom Nativity®, Jingle Buddies®, Joseph’s Studio™ Collection, Millenium® Collection, Seraphim Classics® and The Valencia™ Collection.

“We’ve decided to use Las Vegas as a platform for driving our business in the western United States. The World Market Center offers great potential for expansion not only along the west coast, but also in the southwest, Midwest and Rocky Mountain states.” said Dan Loughman, president and CEO of Roman, Inc. “Las Vegas also offers an unique opportunity for us to increase our international customer base and explore alternate channels of distribution.”

Roman Inc. is the newest in a growing roster of tenants representing major gift and lifestyle brands, including Creative Co-op, Demdaco, Evergreen, Ganz, K&K Interiors, Midwest-CBK, Ohio Wholesale, One Coast and Silvestri, at Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market. “Roman Inc. is a gift industry leader, and we’re proud to feature its resources as part of an established and growing presentation of holiday, seasonal and inspirational lines at the Las Vegas Market,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift and Home Décor at International Market Centers, parent company of World Market Center Las Vegas.

Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market is a leading gift and home décor marketplace in the western U.S., presenting 800+ gift and home décor resources in an unrivaled market destination. Las Vegas Market features thousands of furniture, gift and home décor lines across 5 million-plus square feet, allowing for cross-category commerce among the gift, furniture, home décor and accessory industries. The Winter 2013 Las Vegas Market runs January 28-February 1, 2013, at the World Market Center. For more information, visit GiftandHomeLV.com.

World Market Center Las Vegas is an integrated gift, home and furnishings showroom and trade complex owned and operated by International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC), the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. IMC owns and operates 11.5 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, NC, and Las Vegas, and its mission is to build and operate an innovative, sustainable, profitable and scalable platform for the industries it serves. For more information, visit imcenters.com.