Las Vegas Spring Buying Event encourages mid-market sourcing opportunities |
By Edited by Christine Schaffran |
The trade-only event will run concurrently with ToyFest.ANDMORE’s semi-annual Las Vegas Spring Buying Event, featuring nearly 50 home, gift and lifestyle permanent showrooms across Building C and the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC), will be held March 3 – 5, 2024, at World Market Center Las Vegas. To extend business opportunities for buyers and sellers, the trade-only event will run concurrently with ToyFest, the nation’s first full toy tradeshow of 2024, according to a press release. The Spring Buying Event includes a growing list of 15 gift and home manufacturers, as well as sales agency showrooms, located in Building C. Currently confirmed participants opening March 3 – 5 are: Diverse Marketing; F.E.M. Sales; Fine Lines; Karen Alweil Studio; Kathleen Milne Company; Keena; The New Era Sales Team (NEST); Next Step Reps; Oak Street Wholesale; R-Biz Associates; Sales Producers; SPI Home; Toyology; and ZODAX. Select showrooms will be open for buyers before the event, March 1 – 2, to give attendees extra time to source, and appointments are highly recommended. Onsite registration is required for the Spring Buying Event, and buyers can RSVP at https://www.lasvegasmarket.com/Year-Round/Off-Market-Events/Spring-Buying-Event. The March event is an extension of World Market Center Las Vegas’ open year-round offerings in the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC). During the Spring Buying Event, buyers can source in LVDC’s 30+ designer showrooms, which present more than 120 product lines, plus additional gift, lifestyle, gourmet, tabletop and decor showrooms on campus, according to the release. As an added benefit, Toyfest, the second oldest and second largest toy show in the United States, will run concurrently, offering cross-market opportunities for buyers and sellers. Hosted by the Western Toy & Hobby Retailers Association, ToyFest attracts hundreds of buyers and presents 500+ exhibitors in categories such as: toys, gifts, infant and toddler, games, education and books, stem, museum, hobby, costume, beauty and novelty. ToyFest badges will grant buyers access to Spring Buying Event showrooms, and Spring Buying Event attendees interested in attending ToyFest will need to complete an on-site registration process. For more information, visit www.toyfestus.com. The Spring Buying Event at World Market Center Las Vegas runs Sunday, March 3 – Tuesday, March 5, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., daily. For more information and registration, visit https://www.lasvegasmarket.com/Year-Round/Off-Market-Events/Spring-Buying-Event. |