07072014 LV Market Pre-Registration sets New Record

LAS VEGAS SUMMER MARKET
PRE-REGISTRATION SETS RECORD

LAS VEGAS – Las Vegas Market announced that overall pre-registrations for the Summer Las Vegas Market, July 27 to 31, 2014 is 7% ahead of Winter 2014,  setting the stage for a potentially record-setting Summer Market attendance, according to Scott Eckman, chief market and strategy officer, International Market Centers.

The gift and home décor category has experienced the most dramatic gains, with buyer registration 18% ahead of the recent Winter 2014 Market and 83% ahead of the Summer 2013 Market.

“By virtually every measure – week-to-week comparisons against Winter Market, overall quantity of registrations, and percentage gains by category– attendee registration for the Summer Las Vegas Market is ahead,” said Eckman.

While registration growth has been strongest in the gift and home décor categories, overall Summer Market pre-registrations are ahead across all merchandise categories, including furniture.  According to Eckman, “Our gains in gift and home registrations are fueled not only by the dramatic resource growth in these product categories, but also through stepped-up efforts from the retail relations call center.”

The increase in registrations for Summer 2014 correspond with the resource expansion as part of the Las Vegas Market’s three-year strategic growth plan, which has resulted in an increase of more than 1,200 new resources exhibiting in 850,000 sq. ft. of space since the January 2013 Market, including approximately 900 new gift lines and some 300 new furniture and home décor lines.

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