Retailers Came to Buy at Las Vegas Market
Strong order writing, buzzworthy programming and industry-exclusive special events highlighted the recently-concluded Summer 2019 Las Vegas Market. Summer Market presented more than 4,300 furniture, home décor and gift resources – more than 130 of which were new to the campus’ permanent showrooms and temporary exhibits.
“Buyers at Summer Las Vegas Market were here to buy and exhibitors reported steady order writing,” said Bob Maricich, International Market Centers’ Chief Executive Officer . “Marketgoers attended exclusive industry-leading events and experienced dynamic, top-notch sourcing offered only at Las Vegas Market this summer.”
Exhibitors Report Steady Order Writing & Increased Showroom Traffic
Las Vegas Market features more than 4 million square feet and 2,000 furniture lines, along with nearly 200 temporary home furnishings exhibitors, and more than 1 million square feet of home décor resources on 13 showroom floors and in The Pavilions. Exhibitors in the home furnishings category – which featured 40 new, expanding, relocating and renewing showrooms – reported strong summer markets and noted an uptick in order writing as well as notable increases in buyer traffic in showrooms.
“Since this is our first Market, we weren’t really sure what to expect. But overall, we have been really enthusiastic with the traffic we’ve gotten,” said Kellee Hollenback Hammond, Vice President of Sales for Hudson Valley Lighting Group, which made its West Coast debut at Las Vegas Market.
“Our showroom has been highly attended this market! It’s been so busy and the business is nonstop – we needed more staff,” said Classy Art CEO Gabriel Cohen.
“Our traffic was up compared to traffic from last summer market,” said Tim Donk, Marketing Director for Legends Furniture. “We’ve got a lot of momentum, and this market has kind of carried us through a slower summer.”
The market’s gift category features more than 2,700 resources in permanent showrooms and temporary exhibits throughout campus. This summer, the gift category expanded by more than 105,000 square feet with more than 35 brands opening new and expanded spaces or renewing their commitment to IMC for the market.
“Traffic felt good, strong, healthy and alive,” said Adriana de Mello, CEO of representative group Keena, who reported a mix of independent retailers and key accounts placing orders at the show. Jim Spinx of the eponymous East Coast line credited Las Vegas Market as offering a great opportunity to meet buyers in the west. Frances Northcutt, who directs sales, marketing, product development and distribution for new showroom Rewined, reported that 90 percent of orders were from new accounts.
Las Vegas Market is the leading home furnishings and gift market in the western U.S. Las Vegas Market features thousands of furniture, home décor and gift lines, allowing for cross-category commerce among these industries. The Winter 2020 Las Vegas Market runs January 26 – 30, 2020 at World Market Center Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com.
