Last month’s Dallas Total Home & Gift Market presented new and trending products inside a marketplace that welcomed an increase in businesses from key states as well as businesses attending for the first time.
The result was consistent, deep order writing across the show. Many exhibitors reported larger average orders and a total sales increase of up to 30 percent, especially among exhibitors with new products, new showrooms and/or special promotions.
Overall attendance at the seven day event was even with last year’s market and included gains in attendance by businesses located in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas, as well as strong attendance by buyers from across the Central U.S. including Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. A healthy increase in attendance was recorded by companies attending from the Southeast and Northeast.
An increasing number of new buyers and businesses also attended the show, continuing the momentum that began in June 2016. New buyers visited the Dallas show from all 50 states with a special concentration from the Central U.S., a result of Dallas Market Center’s expanded outreach via buyer delivery programs and partnerships with exhibitors and sales representatives.
“Our June show delivered scores of new exhibitors, inspiring events and unmatched opportunities for retailers and interior designers to source distinctive products,” said Cindy Morris, Dallas Market Center President and CEO. “Now more than ever buyers come to Dallas demanding the new, the unique, the sustainable, the handcrafted, the variety and type of products that we can deliver better than any other marketplace.”
