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Sep 08, 2014
Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) 2014, organized by the American Gaming Association and Reed Exhibitions, was a major success in its eighth year. The event saw a record-breaking audited attendance of 8,233 daily attendees—an astounding 36 percent increase, compared with the 2013 event. The showfloor encompassed 8,640 square meters (up 16 percent from 2013) with 160 exhibitors (up 13 percent from 2013) representing more than 80 countries. “To be able to provide a record-breaking forum for the best and brightest in the Asian gaming market through G2E Asia, we are thrilled and humbled at the… more
Sep 08, 2014
Reed Exhibitions, which currently hosts more than 20 fashion events annually - including Capsule and Agenda shows – will add another show into the lineup with the launch of AXIS. AXIS will take place biannually during New York Women’s Market Week in February and September. The show debuts winter Feb. 22-24 and will be collocated with sister show Capsule Women’s in Pier 94. “AXIS is the first trade show of its kind built for a new generation of women,” said AXIS Show Director Vanessa Chiu, an industry veteran who has spent the last two years cultivating AGENDA WMNS. She added, “Guided by the… more
Sep 08, 2014
Japan is Asia’s largest market for merchandising licensed products accounting for 70 percent of the Asian market for licensed merchandise (source: Japan Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, 2012). Being a strong and mature market, it is an ideal market to build reliable relationships and serves as a keystone of Asia at the vanguard of marketing trends in Asian countries. LICENSING JAPAN is Japan’s leading international B-to-B trade show for characters and brands and this year’s edition of was successfully held from July 2-4 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan. The show collectively gathered a… more
Sep 08, 2014
The 33rd HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, the world’s largest timepiece event, ended Sept. 7, with more than 19,000 buyers, up 2 percent, compared with the previous year. Buyers from a number of key and emerging markets recorded significant growth, including the United Kingdom (23 percent), France (14 percent), Germany (7 percent), the Chinese mainland (8 percent), India (37 percent), Korea (30 pecent) and Thailand (28 percent). The fair, staged at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, is organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Hong Kong Watch… more
Sep 08, 2014
14th edition of Shanghai International Children Baby Maternity Industry Expo (CBME China) drew 1,751 exhibitors to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) this year, a growth of 20% from last year’s show. Organised by UBM China (Hangzhou), a subsidiary of UBM Asia, the three-day show ran from 22nd to 24th July 2014 with more than 75,000 trade visitors in attendance. The exhibitors of CBME China showcased products from more than 2,400 brands across 166,680 m2 of gross exhibition space, which covered a range of children baby maternity products ranging from food to clothing and… more
Sep 08, 2014
Small-scale premium fashion trade show, The Hub, attracted more than 200 buyers to its recently concluded third edition in Hong Kong. Venturing away from its original home at the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE), the show was held at the D2 Place in Hong Kong’s warehouse district from 27th to 28th August 2014. This edition of The Hub attracted around 100 fashion brands and designers to showcase their latest collections including a host of American and European labels and the likes of Vega Zaishi Wang from China and Indonesia’s Dana Maulana. Notable buyers representing major retailers were also in… more
Sep 08, 2014
The inaugural edition of Hotelex Chengdu recently concluded at Chengdu Century City International Convention and Exhibition Centre together with the co-located China Clean (Chengdu) Expo. The shows attracted more than 200 exhibiting companies and 6,100 visitors. The co-located shows are organised by UBM Sinoexpo, one of UBM Asia’s joint venture companies in China, and ran from 8th to 10th August 2014. Together the shows were spread over 20,000 m2 of gross exhibition area, which showcased top suppliers of restaurants, hotels and cleaning equipment and supplies. UBM expects Hotelex Chengdu 2015… more
Sep 08, 2014
Messe Frankfurt’s autumn edition of Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles has expanded to cover more than 150,000 m2 of gross exhibition space. Celebrating its 20th edition this year, the show occupied 13 halls at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) and runs from 27th to 29th August 2014. Messe Frankfurt expects attendance from trade visitors to reach 40,000 over the three-day show. Some 1,350 exhibitors from 31 countries and regions will showcase their products and services, along with group pavilions from Belgium, Italy, Turkey, India, Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan, as well as first-… more
Sep 07, 2014
This month on Interview With A Trade Show Exec we’ll be getting to know a bit more about another one of our industry’s rock stars – 32-year veteran Robbi Lycett, senior vice president, Conventions & Conferences, Biotechnology Industry Organization, which owns and runs the BIO International Convention. While it may not have the Gothic setting of an Anne Rice novel, I think these main characters are just as complicated and deep as Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac, but without all that brooding undead thing going on. Where did you grow up? What was your adolescent experience… more
Sep 07, 2014
When Cleveland’s International Exposition Center, also known as the I-X Center, needed an engaging way to entertain their 1.5 million yearly visitors, they turned to NanoLumens®, which specializes in LED indoor displays, to provide the exposition center with a complete range of NanoWrap and fixed NanoSlim indoor LED signage solutions. “We were honored to have been selected by the I-X Center,” NanoLumens Executive Vice President of Business Development Karen Robinson said. “NanoLumens provided a broad variety of 22 indoor LED displays, virtually including… more
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