APRIL 2015 RETAILOBSERVER.COM
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A BANNER
YEAR
2015 marks
for the NKBA's
kitchen & bath industry show
W
ith more than 315 manufacturers and brands
committed to exhibit at KBIS 2016, plans are well underway
to expand the show for next year. The 2016 show has sold
266,130 net square feet of exhibit space in the first month,
almost the equivalent of what was sold in all of 2015. That
made KBIS 2015 one of the most sought-after industry
events of the year? This year's show truly lived up to its
promise of being Bigger, Better and Bolder. In addition to
showcasing over 500 exhibitors who intrigued the 33,119
plus attendees with newly launched, revolutionary products
and technologies, the show also introduced an additional
500,000 square feet in the South Hall of the Las Vegas
Convention Center, providing thought provoking, inspired 'on
floor' programming, as well as additional exhibit space
branded as KBISNeXT™. For the third year in a row, the
NKBA's Voices From The Industry (VFTI) conference
program delivered huge value to attendees with an expanded
offering of more than 90 sessions in 11 conference blocks.
This is the second year in a row KBIS has experienced
such tremendous growth. In addition to the increase in
attendee and exhibitor population, 96 new presenters and 87
Loyalty Leaders significantly contributed to the evolution of
the show. The combination of the added exhibitor and
programing space, a full schedule of learning programming,
and packed exhibition floors indeed demonstrated the strong
enthusiasm for the event.
