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as Vegas Market continues its upward recovery trajectory with growth in
retail and designer attendance, brand offerings and programming as it
returned to its traditional timing, July 24-28, 2022.
"Las Vegas Market's delivery of the experiences that buyers love – unique must-
have product, the ability to connect with industry leaders and unmatched
programming – drew attendees out of stores and studios to market," said Bob
Maricich, International Market Centers (IMC) CEO. "A significant number of new
buyers and those returning from a pandemic hiatus joined market loyalists to tap the
power of Las Vegas Market as they plan for a successful end of 2022."
The Summer 2022 Las Vegas Market posted an 8% gain in attendance over its
Summer 2021 staging, indicating an acceleration in the market's overall recovery
from more than two years of COVID-19-induced disruptions. Driving attendance
growth were the 35% of attendees who were new to Las Vegas Market and the
9% that returned for their first market since before the pandemic.
In total, the Summer 2022 Las Vegas Market attracted attendees from 48 states,
three US territories and 49 countries. The Market's largest domestic gains were in
the Northeast and Western regions, and international attendance nearly doubled
over last summer, pacing to near pre-pandemic levels.
LARGER
SUMMER 2022
LAS VEGAS
MARKET
BRINGS BUYERS AND
BRANDS BACK TOGETHER
