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manufacturer Restonic, which showcased its handcrafted mattresses
in a new 14,115-square-foot showroom; and first-time housewares
exhibitor Wüsthof debuted its high-end cutlery.
Additionally, leading casual furniture supplier Agio shifted their
product development and introduction cycle to align with the Winter
edition of Las Vegas Market, signaling a "game changer" for casual
market product sourcing and shopping. Agio's new strategy
corresponded with a year-over-year 23% increase in casual buyers
at Winter Market.
In total, 42 new and expanding furniture showrooms opened for
Winter Market, bringing Las Vegas Market's furniture resources to
2,000; along with significant growth in the bedding category, with
220 resources featured. Winter Market also featured some 2,300 gift
and home décor lines complementing the Market's 2,000+ furniture
lines, including some 37 new and expanded gift and home décor
showrooms. Growth has been particularly strong in the expanding
gourmet category, reaching an all-time high at Winter Market with
650 gift-oriented housewares, tabletop and specialty food resources
in permanent showrooms and temporary exhibit space.
Las Vegas Market continues to experience exceptionally high
levels of demand for temporary exhibition space with a combined
total of 700+ gift, home décor, furniture and casual exhibitors in five
locations, including sold-out home furnishings temporary exhibits on
B2; and casual and outdoor temporary exhibits on C13. Winter
Market featured a major expansion of temporary exhibition space
with the opening of a third location for The Pavilions at Las Vegas
Market, showcasing some 500+ gift and home décor temporary
exhibits, of which nearly 200 were newcomers to Las Vegas Market.
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