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NY NOW Summer Market 2025 to Focus on Strengthening Inventory Supply Chains for Retailers

Furniture World News Desk on 6/5/2025


NY NOW has announced details for its 2025 Summer Market, scheduled to take place August 3–5 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. The event will bring together a wide range of wholesale brands and product designers with buyers from across the retail sector. Organizers emphasize the show's role in helping retailers build more reliable and adaptable inventory supply chains through in-person engagement.

“There is truly no substitute for the tangible, in-person experience for independent retailers when sourcing the most trending products and making connections with the most reliable suppliers for those products that are the lifeline of their business,” said Matthew Mathiasen, Show Director of NY NOW. “In advance of our August event, we have been hearing directly from both buyers and suppliers. And the overwhelming consensus is that NY NOW is becoming increasingly vital to their supply chain relationships and aligning their business with the latest trends of our industry.”

Key Features of the NY NOW Summer 2025 Market Include:

  • Re-Imagined Experiences: Updated programming around curation, community, and content, combining the energy of a New York event with global market reach.

  • Expanded Brand Access: Participation from both emerging and established brands, ranging from handmade and artisanal producers to larger-scale collections.

  • Values-Based Buying: A growing number of participating brands reflect consumer trends, including female-founded companies, clean ingredient standards, and other differentiators.

  • New Lounge Areas: The show will debut dedicated lounges tailored to its Home, Gift & Lifestyle, and Jewelry & Accessories sections to support networking and informal engagement.

  • Launchpad Spotlight: A new feature highlighting emerging handbag designers through the "IT Bag" spotlight.

  • On-Floor Buyer/Exhibitor Roundtables: These interactive sessions are now integrated into the show floor to encourage open access and higher visibility.

NY NOW Destination Markets

To further segment the market experience, NY NOW will feature four destination areas:

  • Incubator Program: Geared toward emerging brands (less than five years in business), this initiative offers accessible booth packages and targeted support.

  • Rising Artisans: Highlights sustainable and global designers, supplemented by coaching on product development, marketing, and buyer engagement.

  • Luxury Lifestyle: A curated space for high-end products across fashion, jewelry, and home décor.

  • International Pavilions: Dedicated areas featuring country-specific artisan work and cultural craft.

“NY NOW is all about creating unparalleled sourcing connections and doing it in a way that caters to the needs of a vast and diverse marketplace of buyers and suppliers,” added Mathiasen. “During these times of unusual uncertainty across international markets and supply chains, NY NOW serves as a beacon of stability that helps instill confidence with all of our stakeholders as a true partner dedicated to their ongoing growth and success.”

For more information or to register for the event, visit www.nynow.com.

 


 

About NY NOW:
NY NOW is the leading gift, home, and accessories wholesale trade show in New York City, where brands, buyers, and designers come twice per year to make the game-changing connections that supercharge their businesses. NY NOW and online wholesale marketplace partner, Bulletin, connect 5,000+ independent brands with 50,000+ U.S. and international buyers from independent stores, museums, department stores, bookstores, galleries, general gift shops, art & entertainment venues and more.

With 3 core sections across 35+ product categories, NY NOW encompasses home décor and tableware, gifts, accessories, jewelry, and more. The show offers in-person discovery alongside NY NOW Online, an integrated wholesale platform for easy ordering. It’s a hybrid wholesale experience for today’s dynamic retail environment.

About Emerald:
Emerald Holding, Inc. is the largest U.S.-based B2B event organizer, empowering businesses year-round by expanding meaningful connections, developing influential content, and delivering powerful commerce-driven solutions. Emerald produces trade shows, conferences, B2C showcases, and a hosted buyer platform, while offering digital commerce and content services. Emerald serves thousands of customers—primarily small and medium-sized businesses—through integrated buying, selling, and networking opportunities. Learn more at www.emeraldx.com.