International “To The Trade” Furniture And Accessories Marketplace “No Gamble” In Las Vegas

Furniture World Magazine

Bentley International Group, the long-standing Trade Show and Association Management company headquartered in Las Vegas has announced the launch of an annual “To-The-Trade” furniture and accessories event to serve the worldwide furniture and accessories industry. The International Furniture & Accessories Marketplace will be held in Las Vegas, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, February 4–7, 2004. IFAM is a worldwide event created to serve the Furniture & Accessory Retailers, Wholesalers and Interior Designers and Decorators across the entire spectrum of the industry as well as hospitality, contract buyer’s etc. This will be the only annually held “all - temporary - space” event held in this country. Every buyer will be able to fill his or her needs at this world famous, easy access, full service, and entertainment packed location. Show management said that the simplest part of research & development on this program was sight selection. Patrick Witherspoon, the CEO of Bentley International Group stated, “The location of this event is paramount to it’s success, for both attendees and exhibitors alike. With Las Vegas being the number one Trade Show and Buyers Destination City in the world we knew the show had to be here. Las Vegas has all the ingredients this industry event needs, and this industry needs an annual temporary event”. Witherspoon went on to say, “ We’ve organized a real value-added program for this show. This includes a full-blown Vegas Style buyers networking reception scheduled for the first night of the show where everyone can attend. There will also be a buyers golf tournament where buyers and exhibitors will have a chance to play together and spend some real quality time. There are also other exciting benefit programs for both buyers and exhibitors, including a Local Retailers selling day to offload stock, which eliminates back home shipping costs for exhibitors. In developing this show, we have addressed many of the issues industry professionals have brought to our attention. Some of the most important issues being long-term lease costs as averse to this much less expensive program, only one central building & one level, ease of facility access, transportation, housing, infrastructure, and the list goes on. The International Furniture & Accessories Marketplace will be a world-class event, and one thing is for sure, this will be a fresh new event of the year for the furniture industry, located in the best venue in the world. In my opinion, this will be one instance where Las Vegas really is no gamble!” Show organizers are recommending that any company looking to participate should contact them immediately as floor space is limited, companies looking to attend should contact show management directly for more details. Call 702-893-9090 or 800-859-9247. You may also fax them for more information at: 702-893-9227