Las Vegas Market and ASD Market Week announced an expansion of their successful Two for Tuesday collaboration, bringing together the collective resources of two major tradeshows and thousands of resources. Two for Tuesday will run Aug. 2 from 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., during which time there will be free and continuous shuttle service between the Las Vegas Convention Center and World Market Center Las Vegas. During this period, each show will provide free access to one another’s attendees, waiving any onsite entrance fees.

“By partnering with Las Vegas Market, we are pleased to be able to offer buyers even more value and choices by attending two unique markets in Las Vegas,” said Karalynn Sprouse, executive vice president, Emerald Expositions. “ASD is known as the international marketplace to find trendy and affordable merchandise – offering the opportunity for higher margins at retail.”

Minimal overlap between ASD’s exhibitors and Las Vegas Market’s showrooms and brands will deliver more than 5,800 unique resources, creating a new and unparalleled incremental buying opportunity for global retailers across differentiated, but related, categories. Las Vegas Market features lifestyle-oriented and design-driven gift and home décor across all price points. Through the collaboration of these industry-leading shows, buyers will get an even better return on their trip to Las Vegas this summer, as well as exposure to new vendors and merchandise categories.

“Based on the overwhelmingly positive response to our Two for Tuesday program last summer, continuing our partnership with ASD made perfect sense,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift and Home Décor for International Market Centers. "At the end of the day, we want buyers to maximize their time at market and have the best, most efficient and productive experience possible.”

(Source: casualliving.com)