ABC Kids Expo attendance up over last year
-- Kids Today, 11/5/2009 7:12:00 AM
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Organizers of the ABC Kids Expo report that attendance was up slightly at its 7th annual trade show, held in September in Las Vegas.
Total show attendance was 13,593 compared with 13,721 from the prior year. Buyer attendance increased to 5,984 compared to 5,855 the year before.
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“We are thrilled that there was such a tremendous turnout for the show, especially in light of the economic conditions that affect all of us,” said Ken Goore, chairman of the ABC Kids Expo.
According to Goore, buyers came to purchase and most stayed until the very end of the show.
Attendance figures, which very closely equaled last year’s record numbers, are evidence that most participants of the show are responding positively to new products and technology in the juvenile products industry, according to a press release from the organization.
“It was gratifying to see that retailers from 61 different countries participated in the show this year an all time record,” said Larry Schur, president. “Buyers were able to take advantage of an extraordinary number of show specials that were furnished to them prior to the show, as well as being able to map out their route to a successful show experience using expanded interactive floor plan technology.”
In addition to the doubling in size of the show’s Modern Child and Naturally Kids pavilions, as well as the participation of 300 first time exhibitors, a record number of new products were introduced at the show.
Exhibitor registration for the 2010 show has begun, and two-thirds of the available booth space had already been reserved at the end of last week.
For information and registration, visit www.theabcshow.com or call 210-691-4848.
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