NY NOW 2015 Showcases Home, Lifestyle & Gift Retail Trends

Details: Parent Category: Expos and Conventions; Category: Previews; Published on Sunday, 16 August 2015 14:25; Written by Donna Cheng

nynow-2012 The largest trade show in New York City -- the bi-annual NY Now -- showcases over 100,000 products from 2,600 domestic and international vendors at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from August 15th to 19th, 2015.

So if you are looking for merchandise to stock your entertainment industry related store or are searching for premium gifts or swag as incentives, this is the show to attend. Need to product source efficiently and network face-to-face as humans did before social media? Then attend this convention, tagged as The Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift.

The NY Now exhibitors are categorized into the Home, Lifestyle, and Handmade Collections. In addition, there are growing markets that are grouped into separate pavilions:

Accent on Design is part of the Home Collection, and it is a curated selection of 150 of the most innovative brands
New! A+ Pavilion showcases emerging young product designers
The Handmade Global Design and the Artisan Resource features handcrafted trade imports from foreign artisan regions
The Handmade Designer Maker booths are filled with designer-makers present to talk about their craft

The NY Now programming offers trade seminars to retail buyers to improve their business, forecast color and design trends, legal and commerce issues, and social media and branding.

A subset of seminars organized by the Museum Store Association,is a Sustainability Showcase and a Pop-Up Retailing seminar on Sunday, August 16, at 10:30 am.

Celebrity events are highly anticipated at NY Now. This year, former New York Times food critic Mimi Sheraton helms the Retailer Breakfast on Monday, August 17, at 9:00 am sharp to promote her new book 1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die: A Food Lover’s Life List.

Also, there are tickets for Hamilton -- the much-acclaimed Broadway show -- at a special price for the NY Now Night on Broadway attendees.

Put on your most comfortable shoes as you walk the overwhelming aisles of designer booths at NY Now.

More information about NY Now and registration online at www.nynow.com

NY Now The Market For Home, Lifestyle + Gift
August 15th to 19th, 2015

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York