Happy to read the USA Today article on page 4B with information that the economy is continuing to gain strength.
It was reflected at the Karel Exposition Furniture & Accessory Markets held just a few weeks ago in Edison, New Jersey and Central Florida.
Both shows had excellent attendance and many of the stores who had low inventories came to buy and buy they did.
Within five days after the Edison, New Jersey event, well over "500" exhibit spaces were assigned and confirmed for the big winter market, February 3, 4, 5, 2014 and returning to the New Jersey Convention Center.
There will be a change of previous dates announced as the Super Bowl will be held in New Jersey and to avoid heavy traffic and other related things, the show days will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and that too is being hailed as a positive move and may become permanent.
The KEM crew then moved on to the Central Florida Furniture & Accessory Market and it was the comeback show and it surely was a wonderful comeback with exhibitors raving about the first show in three years.
When the recession came about, Florida was on top as far as foreclosures and a poor general economy so we refrained from having a market until the air cleared and this was the return.
Exhibitors are already requesting exhibit space and that will begin right around the first of the year for the September 2014 market.
Buyers are elated to have a market where they can get into their car, shop a market and return home the very same day without the expense of housing, food, transportation and just being away from their place of business. They also can meet with regional companies for fast delivery and the other conveniences of having a local show.
Exhibitors are telling us the two or three day KEM shows are so economical and they are seeing stores they no longer seeing at markets far from their home.
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