TRADE SHOWS
Licensing Expo Drives Brands, Retail and Big Business
By Kelli Freeman, Contributing Writer | June 25, 2026
Strategic, lucrative partnerships and fandom were top priorities at the 2026 Licensing Expo, held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas May 19–21.
Menswear Show Set for Third Run at LAX
Reps from dozens of upscale menswear labels will be showing their Fall 2009 collections at the West Coast Trend Show, set for Jan. 25–26 at the Embassy Suites LAX in Los Angeles....
New York Textile Preview & Resource Guide
Designers and buyers will find abundant opportunities to browse international resources at five major textile events and a premium-denim show in New York in the coming weeks.Prefab: The Supima Premium Fabric Show offers two days of fabric sourcing and seminars at New York’s Gotham Hall Jan. 13–14. ...
Las Vegas Trade Show Calendar
Feb. 15–18
New York Textile Shows Preview
Designers and piece-goods buyers shopping the upcoming New York textile shows will find plenty of resources for trend forecasting and business planning—as well as a few opportunities to network...
ASR Cancels Holiday Edition
The Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo has cancelled its Holiday 2009 edition....
Surf Expo Shifts Dates to August
Atlanta-based action-sports trade show Surf Expo, a production of DMG World Media, has announced a major shift in its show dates. Typically held in January and late September, Surf ...
Quiksilver Opts Out of ASR Trade Show
Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surf giant Quiksilver Inc. will not participate in the January edition of the Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo, held biannually in San Diego. ...
Reveal L.A. Postponed
Reveal Los Angeles, the newest event on the Los Angeles Fashion Week lineup, will not debut in March as originally planned. Instead, the event, organized by IDG World Expo, ...
Lingerie Americas Cancelled, Curve Partners With Eurovet
The lingerie trade-show competition is over. Lingerie Americas, the international trade show launched in 2002, has “decided to stop its activity,” according to a company stateme...
San Diego Convention Center Readies for Expansion
The San Diego Convention Center, home of the biannual Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo, is the target of a 500,000-square-foot expansion plan, aimed at luring large events and accom...
On the Town
The latest edition of our biannual tribute to inspired stores and elegant eateries...
French Twist
Christian Audigier brings his own special touch to the trade show landscape with When I Move You Move ...
Hispanic-Themed Section to Bow at MAGIC in February
In February, the MAGIC Marketplace will bow MAGIA, a new section created for retailers looking to tap into the Hispanic market. ...
Cautious Outlook at L.A. Textile Show
There was plenty to see and plenty to do at the Oct. 27–29 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show, but many exhibitors reported lower traffic, fewer buyers and more-cautiou...
Capsule Launches Las Vegas Trade Show
Capsule, the indie menswear trade show that has organized exhibits in New York and Paris, is now setting its sights on Las Vegas....
