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.
SwimShow Maintains Sunny Outlook for 2009
MIAMI BEACH, Fla—The mood inside the Miami Beach Convention Center was as bright and sunny as the skies outside for the July 19–22 run of the Swimwear Association o...
Surprising Turnout for N.Y. Textile Shows
NEW YORK—Roving packs of designers and buyers traversed New York during the city’s de facto Textile Week, browsing the international offerings at Texworld USA, Premie...
Swim Diary: Show Girl
Catching up with SwimShow’s Judy Stein ...
Sustainable Focus on the Slate at Texworld USA
When Messe Frankfurt’s textile show, Texworld USA, kicks off its July 14–16 run at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, eco fibers and sustainable apparel will be among ...
West Coast Menswear Show at LAX
The second West Coast Trends Show, highlighting upscale menswear lines, will take place Aug. 3–4 at the Embassy Suites LAX in Los Angeles....
The Greening of Las Vegas
Zachary Delbex-Smith is on a mission to green the trade show industry’s capital....
PGA Golf Show Added to Vegas Lineup
The PGA Fall Expo, which highlights the latest in apparel and equipment for the golf industry, will, for the first time, take place simultaneously with the MAGIC Marketplace and sat...
Audigier Expands New L.V. Trade Show toInclude Outside Brands
Christian Audigier isn’t known for his subtlety....
SPESA Show Shifts to New Venue for New Customers
Organizers of the SPESA (Sewn Products & Equipment Suppliers of the Americas) trade show are hoping to capture a bigger share of business outside of the apparel industry...
Streetwear to Be Highlighted at MAGIC's S.L.A.T.E.
The MAGIC Marketplace will have a new section when the massive trade show holds its Aug. 25shy;–27 run in Las Vegas....
ENK Adds Vegas Show to Lineup
New York–based trade-show producer ENK International is returning to Las Vegas Aug. 25–27 with ENK Vegas, a show highlighting contemporary apparel and accessories....
Krantz Promoted at MAGIC
Advanstar Communications—producer of the MAGIC Marketplace, Project Global Trade Show and Pooltradeshow—has promoted Sherrie Krantz to vice president of mar...
CMC's L.A. Textile Show Partners With Turkish Group, WGSN
The California Market Center has announced several new partnerships planned for the upcoming Los Angeles International Textile Show, set for Oct. 27–29 at the CMC....
GlobalTex Names First Members of West Coast Team
The organizers of GlobalTex, the biannual textile show that debuts in Los Angeles next year, have two new people on their West Coast team to help put together the event....
GlobalTex Shifts Dates for L.A. Show
Organizers of GlobalTex, the newly proposed biannual textile trade show set to launch in Los Angeles in 2009, have shifted the dates of the show to avoid a conflict with Material Wor...
