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ROSEMONT, Ill. — Starting this week, the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) is introducing attendees and exhibitors to several of the country’s leading retailers and wholesalers through a virtual event series leading up to its 2025 Annual Private Label Trade Show, set for Nov. 16-18 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. During PLMA’s “Meet […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The ongoing federal government shutdown is disrupting trade shows and business events. As the shutdown enters its second week, thousands of flights have been delayed nationwide including in major hubs like Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville and Philadelphia. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration is reporting staffing shortages, which is adding to the […]
NEW YORK CITY — Questex will combine the International Beauty Show and International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference to form one unified community: Be+Well | Beauty and Wellness Show. This new event will debut at Javits Center March 8-10, 2026. Andrew Warrick, Trade Show Executive’s (TSE) Senior Digital Editor, checked in with numerous Questex leaders to […]
LAS VEGAS — During Vision Expo West 2025, around 10,000 optical industry professionals from 80 countries gathered for fruitful networking opportunities and access to the latest industry innovations — and 34% of them were new attendees. The event, which was Sept. 17–20, is the last show before the owners, RX and The Vision Council, consolidate […]
CHICAGO — Event marketers are looking to attract not only new audiences to events, but the right audiences that will provide the most value to stakeholders and the industry served. One way some events are achieving this is by utilizing the platform Vendelux to identify key target audiences. Through the company’s platform that contains data […]
ATLANTA — The 2025 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) World Congress took place Aug. 24-28 at the Georgia World Congress Center. As the ITS market navigates the current geopolitical climate, along with budget cuts for public sector employees, RX, which produces the annual, rotating event when it stops in North America in partnership with ITS America, […]
ARLINGTON, Va. — Peter Bachmann, President and CEO of USA Rice®, says that when the farm economy is under pressure, like it is right now, one of the first places companies look to cut costs is trade show participation. But for those in the rice industry — farmers, millers, merchants, agri-businesses, government agencies, end-users and […]
MILWAUKEE — The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), which represents off-road equipment manufacturers and their value chain partners, has always been dedicated to implementing social impact initiatives. When the organization learned that professionals in the construction industry, who are the stakeholders of AEM’s events, have a much higher suicide rate than the national average —about […]
CHICAGO — The 2025 Channel Insights report, which was done in partnership with UFI, The Global Association for the Exhibition Industry, and conducted by Explori with the support of the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO), reveals the shifting expectations and priorities of exhibitors. Through the surveying of more than 3,00 events over the period […]
CHICAGO — The 2025 Channel Insights report is revealing telling statistics around exhibitor success and what B2B event organizers should lean into to maintain and increase their market share in the post-pandemic landscape. Through the surveying of more than 3,00 events over the period of 2017 to 2025, the report highlights how exhibitors feel about […]
