Upcoming Trade Shows for Jewelry Buyers and Sellers
Buyers and sellers at all points in the jewelry chain – from designers, manufacturers, importers and wholesalers to chain and department store jewelry buyers, auction merchants and eCommerce dropshippers – can source the right styles at the right prices at trade shows.Even a full-service and well-trafficked online catalog/order site can be kicked up a notch by meeting leading jewelry wholesalers and buyers face-to-face, scanning trends and doing the deals that make the profit margins.
Here are six major jewelry, gem and gift trade shows in the U.S. for December:
North American Jewelry & Gift Show
December 5–7, 2008
Wholesale & Retail expo with international show list. Get more info from the Rio Grande Valley Jewelry & Gift Show .
Jewelry Fashion & Accessories Show
December 5—7, 2008
Major venue linking up jewelry and accessories exhibitors, buyers and sellers at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Illinois. See Schaumburg Illinois Show .
American Gem Expo–Ft. Lauderdale
December 6—7, 2008
International trade event for the fashion jewelry and accessories industry. Get more info on American Gem Expo (Fort Lauderdale Florida).
GTS Orlando Expo
December 12—14, 2008
Promoted as the only international trade event for fashion jewelry and accessories, the GTS Expo attracts suppliers and volume buyers to Orlando Florida.
Gem Faire – San Diego
December 19—21, 2008
A marketplace for designers, importers and manufacturers focused on gemstones, jewelry, minerals, fossils, meteorites and lapidary equipment. At the Scottish Rite Center in San Diego .
American Gem Expo
December 20—21, 2008
International trade event focused on fashion jewelry and accessories buyers, sellers, traders held at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.
