ASD Market Week closed on March 19, 2026, and for the thousands of resellers, independent retailers, and wholesale buyers who walked the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center, it was three days packed with product discovery, supplier conversations, and a clear read on where the wholesale market is heading into Q2.
With over 1,800 vendors across 19 merchandise categories — from general merchandise and closeouts to licensed products, fashion accessories, and outdoor gear — ASD remains the most comprehensive wholesale buying event in North America. Here’s what stood out this March.
What Was on the Floor
The newly renovated North and Central Halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center gave this edition of ASD a noticeably more open and navigable layout. Buyers could move between categories more efficiently than in past years — a small but real improvement for anyone trying to cover the entire floor in three days.
Category highlights from the floor:
- Licensed merchandise was one of the strongest sections of the show — Disney, Hello Kitty, Marvel, Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Pokemon were all prominently represented with wide product assortments covering everything from apparel to tableware and accessories. Booths in this section were consistently busy.
- General merchandise and closeouts drew serious buyers. Regent Products Corp. — operating since 1985 with over 5,000 items across 30+ categories — had a packed booth. Kole Imports & Closeouts dominated their section with an inflatable arch entrance and wall-to-wall product from apparel to pet supplies to seasonal décor.
- Outdoor, home, and BBQ had strong floor presence — patio furniture, fire pits, pressure washers, and outdoor gear filled multiple booths in the north section, relevant for resellers stocking up ahead of the summer demand window.
- Fashion accessories — caps, t-shirts, novelty apparel — were well represented throughout. Sinbad Sports showed a wide wall of baseball caps spanning sports teams, city themes, and fashion styles alongside graphic tees.
- The liquidation and recommerce section was active throughout all three days, with Via Trading and B-Stock both running booths and taking meetings.
The Recommerce Conversation Was Front and Center
One of the most attended sessions at this year’s ASD was the Hub Stage panel on March 17: “How to Win in Recommerce: Turning Returns, Overstock, and Closeouts into Profit.” The panel brought together industry voices on reverse logistics, liquidation strategy, and secondary market channels — exactly the topics resellers are focused on right now.
Via Trading‘s Sales Director Jenny Franco also hosted a separate session: “How Liquidation Fits into Modern Sourcing — and When It Doesn’t.” The session was practical and direct — the kind of content that translates immediately into better buying decisions for resellers at every scale.
The level of attention these sessions drew reflects what’s happening in the broader market: with tariff-driven inventory surpluses feeding the secondary market, more resellers are actively building liquidation sourcing into their regular buying strategy — not treating it as an occasional opportunity.
TopTenWholesale Customers Were Well Represented
Several verified TTW suppliers had strong presences at the show. Via Trading — one of the most active liquidation suppliers on TopTenWholesale.com — ran one of the largest booths in the liquidation section, with a full team taking meetings throughout the three days. B-Stock, another TTW partner, was also on the floor with their own booth.
For TTW buyers who weren’t able to make it to Las Vegas this March, these suppliers are accessible year-round through the TopTenWholesale directory. The next edition of ASD Market Week returns to Las Vegas August 25–27, 2026.
What This Means for Resellers Heading Into Q2
The mood at ASD this March was busy and purposeful. Buyers were there to write orders, not browse. The categories with the most foot traffic — licensed merchandise, closeouts, seasonal goods, and fashion accessories — align directly with the wholesale categories showing the strongest momentum heading into spring and summer.
If you missed this edition, the sourcing opportunities from ASD don’t disappear when the show closes. Most vendors exhibit precisely because they want year-round buyer relationships — and the TTW directory is where many of them maintain their ongoing wholesale presence.
Looking to connect with verified wholesale suppliers year-round? Browse the TopTenWholesale.com directory — where ASD vendors and thousands of other verified suppliers maintain their wholesale listings for buyers of all sizes.
