Lots to Look Forward to at ASD August Show

August may seem far away, but it’s just around the corner in the “retail” world. It’s so close, in fact, that registration for the ASD Las Vegas Show that takes place from August 12-15, 2012 is now open. As the country’s largest consumer trade show, ASD offers variety, fun and a whole lot of shopping. Their recent March 2012 show had over 3,ooo vendors for their over 45,000 attending retailers to choose from. If that doesn’t scream variety, we don’t know what does!

Top performing products sold at the recent ASD Las Vegas show included:

• Fashion Jewelry: Fashion accessories such as bracelets, rings, watches and earrings were top sellers. Whether from cash & carry or through orders placed, the choices were on track with modern retail needs and consumer demands.
• Accessories: Handbags, wallets and other leather goods flourished in a variety of styles, price points and vendors. Additionally, hats, scarves, eyewear and sunglasses also performed well.
• Gift & Novelty: From actual gift bags to wrapping paper to a vast assortment of items to sell as gifts, ASD covered it all.
• Closeouts & Liquidations: Apparel for men, women, children and babies thrive at the ASD closeout & liquidation section – with guaranteed finds in style and brand names included.
• Resort: Stores that cater to a destination, travel or resort audience excelled at ASD, with the perfect assortment of gifts and novelty goods for their stores.
• Toys/Plush/Games: From licensed games and toys, such as Disney and Dora, to popular adult games – including Angry Bird – there was a seemingly endless choice of vendors to shop from in this category.
• Apparel: Style held it’s own at ASD, with fashion trends available at a large assortment of vendors. Classic t-shirts, sweatsuits, college apparel, undergarments, socks and more also thrived.
• Home: With the exception of large furniture, you could re-decorate an entire neighborhood full of homes with the assortment found at ASD. Different style? No problem. Variety – and giving retailers choices – is what ASD does best.
• Holiday: Home decor for the holidays, store accessories, novelty items and more made the list of top performers at ASD. Combined with the rest of the top sellers at ASD, we think this ends the list on a  happy note!

First time attendee Lydia Stern, whose store  Beadlush is based in North Carolina, was excited to find new product choices for her store that she had never even  thought of on her own to introduce. Her attendance at the show not only introduced her to new vendors to work with, but opened her eyes to new ways to merchandise her style.

Ready to buy for your store’s assortment in a one-stop powerhouse show? Registration for the ASD Las Vegas August show is open now!