World Market Center to Host Rep Appreciation Day

January 7, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Las Vegas on January 2007 World Market Center will host a special “Rep Appreciation Day” Sunday, Jan. 28, on the eve of opening day for the 2007 Winter Las Vegas market.

The all-day event, scheduled for 8 a.m.-6 p.m., in the fountain foyer of Building A, with a Happy Hour starting at 4 p.m., includes food, beverage and hospitality for all sales representatives attending the show.

“Rep Appreciation Day is our way of rolling out the red carpet to the rep community, who are really the unsung heroes of market,” said Harvey Dondero, CEO of World Market Center. “We also plan to run shuttles the weekend prior to the Market to and from hotels and World Market Center, for the convenience of sales reps who may be attending pre-market meetings. Our new ‘M Line’ shuttles will better accommodate reps and exhibitors, and will also offer pick up service to the Monte Carlo, a designated hotel for the IHFRA. ”

Dondero added that World Market Center has outfitted a new office space on the 16th floor of Building B for the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association, which will help the association serve its members.

Kathy Parks, executive director for IHFRA, said Rep Appreciation Day and the new IHFRA office both underline the vital role reps play at the market and World Market Center’s commitment to these industry professionals.

“In a chaotic pre-market day of sales training, World Market Center is offering reps a welcome respite during the day and a great social outlet in the evening,” she said.