World Market Center Sets Summer Market Seminars

June 12, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Markets on June 2007 The Summer Las Vegas Market, set for July 30-August 3, will feature a three-part series of seminars from leading industry experts titled “ConsumerWatch,” “ColorWatch” and “TrendWatch.” The in-depth series aims to show buyers at market the full range of emerging trends for the coming year, from color palettes to consumer preferences.

Christine Chow, director of membership and associate director of The Color Association will present a ColorWatch seminar at 10 a.m., Monday, July 30 in World Market Center’s Building B co-sponsored by Vance Publishing’s Furniture Style.

Maxine Lauer, founder and president of Sphere Trending LLC, will present a ConsumerWatch seminar, Tuesday, July 31, 10 a.m., in World Market Center’s Building B that will cover big-picture macro trends that cause consumers to shop, think and live differently, and how that affects the future.

Michelle Lamb, co-founder and chairman of Marketing Directions Inc. and senior editor of The Trend Curve, will present the TrendWatch seminar on Wednesday, August 1, 10 a.m. at the Sands Expo and co-sponsored by Vance’s Accessory Merchandising. She will speak about emerging styles with images from the most recent trade events, including looks fresh from the show floor in Las Vegas.

These seminars are exclusive educational offerings by Las Vegas Market.

“These seminars will prove to be very valuable for buyers and designers who want to get a broad view of what’s happening in the world from design, color, retail and consumers to demographics and societal shifts,” said Dana Andrew, director of marketing and public relations for World Market Center. “The seminars not only impart trends, but also help attendees make their way around Market. The seminars are a great way of providing direction and helping attendees assimilate everything that’s going on around them, whether it’s figuring out which sections of the market they want to go to or just knowing what to look for when they walk around.”