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Dallas Market Center Ready to Welcome Top Buying Groups
May 29,
2024 by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry 
Many of the top multi-location retailers and buying groups, representing billions of dollars in purchasing power, will attend the June Markets in Dallas including Apparel & Accessories (June 11-14), Total Home & Gift Market (June 19-25), and Lightovation (June 19-22). Retailers and buying groups are coming to Dallas Market Center to discover the newest items across gift, home, lighting, apparel, and accessories from permanent and temporary exhibitors.
“The interest in doing business at Dallas Market Center by large-volume buyers has only increased because we offer an efficient, supportive, and safe location,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “Our marketplace and private meeting spaces allow for these important buyers to see new products and feel welcome.”
Large-volume buyers are provided a range of support and amenities including dedicated staff members to assist them; meeting rooms; private buy space; product sourcing, catering services; and more. New meeting space will debut for June on the 4th floor of the World Trade Center; Southwest Buying Group, with members representing more than 700 doors, will be the first to host a meeting in this location.
Notable private buys are already scheduled for June, including Dillard’s which has five different buying events scheduled over the summer, as well as sending buyers to June markets.
A growing list of major stores and key retailers are already registered for the June markets including:
Buying Groups: ASTRA, Boutique Hub Summit, Hospital Gift Shops, MAI, Purchasing Power Plus, and Southwest Buying Group.
Major Stores: Albertsons’ Southwest, At Home, Betres Hallmark, Brookshire’s, Buc-ee’s, Boot Barn, Buckle, Choctaw Casino, Dillard’s, Dry Goods, Furniture Mall, Hobby Lobby, Wayfair, Julian Gold, Landry’s, Mardel, Michaels, Monkee’s, Neiman Marcus, NFM, Normans Hallmark, The Paper Store, Reasor’s, Spa at Winstar, Sun & Ski Sports, Tyler’s, United Supermarkets, Von Maur, and World Market.
Markets taking place at Dallas Market Center in June include Apparel & Accessories Market (June 11-14), Total Home & Gift Market (June 19-25, TEMPS 19-22), KidsWorld (June 19-25), and Lightovation (June 19-22).
For upcoming markets, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the Dallas Market Center mobile app. Also, keep up-to-date on all information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the DMC Daily Dose.