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Dallas Market Center Announces Next Phase of Nearshoring
October 29,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Dallas Market Center today announced the next phase of Nearshoring America, an initiative that connects U.S. brands with factories and supply chain service providers from Mexico and Latin America. Following a successful 2024 debut as a first-of-its-kind trade event, Nearshoring America will evolve in January 2026 into a custom matchmaking program designed to create faster more efficient sourcing connections.
“From the beginning, Nearshoring America has been about building stronger, smarter supply chains closer to home,” said Cindy Morris, President and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “This next step focuses on precision matchmaking—helping brands and manufacturers form real partnerships face to-face.”
The 2026 Nearshoring America Matchmaking Program will link verified factories and service providers from Mexico and Latin America with U.S. brands in gift, home furnishings, lighting, and fashion accessories. Instead of a traditional trade show, the new format will collect production criteria directly from brands, deliver tailored supplier recommendations, and then host one-on-one meetings at Dallas Market Center inside Dallas Suites, a private meeting environment designed for sourcing conversations.
This new model removes friction from the sourcing process by leveraging more than two years of Dallas Market Center research, field visits to factories, and partnerships across the region. The goal is to deliver tangible results—accelerating discovery, reducing risk, and strengthening nearshore production networks.
The matchmaking program is open to all brands exhibiting at Dallas Market Centers seeking reliable nearshore production partners, as well as to vetted factories and service providers ready to expand into the U.S. market.
“Nearshoring is more than a trend—it’s a transformation,” added Michael Mendoza, Dallas Market Center. “We’re proud to create a direct and data-driven way to match U.S. brands with trusted manufacturing partners across Latin America.”
Nearshoring America matchmaking sessions will debut January 2026, coinciding with Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and Lightovation. More information and registration details are available at nearshoringamerica.com.
For inquiries, contact Michael Mendoza at mmendoza@dallasmarketcenter.com.
January Markets at Dallas Market Center include Dallas Total Home & Gift Market — Jan 7-13; Lightovation: Dallas International Lighting Show — Jan 10-13; Dallas Apparel & Accessories Market — January 20-23; KidsWorld — Jan 20-23; AETA International Trade Show — Jan 21- 24; WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Market January 21-24; and the Dallas Men’s Show — Jan 24-26.
For future 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, and the DMC Daily Dose.