It’s crunch time for shoppers, and these gifts are sure to be anything but ho, ho, ho hum for this holiday – or any special occasion: Sweet slumber for everyone – The last time I was on Maui, my husband Bill and I stayed at The Montage Kapalua Resort, and the bedding was blissful. Now […]
If you’re a Francophile, you’ll aimez French Kande, a line of glamorous jewelry featuring medallions with iconic French designs like the royal fleur de lis and the bee, Napoleon’s symbol. The medallions were a fad in France in the 1960s, when businesses distributed them to customers, much like matchbooks. They were given out by scores […]
Miami Beach Convention Center. One of the first in-person trade shows of the year, it was also Reed Exhibitions’ initial foray back into the United States since the pandemic changed the events industry’s entire landscape.
“It has been a very hard year for all our customers, visitors and our teams, but I’m delighted to say that physical events are back,” said Hugh Jones, global CEO of
Reed Exhibitions, in attendance at his first face-to-face event since he joined the company in February 2020.
Attendance suggests his feelings were hardly unique. Nearly 3,000 buyers filled a showfloor featuring 170 exhibitors, including BA Gold, Kendra Scott and Meira T Jewelry. Day one of the show had a 38% increase in attendance over the opening day of JIS January 2019 and overall attendance was up 10% from the February 2020 event, one of the last to be held before the pandemic’s effects were fully felt.