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Organizers Offer Up NY NOW Winter Market 2025 Post-Show Recap

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The Press Release:
The NY NOW 2025 Winter Market, held from February 2 – 4, 2025 at the Jacob Javits Center, concluded with remarkable success and showcased a modern blend of programming, activations, and panels. Bringing together iconic brands, emerging designers, and influential buyers from around the globe, the event solidified its longstanding reputation as the premier wholesale trade show for gift, home, and accessories.

This year’s Winter Market introduced a reimagined three-day format that included an extraordinary lineup of exhibitors as well as dynamic discussions and engaging activations. From immersive tours to insightful fireside chats and panels, attendees participated in empowering educational sessions and hands-on opportunities to network, connect, and learn.

“NY NOW’s 2025 Winter Market showcased the innovation and creativity that are driving today’s retail industry,” said Matthew Mathiasen, Show Director of NY NOW. “With a charismatic mix of established and emerging exhibitors, engaging discussions, and networking sessions, the market was truly a destination for discovery, connection, and business growth, setting the stage for the future of retail.”
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Business Show Media Acquires White Label World Expo

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The Press Release:
We at Business Show Media are excited to announce that we have acquired the White Label World Expo Series from Fortem International. The series will become a part of our portfolio and will run alongside The Business Show, expanding our reach to online retailers, entrepreneurs, and business owners.

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White Label Expo welcomes 15,000 attendees to the London edition and 8,500 to the Vegas event. By co-locating these two dynamic events, Business Show Media creates extended opportunities for exhibitors to connect with a broader, highly engaged audience and visitors to explore more opportunities for their business. With the White Label World Expo now part of Business Show Media’s global portfolio, exhibitors are positioned to maximise the value of their participation, whilst gaining exposure to a wider network of potential clients and partners.
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CWCBExpo Rebrands As “Cannabis Means Business”

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The Press Release:
Cannabis Means Business (CMB) is a new vision for the show previously run as CWCBExpo. This evolution is a significant shift in the landscape of cannabis industry events and reflects the needs of today and the future of the industry. Taking place June 4-5, 2025 at the Javits Center in New York, this transformation to CMB reflects a growing recognition of the cannabis sector’s evolution and its increasing relevance in business discussions across a multitude of industries and around the world.

CMB–New York Global Edition will serve as a dynamic platform that encompasses an impactful range of topics, emphasizing the integration of cannabis into mainstream business practices. The event will foster an environment where industry professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and key stakeholders can engage in meaningful dialogue about the future of cannabis and New York’s growing influence as a global hub.

“The entire global cannabis supply chain is looking at the Northeast United States, and especially New York, for the latest business opportunities and cannabis innovations. More than 10 years ago, CWCBExpo was a pioneer in championing the New York market when it started the first annual cannabis business trade show at the Javits Center. This transformation into Cannabis Means Business (CMB) underscores the importance of this key market, marked by growing consumer demand, an inclusive regulatory framework, international access, and the potential for incredible growth,” said Christine Ianuzzi, CEO of CMB. “New York is quickly becoming not only a sales epicenter but is also taking the mantle of a hub of commerce and insight at the national and international level.”
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Shoppe Object Announces Move To Starrett-Lehigh Building

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The Press Release:
Shoppe Object, New York City’s premier home and gift trade show, is thrilled to unveil its highly anticipated new home for 2025. After six successful years at Pier 36 and the addition of Skylight at Essex Crossing, Shoppe Object has grown into its next chapter and will be bringing the show back under one roof in the magnificent Starrett-Lehigh Building in West Chelsea, marking a new era for the celebrated event.

Shoppe Object will occupy a 195,000-square-foot, avenue-to-avenue, Art Deco loft on the 3rd and 4th floors within this iconic venue. The new space will feature a continuous expanse of windows with stunning Hudson River views and an abundance of natural light, a private entrance, excellent on-site food and drink options, as well as access to an outdoor terrace on the building’s 10th floor for events and gatherings. This location will offer all the comforts and amenities that will ensure attendees and exhibitors have the extraordinary experience for which Shoppe Object has become known. With a 30% increase in space from past shows, the venue will provide ample room for an expanded array of exhibitors and an enhanced experience for attendees.

“We began our search for a permanent new home in earnest last year, and we needed a space that could carefully balance complex needs,” says Jesse James, Founder & Show Director, Shoppe Object. “The venue we were seeking didn’t exist, so we set out to find a way to create it, and a broad search brought us to every corner of the city until a conversation sparked with the perfect partner in Starrett-Lehigh. I’ve known and loved this building for years, and it truly ticks all our boxes. It’s an ideal location in a vibrant neighborhood that answers the call of our customers, and our custom footprint gives us room to welcome more great brands into our community, while maintaining the intimacy, the energy, and the careful curation that’s at the heart of what we do.”
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Trade Show Update: Piercing Ken Is Approved For Curve New York Summer Showcase 2024

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Hello my friends and good morning to you all. As previously mentioned, I’ve been using the Ken Pierce Media website as the senior editorial voice on sharing some of the approvals that we are getting for the pair of websites under our creative command. Since our launch in the middle of the pandemic 2020, I’ve been doing my best to have KPM be the executive branch and it continues to flow very smoothly which is a very good thing. That being said, a good friend in content creation and business advisory suggested that I keep each particular show to the website that was being credentialed. This way, the outlet that met the approval still gets a post out of it and the KPM branding was going to share the post anyway. This leads me t sharing that I have just received word that my Piercing Ken website, aka “The Chronicles of Piercing Ken” has been approved as media for the just around the corner Curve New York Summer Showcase which will be held at the Javits Center.

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For those who don’t know what the Curve Expo is, it’s a lingerie and intimates showcase that also offers up some swimwear and accessories if those vendors choose to display. They have a few shows over the course of the year with one being in Los Angeles and another in New York and that is the one that I attend. I have forgotten how we began to do this one but it might have been related to some of the fashion stuff I was covering and this trade show continues to be trickier than some of the other ones in terms of getting the best information and photos. Trade show are all about doing business and you don’t want to interrupt when deals are being made. Since this is a lingerie show, there are models and some of them are barely covered up so you have to be cautious about camera use. I will also be doing double-duty at this one since NY NOW’s own Summer Showcase will be taking place on the main floor of the Javits at the same time. Once again I can admit that I wasn’t sure about attending but after being contacted by some of the attendees and their own team I decided to pull the trigger. I am hoping to get more exhibitor interviews for the Official YouTube Channel for Piercing Ken since that side of the fence has been super thriving. Are you subscribed to that yet? If not please give it a whirl as I think you will like it. To entice you, there’s a special Curve New York Playlist that you can enjoy by clicking HERE. Thanks for reading, I will see you all again very soon as we continue to share the stories on the two sites and come up with new editorials here. To say that this is a busy website would be an understatement. Ciao.

Official: https://www.curve-newyork.com/