ASD/AMD Merchandise Show Can Get It For You Wholesale

The Las Vegas ASD/AMD Merchandise Show filled The Sands Expo Center & Las Vegas Convention Center and The Events Center & Grand Ballroom of the Mirage as it swept into town from August 10-13. As the nation's largest merchandise show, ASD/AMD is comprised of the Variety Merchandise Show, the Gift Show, the Jewelry Show and the Military Tactical Outdoor Show.

More than 3,500 Exhibitors from around the world converged on the venues, separated into specialized sections: Gifts & More, Specialty & Gourmet Foods, Furniture & Home Decor, Value Apparel, Fashion Accessories, Tools & Hardware, Variety and General Merchandise, and the decidedly man-friendly Military Tactical Outdoor (Army Navy surplus, guns, sporting goods).

ASD/AMD is a wholesale event that is open to trade only and not the public.

Founded in 1961, the ASD/AMD product portfolio connects sellers from manufacturing to wholesale distribution with buyers from independent retailers to international chain stores. Ever wonder how your favorite dollar store or gift shop gets stocked? It all begins right here.

Discount, closeout and related price-point merchandise is located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; variety, novelty and associated categories are housed at the Sands Expo Center.

At The Mirage Events Center & Grand Ballroom, The Jewelry Show hosted more than 350 companies in 700 exhibits provide the broadest possible selection of wholesale fine and fashion jewelry at single show. Over at The Sands Expo Center, The Gift Show is the largest national show of its kind in the West.

More than 150 categories of merchandise are exhibited, including general merchandise, giftware, toys, jewelry (eight categories), fashion accessories, collectibles, house wares, army-navy surplus, seasonal goods, sunglasses, cosmetics, tools, watches, clothing, art glass, perfume, handbags, clocks, automotive, luggage, acrylic nails, watches, hats sunglasses and cell phone holders by the mile. You’d be fortunate to be at such a show in the event of a national emergency; it could supply you with any type necessity for long-term survival.

Although you can find all of the usual household goods, gadgets and glassware in the galaxy, you’ll also stumble across unusual discoveries like a whole table full of gargoyles and gemstones. Whole booths are dedicated to bracelets. Others proudly display jumper cables. Handbags hang from racks like peculiar, multi-colored fruit. Bongs beckon under the guise of hand-blown art glass. Dramatic displays stand out amid the hundreds of carpeted aisles that invite you to peruse their offerings.

Take Western Fashion Inc. for example. The Chino, California, company may have Western in the title, but is definitely run with an Eastern flair for the exotic, and proprietor Punkash Gupta is its smiling ambassador. From sparkly crystal and coin jewelry to full belly-dancing regalia, shawls, and silk fabrics for men and women, Western Fashion Inc. offers unusual and unique imports for the customer who will not be caught wearing the mundane or uninspired. It was here that I discovered that whisper-thin, see-through tops serve the purpose of highlighting shiny metal bras. There’s no such thing as unadorned skin, with the addition of temporary tattoos, bracelets, and bangles forged specifically for the feminine form. Gupta is also a regular exhibitor at the annual Magic Show, which will give you an idea of the dramatic flair to his fashions and accessories.

Other ASD/AMD shows take place in New York and Atlantic City. The next one will take place from September 14-16 in New York City. The show returns to Las Vegas from March 15-19, 2009. As their own promotional brochure declares, “If you can dream it, you can buy it at ASD/AMD Las Vegas!”

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