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IR Show Summer edition to take place in Las Vegas

Dec 27, 2023 United States

The organizer of the Innovative Retail Show announced that the summer edition of the show will take place in Las Vegas. For the time being, the winter edition will remain in San Diego

The news was reported by Footwear News. After relocating the footwear trade show to the San Diego Convention Center in February 2022, the IR Show is again on the move and will be held in Las Vegas for the next two summer editions. Organizer Gary Hauss explained that due to the San Diego Comic-Con, which takes place in the summer months, he was having difficulty finding dates for accommodation that would suit his attendees.

“I want to be an earlier show, not a later show”, he told Footwear News. “I think it’s better for the vendors and the buyers, and I don’t want to step on the toes of The Atlanta Shoe Market in any way by being right on top of theirs. I have a great relationship and respect for [Atlanta organizer] Laura Conwell-O’Brien. So, I will not do that. But what was happening was I was getting pushed into June, which is too early, or August”.

The 2024 summer edition of IR is then scheduled to take place at the Horseshoe Casino on the Las Vegas Strip between the 28th and the 30th of June.

Winter Edition

Hauss added that the event is growing, with new brands set to take part in the winter edition of IR, which will be held between the 28th and the 30th of January 2024, including Kizik, Andre Assous, Cole Haan, Miz Mooz, A.S.98, Victoria, Hoff, Camper, Yellow Box, Arche and Diba True.

Buyers from Zappos, Comfort One, QVC, Tradehome, Shoe City and Beck’s Shoes are also expected to attend.

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