First Great Lakes Gift Show a success
The debut 2025 Regional Great Lakes Gift Show debuted at the Kalamazoo Expo Center on Feb. 25-27. A variety of industry newcomers and first-time exhibitors, local, regional and national companies, and manufacturer rep groups exhibited from around the Great Lakes, Midwest and East Coast.
The show attracted around 400 attendees from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. A variety of different businesses included: boutiques, bookstores, campgrounds, florists, gift shops, gourmet, hospital gift shops, lighthouse, museums, resorts, seasonal, sporting goods and zoos attended the show.
The gift show introduced a wide assortment of new gift lines, bath and body, home décor, holiday, resort apparel, souvenir and tourism. Exhibitors reportedly had great buyer interaction and wrote orders with new customers throughout the three-day show.
The 2026 Great Lakes Gift Show is scheduled to take place March 3-5, 2026, and is 85% full. For more information, visit greatlakespromotionsllc.com.
Photo courtesy of the Great Lakes Gift Show.
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