A Global Presence

Market Center Management Company has been managing wholesale market centers and trade shows for more than half a century. It now has market centers on four continents – North America (Dallas Market Center), Asia (ShanghaiMart), Europe (Brussels International Trade Mart) and South America (LatinAmerican Trade Mart) – and major trade shows attended by up to 50,000 attendees from around the world.

From the Dallas International Lighting Market to GlobalTex: LA International Textile Fair to apparel and home decor trade events in Brussels and Shanghai, buyers and sellers around the globe depend upon MCMC to create and manage successful marketplaces for the productive exchange of goods and services.

Dallas Market Center

Dallas Market Center, founded in 1957 by Trammell Crow, encompasses more than 5 million square feet and is the world’s largest wholesale marketplace. Its four buildings contain nearly 2,100 permanent showrooms and 625,000-square-feet of temporary exhibition space. It is home to the largest permanent U.S. marketplace for apparel and fashion accessories and the largest integrated marketplace in the U.S. for home décor – including 1 million square feet dedicated to lighting and 500,000 square feet of space for floral products.

Dallas Market Center's Web site is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.

ShanghaiMart

Opened in China in 1999 as China's first and Asia's largest wholesale market center, ShanghaiMart is MCMC’s Asian business partner. The more than 3 million-square-foot complex has nearly 2,300 permanent showrooms and temporary expo space. Both domestic and international exhibitors display and promote their merchandise in diverse segments such as apparel, accessories, textiles, gift items and home decor.

ShanghaiMart's Web site is available at shanghaimart.com.

Brussels International Trade Mart

Brussels International Trade Mart is the largest wholesale trade center in Europe. Built in 1975, in Brussels, Belgium, It is owned by Dallas-based Crow Holdings and managed by Market Center Management Company. The complex contains 1.78 million-square-feet of space, including 1,500 permanent showrooms and ample exhibition space, offering fashion and home décor.

The Brussels International Trade Mart Web site is available at trademart.be.

LatinAmerican Trade Mart

LatinAmerican Trade Mart, a 2.5 million-square-foot complex located in Bogota, Colombia, is a completely integrated market center scheduled to open in 2011 as the first international wholesale mart in South America. Market Center Management Company is a development and management partner in this project. This unprecedented South American facility will serve both international and domestic markets and will offer a wide array of apparel, textiles and handcrafted consumer goods and home décor from Colombian manufacturers.

The LatinAmerican Trade Mart Web site is available at latinamericantrademart.com.

GlobalTex: LA International Textile Fair

Designed to meet the demands of the $650 billion global textile industry, GlobalTex: LA International Textile Fair debuts in April 2009 as the largest trade show in the U.S. for apparel textiles and materials. This comprehensive international trade show is endorsed by Textile Association of Los Angeles (TALA) and managed by Market Center Management Company. The show is held twice annually at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In addition to fabrics, trimmings and supplies, the trade show will feature a complete assortment of technology including computer systems, software and equipment from leading manufacturers.

The GlobalTex Web site is available at globaltex.com.

Key Trade Events Maximize Business

Market Center Management Company creates and manages trade events at market centers and convention centers that attract thousands of industry decision-makers. These buyers come from the leading manufacturers in the world and represent the largest volume retailers and individually owned specialty stores. Key trade events include:

• Dallas Total Home & Gift Market – attended by up to 50,000; held four times annually.
• Dallas International Lighting Market – largest lighting trade event in the U.S.
• Dallas Holiday & Home Expo – the nation’s leading trade event for floral and holiday resources.
• Dallas Apparel & Accessories Market – a national fashion trade event, held five times annually.
• GlobalTex: LA International Textile Fair – the largest apparel textiles show in the U.S., held twice each year.
• Shanghai International Apparel & Accessories Trade Fair – draws buyers from four continents.
• Shanghai International Fabric & Accessories Trade Fair – features sources from China & Korea.
• Shanghai International Gifts & Home Décor Trade Fair – a comprehensive sourcing event.
• Brussels Shoe Show & Leather Event – European fair offering broad resources.