HONG KONG, Sept. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
Sources (NASDAQ: GSOL) will be launching its 2016 fall trade show
series at Hong Kong's
AsiaWorld-Expo from Oct. 11 to 29,
2016. Thousands of electronics, gifts and home, and fashion
exhibitors are expected to showcase their hottest products at more
than 8,500 booths across three shows:
- Global Sources Electronics
- Global Sources Gifts & Home
- Global Sources Fashion
World's largest electronics sourcing event
Global Sources Electronics, the world's largest
electronics sourcing trade show, will feature 6,000 booths of the
latest electronics from Greater
China, Korea and across Asia. A number of unique experience and demo
zones, the Startup Launchpad pavilion, and an informative
conference program will provide attendees with insights into
rapidly accelerating innovation and technologies from across the
region.
Running from Oct. 11 to 14, the
first phase of Global Sources Electronics includes 3,500
booths and will focus on consumer electronics, security products
and electronic components. The second phase, Mobile
Electronics, will take place from Oct. 18 to 21 and will showcase the latest
smartphones, tablets, wearable devices and mobile
accessories.
The show will also feature several Experience Zones where buyers
can gain first-hand experience of emerging and rapidly-growing
electronics categories including virtual reality, drones, outdoor
and sports electronics, sports and health products, wearables and
personal electric transporters.
President of Global Sources Electronics Group, Tommy Wong, said: "Global Sources always aims to
promote hot electronics categories that are driving innovation. The
Virtual Reality & Gaming Pavilion is biggest in Asia with more than 330 booths. This fall, we
will also launch a Smart Living Pavilion and Outdoor Electronics
Pavilion to showcase the latest gadgets in these hot categories.
Our show is indeed the best platform to spot innovations from the
hottest electronics categories across Asia."
Asia's first Smart Living
Pavilion
Smart Living Pavilion is a brand-new pavilion co-located with
the Mobile Electronics show covering smart security, energy
management, entertainment, and appliances and gadgets. The
fast-growing smart home market sector is expected to reach
US$121.73 billion by 2022.
In collaboration with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
Corporation (HKSTP), the Smart Living Experience Showcase will be a
"live" on-site smart home that incorporates advanced automation
systems to provide inhabitants with sophisticated monitoring and
control over various home devices.
Startup Launchpad expands to showcase a diverse
range of new products
Startup Launchpad will showcase the largest collection of
consumer electronics startups in Asia. With 150
booths featuring emerging hardware startups presenting their
latest tech products, buyers can discover new products at both
phases of the Global Sources Electronics show.
Its conference track and pavilion offer buyers the chance to see
the latest innovations and be first to market with consumer-ready
products across a range of categories. Attendees will also gain
insights from 34 industry thought leaders who will share their
knowledge of market trends and concepts. More information is
available at http://www.launchpadhk.com/.
Comprehensive consumer products trade shows to cover Gifts,
Home and Fashion items
The Gift and Home show will be held concurrently with
Mobile Electronics from
Oct. 18 to 21. With its focus on
creative and eco-friendly gifts, premiums and home products from
China and across Asia, the show will present buyers with a wide
variety of creative, high-quality and smart products.
Marking its 10th anniversary this fall, Global Sources Fashion
is the largest one-stop fashion sourcing event in Hong Kong and is scheduled to be held from
Oct. 26 to 29. The show will
feature some 1,700 booths of
stylish fashion products including apparel, fashion jewelry,
underwear and swimwear, scarves, footwear and fabric. The show will
also showcase the largest collection of bags and luggage in
Hong Kong.
Top buyers from 150 countries and territories expected
to attend
The 2016 fall Global Sources trade shows are set to welcome tens
of thousands of international buyers from more than 150 countries,
including executives from many top global brands and retailers
including Acer, Adidas, Amazon, Best Buy, Brookstone, Canon,
Carrefour, Dolby, eBay, El Corte Ingles, Fossil, Gap, Givenchy,
H&M, Hitachi, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Kate
Spade, Li & Fung, Metro, Office Depot, Panasonic,
Ralph Lauren, Samsung, Sony, Target,
Tesco, The Home Depot, Yamaha, Woolworths and Zalora.
Global Sources trade shows are complemented year-round by 13
industry-specialized websites accessible from GlobalSources.com.
Updated daily, each site delivers exclusive content, including
Analyst's Choice which provides an unbiased selection of new and
innovative products from exhibitors, advertisers, non-advertisers,
startups and leading brands in the region.
For more information about Global Sources trade shows, please
visit http://www.globalsources.com/exhibitions.
More information about Global Sources is also available at the
company's corporate site (http://www.corporate.globalsources.com/),
Facebook and Twitter (/globalsources).
About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company
and a primary facilitator of trade with Greater China.
The core business facilitates trade between Asia and the world using English-language
media such as online marketplaces (GlobalSources.com), trade shows,
magazines, and apps.
More than 1 million international buyers, including 95 of the
world's top 100 retailers, use these services to obtain product and
company information to help them source more profitably from
overseas supply markets. These services also provide suppliers with
integrated marketing solutions to build corporate image, generate
sales leads and win orders from buyers in more than 240 countries
and territories.
Now in its fifth decade, Global Sources has been publicly listed
on the NASDAQ since 2000.
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Investor Contact
in Asia
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Camellia
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Connie Lai
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Tel: (852)
2555-5021
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Tel: (852)
2555-4747
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e-mail:
GSpress@globalsources.com
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e-mail:
investor@globalsources.com
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Investor Contact
in U.S.
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Cathy
Mattison
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LHA
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Tel: (1-415)
433-3777
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e-mail:
cmattison@lhai.com
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