Small businesses, retailers, manufacturers and designers across the US and Latin America are to get a boost this summer as an international apparel and textile sourcing event expands to Miami.
The new Apparel Textile Sourcing Miami (ATS-M) trade show will take place on 21-23 May at the Mana Wynwood Convention Center, offering three days of seminars, panels and runway shows, covering topics from trade agreements to the changing Latin American market, as well as tips on how to choose overseas producers, plus new approaches on succeeding in the US market.
The event is expected to attract hundreds of international apparel and textile manufacturers from China, India, Bangladesh, the US, Turkey, Pakistan, Mexico and many other countries and territories from across Central and South America and all around the globe.
The ATS brand has established itself internationally with Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada, held every August in Toronto. In 2017 the event grew by more than 50% in attendees and international exhibits.
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The same formula of success is the basis for ATS-Miami, with organisers promising three days of insight and information to best navigate and profit in the international sourcing process.
“The expansion of the ATS Brand to Miami is a direct response to the market demand and fills a significant gap for the US and Latin American markets,” says Jason Prescott, CEO of JP Communications, organiser of the event and parent-company to TopTenWholesale.com and Manufacturer.com.
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By GlobalData“ATS-Miami provides a unique opportunity for apparel and textile importers and retailers to intersect and access the most current importing information from the top industry insiders. Imagine the time and money saved for the local and Latin importers. The producers are coming from Asia to Miami,” he adds, emphasising that China alone exports US$42bn in apparel a year to the US and $11bn a year to Latin America.
ATS-M will also feature:
- A ‘Made in USA’ pavilion, showcasing US-based manufacturers who source apparel and textiles from abroad for their finished goods, as well as US designers who have their designs produced into finished products overseas.
- An Americas Pavilion featuring products from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Nicaragua, El Salvador.
- A Summer 2018 Apparel and Textile Trends display.
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