On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA October-November 2016 | Page 15
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Eastern IGC Show
Discontinued
IGC Show founders Jeff and Cheryl Morey
have announced that the 3-year-old, eastern
IGC Show will not continue. What was known
as IGC East launched in 2014 in National Harbor,
Maryland, and moved to Baltimore in 2015. It
was in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania in 2016.
“As we begin our second decade serving the
market with the IGC Show, we are shifting our
focus back to the IGC Show in Chicago, making
it the only event,” Jeff Morey said. “Though
extensive research showed it was a prudent
move, and the IGC East Show did have its
distinct fans—both exhibitors and attendees—
we’ve come to the conclusion that the support
is not enough to go forward at this time.”
The original IGC Show, which will mark its
11th anniversary, takes place Aug. 15-17, 2017
at Chicago’s Navy Pier.
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Indiana Flower & Patio
Show Sold
Marketplace Events, North America’s largest
home show producer, has acquired the Indiana
Flower & Patio Show and the Christmas Gift &
Hobby Show.
The Indiana Flower & Patio Show began in
1958, and the Christmas Gift & Hobby Show
started in 1949. Marketplace Events already
produces the Indianapolis Home Show.
In the October 2016 announcement, the
company said it also purchased three home
shows in Richmond, Virginia. The purchases are
a continuation of the company’s aggressive
growth strategy. The company has acquired
11 shows and launched nine others in the past
two years. Of those, seven were added since
Feb. 2, 2016, when Sentinel Capital Partners
purchased Marketplace Events.
The company produces 33 consumer home
shows in the U.S.,14 in Canada, and four holiday
shows. The 51 events in 23 markets attract
14,000 exhibitors and 1.5 million attendees.
Rain doesn’t keep GWA away.
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Download Garden Media Group’s 2017
Garden Trends Report: Grow 365, which was
released at the recent GWA Conference and
Expo in Atlanta. Grow 365 identifies eight
industry trends that reflect consumer demands
for clean gardening, clean eating and clean
air—no matter the season.
PHOTOS COURTESY CAITLIN NORTON
Garden Trends Report
Released
The private garden of Robin and Marc Pollack was on the tour.
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