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Article: International attendance fuels the national hardware show.(1998 National Hardware Show, National Building Products Exposition and International Hardware Week)
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- Do-It-Yourself Retailing
- Article date:
- September 1, 1998
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Market Globalization Attracts Increasing Number of Exhibitors and Retailers from Abroad
More than 72,000 attendees converged on Chicago's McCormick Place Complex Aug. 16 - 19 to conduct business at what was billed as "The World's Hardware Fair." Some 3,300 exhibitors displayed their product lines in 1.3 million square feet of displays as part of the National Hardware Show[R] and National Building Products Exposition, held in conjunction with International Hardware Week[SM].
As the domestic home improvement marketplace continues to consolidate, the Hardware Show continues to grow by attracting more international exhibitors and attendees. William P. ...