Retail & Consumer Goods

Vicenza – September 08, 2026 -- Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) opens Vicenzaoro on September 4, drawing roughly 1,300 exhibitors from 38 countries and buyers from more than 130 nations for a five-day run through September 8.

New €60 million hall adds 23,000 square metres of exhibition capacity

The show's centrepiece is the debut of Hall 2, a two-level, 23,000-square-metre building designed by architecture firm GMP. The structure forms part of a €60 million investment by IEG in the Vicenza exhibition centre, expanding capacity and connectivity across the venue.

Vicenza – September 08, 2026 -- Vicenzaoro opens its anniversary edition on September 4, gathering roughly 1,300 exhibitors from 38 countries and buyers from more than 130 countries through September 8, as organizer Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) unveils a new €60 million exhibition hall and folds its jewellery-technology fair T.Gold directly into the main event.

New 23,000-square-meter hall anchors a €60 million site upgrade

The centerpiece of the expansion is Hall 2, a two-story, 23,000-square-meter building designed by GMP and financed as part of IEG's €60 million investment in the Vicenza fairground. The added infrastructure increases capacity and connectivity across the venue, backing IEG's push to position Vicenzaoro as a leading global trade platform for the jewellery supply chain.

Hong Kong – September 08, 2026 -- MEGA SHOW Hong Kong, organized by COMASIA LIMITED, will host more than 3,000 export-ready exhibitors from over 25 countries and regions when its 33rd edition opens at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) on October 20-23 and 27-29, 2026.

Exhibitor base spans mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asia

Suppliers from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam will present new product lines across gifts and promotional items, home and kitchenware, Christmas and festive goods, toys and baby products, stationery and office supplies, travel and sports gear, and lifestyle categories, enabling cross-category sourcing for international buyers.

Tokyo – September 08, 2026 -- Gurunavi, Inc. will stage live demonstrations of "Odate Magewappa," a 1,000-year-old Japanese bentwood craft, at Maison & Objet Paris 2026, running September 10-14 at Paris Nord Villepinte, alongside a showcase of more than 40 Japanese wood products.

The exhibit, housed in a dedicated pavilion titled "JAPAN WOOD x CRAFTSMANSHIP" in Hall 6, Stand N120-P119, is managed by Gurunavi as part of a project promoting Japanese wood products subsidized by Japan's Forestry Agency.

Qidong – September 08, 2026 -- Covation Biomaterials LLC (CovationBio) has produced its first on-spec commercial batches of Xatryx.T bioTHF and Xatryx® bioPTMEG at its 50,000-ton Qidong plant, four months after the facility's mechanical completion in April 2026. The company simultaneously unveiled the world's first athletic insole made with a non-food bio-based material, developed with insole brand INSITE®, at the NW Materials Show in Portland, Oregon on September 2-3, 2026.

Greenville, N.C. – September 08, 2026 -- Replay Sports Cards, the first national franchise dedicated exclusively to the sports card hobby, has signed a franchise agreement with father-son duo Jim and Jake Whitehurst to open a location in Greenville, North Carolina, before the end of 2026.

Deal marks Replay's return to its home state's eastern half

Replay was founded in North Carolina and built its early presence in Charlotte before expanding nationally to a current footprint of three shops across the U.S. The Greenville agreement extends that footprint into eastern North Carolina, linking regional collector communities that Jake Whitehurst says currently lack a central hub.

New York – September 08, 2026 -- Uniqode, a QR Code platform ranked highest on G2, has launched Uniqode Insights, a tool that connects dynamic QR Code scans to purchases, registrations and other conversions.

Marketers struggle to prove QR Code campaign impact despite positive results

98% of marketers report that physical QR Code campaigns have a positive impact on their marketing efforts, yet the link between scans and conversions is often unclear, making it difficult to demonstrate campaign return on investment.

Insights tracks the full journey from scan to purchase across placements

The tool identifies which QR Code placements generate conversions and revenue, and pinpoints where prospects drop off between scanning and completing a transaction. It also identifies high-intent and returning scanners by linking engagement activity across multiple sessions.

Hong Kong – September 08, 2026 -- MEGA SHOW Hong Kong will host its 33rd edition at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) on 20–23 and 27–29 October 2026, organized by COMASIA LIMITED, with more than 3,000 export-ready exhibitors confirmed from over 25 countries and regions.

Exhibitors span 25-plus markets across Asia's manufacturing hubs

Suppliers from Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam will showcase new product lines in gifts and premiums, home and kitchen goods, Christmas and festive supplies, toys and baby products, stationery and office supplies, travel and sporting goods, and lifestyle categories.

Irvine, Calif. – September 08, 2026 -- Blue Compass RV has acquired Brown's RV Superstore in McBee, South Carolina, expanding its Carolinas footprint to 13 dealerships in a deal brokered by Performance Brokerage Services.

Family-owned dealership changes hands after nearly four decades

Founded in 1986, Brown's RV Superstore operated as a family business for close to 40 years on a 12-acre site with 31,000 square feet of retail and service space, including 20 enclosed service bays. The dealership carried new and pre-owned RVs from Jayco, Grand Design, and Brinkley. Barry Brown of the Brown family confirmed the sale, crediting Jesse Stopnitzky of Performance Brokerage Services as exclusive sell-side advisor.

HANGZHOU – September 06, 2026 -- A documentary series tracking China's cross-border e-commerce sector has drawn more than 8.35 million views on international platforms since its July premiere, according to the Hangzhou International Communication Center, which produced the series with the Hangzhou cross-border e-commerce pilot zone.

The series, titled "Cross-Border E-Commerce: Stories from China," documents how exporters are shifting from product-only sales toward narrative-driven marketing to reach overseas buyers.

Hangzhou's e-commerce trade volume rose 1,266-fold since 2015

The city's cross-border e-commerce trade volume has multiplied 1,266 times since 2015, while the number of registered sellers grew from 200 to more than 65,000 over the same period, the center said.