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SPREE a Success for Sponsors

Las Vegas—The seventh annual Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference (SPREE) was a huge success by all accounts and especially so for its sponsors. With the heavy foot traffic that trekked through the Mandalay Bay location, April 13-15, vendors kept busy renewing old business leads and making new ones. Read more...

Record-breaking SPREE a Success

Las Vegas — Shai Benamo couldn’t have been happier: All during SPREE, his booth at Nova Point of Sale POS system was busy due to attendee interest.

Heavy foot traffic generated many qualified leads for vendors at the tradeshow. Dawn Spisak of Name in the Frame was excited and reported that SPREE has consistently been the best tradeshow for their company. The company generates custom sports prints and Spisak reported the booth was busy with sustained interest in the company’s offerings. Read more...

Exuberance Marks Record-Breaking SPREE

Las Vegas, NV – The sixth annual Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo opened today with palpable energy on the trade show floor. SPREE sold out of booth space this year and recorded a 60% increase in attendee pre-registration.

Debbie Lahti, the tradeshow director, said she could sense the excitement and that industry professionals of all stripes were eager to network and make deals at SPREE.

Exhibitors including SPREE’s premier sponsor, Bellapierre, also loved the new venue—Mandalay Bay. Bellapierre took full advantage of its prime booth location, immediately inside of the ballroom’s doors. Attendees had an opportunity to see the company’s new line of products. Read more...

SPREE 2010 Offers Exciting Social Events and Discount Theater Tickets for Attendees

Hanover, Mass. – The 2010 Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference (SPREE) announces a full slate of social events for show attendees. SPREE will be hosting two evenings of free festivities and has secured discounted tickets to the popular Broadway show, Disney’s The Lion King playing at the Mandalay Bay Theater. Read more...

SPREE 2010 boosts registrations by offering incentives on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn

Hanover, Mass. – The Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference (SPREE) is taking advantage of social media networks like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to not only boost registration numbers for its conference, but also increase show interest, awareness and reward its fans and followers with prizes. Read more...

Specialty Retail Report announces exciting new award Specialty Retail Hall of Fame to be presented at SPREE Conference

Hanover, Mass. – The Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference (SPREE) is excited to announce the launch of its Specialty Retail Hall of Fame, a new award program to recognize outstanding specialty retailers and retail leasing managers. The awards will be handed out at the annual SPREE show at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, April 13-15, 2010. Read more...

SPREE 2010 is on its way to being the biggest show to date!

Hanover, MA - “We knew that SPREE was already the World’s largest event for the cart & kiosk industry”, says SPREE Trade Show Director, Debbie Lahti, “but, we are incredibly excited to see the growth the show is already beginning to see in pre-registrations”. Read more...

Brisk Business Makes SPREE 2009 A Success

Las Vegas - Vendors and attendees were both upbeat and optimistic about the future on the last day of SPREE 2009. Despite the shaky economy, many vendors reported high levels of interest in their products.

Dawn Spisak of Name in the Frame was very satisfied with the strong leads SPREE generated for the company. "We are very satisfied with the show-we have had some very good leads," Spisak said. The company helps retailers customize a wide variety of prints-including many sports ones-for customers. The biggest advantage is retailers don't need to store large amounts of inventory on hand. A huge variety of sports franchise prints from teams all over the country are available for customization. Read more...

SPREE Day 2 Sustains High Interest

Las Vegas - Packed seminars complemented brisk business on day 2 of SPREE. Informative sessions covering the A to Zs of specialty retail drew in large crowds all day long on April 22.

Among the many well-attended sessions included a series of talks presented by Deborah Kravitz of Provenzano Resources. Kravitz visited the basics of leasing math, product choices, staffing solutions for mall carts and more. She also discussed strategies for negotiating lease terms in today's economic climate. Read more...

SPREE Las Vegas Enjoys Spirited Day 1

Las Vegas-Hundreds of attendees kicked SPREE off into high gear on its first day, April 21, as established industry leaders and new entrants to the carts and kiosk industry networked with industry players and crafted new deals.

David Oren, founder and CEO of Bella Pierre-and premier sponsor of SPREE-said he considered the company's presence at SPREE to be a vital strategy of their marketing efforts. Oren reported that their makeup, made from 100% natural pigments, continues to sell well. He added that the company does all it can to empower kiosk operators with winning sales strategies. Read more...