Vegas gets in High Point's face
The Las Vegas furniture market is crowding High Point -- an aggressive move.
Vegas will open just a month before the October High Point Market, beginning next year.
The change seems likely to force more buyers to choose one or the other. The Vegas promoters must think they come up winners in this gamble. Or they're admitting August just wasn't working out. Cutting back to four days from five, while adding showroom space, looks like a retreat.
The winter show is shifting to February, instead of late January. That still leaves breathing room before High Point in April.
I've thought this might happen. Vegas is out to take market business from High Point. Now High Point has to work all the harder to make sure customers wait for October and April.
When somebody gets in your face, you've got to push back.
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I think you're right, Doug. We have to take the bull by the horns. The housewives of High Point are just going to have to get serious about it. We could get task force together comprised mainly of certain notorious G-Boro police officers etc. who have experience with this kind of thing. The city council could maybe do some temporary zoning variations so we can turn our homes into strip bars.etc and also tax credits for pole installations etc. We could sell seats to the council mtgs. and bill it as a comedy show etc.
We shouldn't take this lying down. I think the ladies are ready. They just need the official OK.
Posted on October 8, 2008 7:48 PM