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  "company": "FASHION by Informa",
  "headline": "Las Vegas marketplace returns August 10–12, 2026: wholesale buyers and emerging brands converge.",
  "topic": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}",
  "source_name": "Business Insider / GLOBE NEWSWIRE",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ PAPER · Trade show infrastructure for retail wholesale · FASHION by Informa\n\nLas Vegas marketplace returns August 10–12, 2026: wholesale buyers and emerging brands converge.\n\nEveryone talks about D2C and skipping retail. But retail still moves volume and does not require you to fund customer acquisition. A 500-unit wholesale order to a regional chain pays for itself faster than a $50K ad spend on TikTok Shop. These trade shows are unglamorous and feel old-school, but they are still where retail velocity gets built.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/fashion-by-informa-2026-08-22t03-7\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/fashion-by-informa-2026-08-22t03-7\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/fashion-by-informa-2026-08-22t03-7",
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      "alt_body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ PAPER · Trade show infrastructure for retail wholesale · FASHION by Informa\n\nLas Vegas marketplace returns August 10–12, 2026: wholesale buyers and emerging brands converge.\n\nEveryone talks about D2C and skipping retail. But retail still moves volume and does not require you to fund customer acquisition. A 500-unit wholesale order to a regional chain pays for itself faster than a $50K ad spend on TikTok Shop. These trade shows are unglamorous and feel old-school, but they are still where retail velocity gets built.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/lh/fashion-by-informa-2026-08-22t03-7\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/lh/fashion-by-informa-2026-08-22t03-7\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/lh/fashion-by-informa-2026-08-22t03-7",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Retail & Shelf Play}\n◆ PAPER · Trade show infrastructure for retail wholesale · FASHION by Informa\n\nLas Vegas marketplace returns August 10–12, 2026: wholesale buyers and…\n\nMy Stash Take →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/bs/fashion-by-informa-2026-08-22t03-7",
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      "title": "Las Vegas marketplace returns August 10–12, 2026: wholesale buyers and emerging brands converge.",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nPer Business Insider/GLOBE NEWSWIRE, FASHION by Informa's Las Vegas Marketplace returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center August 10–12, 2026, serving as a venue for wholesale buyers to meet emerging apparel and sourcing brands.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): if you are an emerging apparel, accessories, or hard-goods brand and have not shown at FASHION by Informa or similar events, you are missing a direct line to buyers for Nordstrom, specialty retail, and regional chains. The booth investment (typically $1K–$5K) is small compared to the wholesale orders that come from a three-day event. The play: if you are shipping in Q4 2026 or Q1 2027, apply now. Prepare a line sheet, six-piece lookbook, and demo samples. Target 10–15 specific buyers you want to meet (research attendees in advance). Book 15-minute slots. The meeting is the sale; the email follow-up is the close.\nWhat that means for you: Everyone talks about D2C and skipping retail. But retail still moves volume and does not require you to fund customer acquisition. A 500-unit wholesale order to a regional chain pays for itself faster than a $50K ad spend on TikTok Shop. These trade shows are unglamorous and feel old-school, but they are still where retail velocity gets built.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — Business Insider / GLOBE NEWSWIRE: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/fashion-by-informa-s-las-vegas-marketplace-returns-where-wholesale-buyers-meet-emerging-brands-for-retail-innovation-apparel-sourcing-1036358043.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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