Dallas Total Home & Gift Market announces expansions for Winter 2025 event

By Edited by Megan Smalley

Several showrooms will also debut at the Jan. 8-14, 2025, event.

The upcoming Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, Jan. 8-14, 2025, will debut countless new products inside permanent showrooms in three buildings, plus four neighborhoods of temporary booths open only during the Winter 2025 event. In addition to new products, the market will include a full schedule of events for the retail and design community, with experts and influencers presenting tours, seminars, presentations and networking opportunities to deepen knowledge and create a shared community among attendees.

Several showrooms are new and expanding for the Winter 2025 event. In the Trade Mart, multi-line gift agency Patrick & Co. (TM 2927 / 2727 / 2741) is expanding and will include more than a dozen new brands. Olivia Riegel (TM 2618) is also relocating and expanding. Dallas Market Center is also welcoming a few new Trade Mart showrooms, including Christian Art Gifts (TM 1400), wrapping and ribbon from LaRibbons and Crafts (TM 2634) and lifestyle brand Laura Park Designs / Prince of Scots (TM 1420).

The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market will include remerchandised destinations, new exhibitors and special promotions in the discovery zone for new products that could help retailers stand out.

The World Trade Center’s 11th floor is the new destination for apparel, accessories and jewelry, plus a curated design collection called Boutique featuring better apparel and design-oriented fashion accessories. The 12th floor of the World Trade Center will be the largest presentation of products for gift, gourmet, handmade, home accents and seasonal items. In the Emerging Gift area, some exhibitors include Wrapido!, Play Away Mahjong Cards, Eklektik Pieces, Reminder Nail Polish and Rebecca Illustrated. In General Gift, some exhibitors include Fabuplates, Thompson’s Candle Co., TiNte Cosmetics, L A Ribbons & Crafts and Angel Dear. Some gourmet food exhibitors will be Seasoned Straws, Austin Pretzel, Twirl Cotton Candy, Oli Tea Company and Cup of Coa. Additionally, in T-shirts, exhibitors include Wild West Shirts, Zutter, My Muse and Mason Jar Label.

Retailers can find new toys and games at Total Home & Gift Market this January.
Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center says many multi-location retailers and buying groups are expected to come to the Winter 2025 Total Home & Gift Market. Some buying groups attending include ASTRA, Boutique Hub Summit, Branches Hospital Gift Shops, Learning Express, MAI, Purchasing Power Plus and Southwest Buying Group.

Attendees can also benefit from networking and education at the Winter 2025 event. Dallas Market Center invites attendees to check out its Speaking of Retail sessions, which will take place Wednesday through Friday at noon in the Textile Salon, IHDC 2F215, with lunch provided. The sessions will explore topics such as navigating family dynamics in retail businesses, engaging customers with visual storytelling and delving into brick-and-mortar storefronts. Interested attendees should RSVP for these sessions here: https://dallasmarket.wufoo.com/forms/rua00oy0so1y67/

Dallas Market Center will also have a collection of experts, influencers and retailers return as Style Eyes to spot must-see and unique products and trends across the marketplace, including gifts, home decor and more. This event’s Style Eyes include: Robin Burrill, co-owner of Signature Home Services; Heather Fujikawa, co-owner of Home Sprucing; Cara Fox, co-owner of The Fox Group; Jill Zarin, reality TV personality, author and product designer; and Sabrina Soto, design TV personality.

Complete event details are available on the Dallas Market Center website.