Fall Toy Preview: First & Focused

Date & Location

Tuesday, October 1 – Thursday, October 3, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Dallas Market Center / World Trade Center
2050 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX 75207

Event Description

Fall Toy Preview® is the by-appointment-only event where toy manufacturers privately show their newest product lines to long-lead buyers. Exhibitors must currently sell to mass market accounts, and they must show products for 4th quarter sales in the following year.

To Exhibit

Interested in exhibiting? Contact your Account Executive, company names beginning with:

A-F:
Bill Osterholm
646-520-4864 
G-O:
Leigh Carleu
646-520-4862 

P-Z:
Ava Slepicoff
646-520-4852 


To Attend

Fall Toy Preview is open to the trade only. Fall Toy Preview is NOT open to the media. No one under the age of 18, including infants, will be admitted. Qualified registrants will receive confirmation by email or fax and badges will be mailed 2-3 weeks before the show. Attendees should be prepared to show government-issued I.D. (i.e., a driver’s license or passport) upon request.

Admissions Fees and Policies

  • Buyer: No charge
  • Trade Guests: Fee information coming soon
  • Manufacturer’s Representative: No charge
  • Non-Exhibiting Manufacturer: Please contact your Account Executive for details
  • TIA Members: No charge
  • LIMA Members: No charge

First-time buyers and trade guests will be required to provide the following business credentials and forms of identification during the registration process:

Business Documents: 
(First-time attendees and on-site registrants only; submit copies of at least two)

  • Tax Resale Certificate (MANDATORY for Independent Retailers)
  • Store/Commercial Lease (Buyer)
  • Business License (Buyer, Trade Guest)
  • Recent Invoices showing purchase of youth industry related products (Buyer)
  • Printed materials- brochures, catalogs, sell sheets, advertisements, or web pages, illustrating industry related products and/or services (Buyer, Trade Guest)

Employee Identification:
(Submit copies of at least ONE)

  • Business card - must show name, title, and company name 
  • Company credit card or paycheck stub 

Who Attends

 Buyers

  • Apparel Stores
  • Arts & Crafts Shop
  • Bookstores
  • Candy/Confections Retailers
  • Card/Stationery Stores
  • Christmas Stores
  • Computer Software Retailers
  • Convenience Stores
  • Costumes/Theatrical Suppliers
  • Department Stores
  • Discount Chains, General
  • Discount Chains, Toy
  • Doll/Collectible Retailers
  • Drug Stores
  • Electronics Retailers
  • Entertainment/Play Centers
  • Florist/Garden Centers
  • Gift Stores
  • Gourmet Retailers
  • Hardware Retailers
  • Health and Beauty Care (HBC) Stores
  • Holiday/Seasonal Merchandisers
  • Home Decorating/Furnishings Suppliers
  • Hotel/Resort/Travel Firms
  • Importers/Exporters
  • Jewelry Stores
  • Mail Order/Catalog Companies
  • Mass Merchants
  • Military Exchanges
  • Model/Hobby Stores
  • Museum Stores
  • Online Retailers
  • Outdoor Retailers
  • Parks - Amusement/Theme
  • Party/Event Planners
  • Party Goods Stores
  • Premiums/Corporate Incentives Suppliers
  • Restaurant/Hospitality Firms
  • School/School Districts
  • Specialty Toy Stores
  • Sporting Goods Stores
  • Supermarket/Grocery Stores
  • TV Shopping Channels
  • Variety Stores
  • Video Stores
  • Warehouse Club/Hypermarkets
  • Wholesale Distributors

 Trade Guests

  • Advertising/Marketing Executives
  • Association Executives
  • Banker/Financial Analysts
  • Entertainment Executives
  • Government Officials
  • International Consulates
  • Inventors
  • Licensors
  • Manufacturer's Representatives
  • Non-Exhibiting Manufacturers
  • Product Development Executives
  • Product Safety Executives
  • Public Relations Executives
  • Regulatory Affairs Executives

Housing & Travel

>>>Make your travel plans now<<<

The official housing partner of Fall Toy Preview is Travel Planners. Please be aware that if other companies contact you for bookings they are not authorized by TIA. Fall Toy Preview show management does not have the ability to resolve disputes with other companies on your behalf.