JPMA to Help Promote PB&J: The Preview for Baby & Juvenile

—Leading Trade Association Promoting New Dallas Show to Its Members—

DALLAS – January 24, 2012 – Dallas Market Center, the world's most complete wholesale resource, today announced that the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) has agreed to help promote PB&J: The Preview for Baby & Juvenile to its members. PB&J is a new Dallas trade event for mass market retailers created as a joint venture with the Toy Industry Association (TIA). The show will debut and run concurrently with TIA's annual Fall Toy Preview, October 2-4, 2012, on the Dallas Market Center campus.

Dallas Market Center was the long-time host of JPMA's annual trade event, in addition to managing a full calendar of trade events bringing manufacturers and retailers together.

"We are offering our assistance by promoting PB&J and the new Dallas show that is intended to offer the mass market a successful formula for better business," said Robert Waller, Jr., president of JPMA. "Dallas Market Center has a unique history and understanding of our industry that should help them create a show respected by manufacturers and decision makers from major stores. We are promoting this event to all JPMA members and mass market retailers."

PB&J will offer a focused selection of baby and juvenile resources from leading manufacturers, with an emphasis on companies in the following categories: furniture, bedding, gifts, décor, baby care, accessories, strollers, high chairs, nursing/feeding. Together, PB&J and the TIA Fall Toy Preview will create the most important event in the United States for retailers seeking to maximize the buying experience for a more than $9 billion industry.

"We welcome the support of JPMA, which has long represented the best interests of the industry," said Bill Winsor, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center.

Echoing Fall Toy Preview's model, PB&J will be a by-appointment-only event that brings together vendors with mass retailers for private meetings as well as networking events. Dallas Market Center will provide meeting rooms, WiFi, special hospitality and other amenities. Dallas enjoys easy access from around the world, low travel costs, award-winning restaurants, and numerous entertainment options.

For more information about PB&J, visit www.pbandjshow.com and follow @pbj_show on Twitter.

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