Admittance to LA FASHION MARKET, FOCUS Tradeshow, TRANSIT Tradeshow & the LA Kids Market at the California Market Center (CMC) is open & free to *qualified buyers and press only. Online pre-registration is not available. Please register on-site to receive your badge, required for entry into showrooms, tradeshows, events & buyer hospitality. Registration Hours: Tue-Fri, 8:30a-6p | location: CMC Lobby. †Guest Fee: $20
†NOTE NEW GUEST POLICY: Guests of registered buyers are subject to a $20 non-refundable fee. Spouses and children under 12 are an exception. Guests must be accompanied by a registered Buyer with badge. Visit the Registration counter for a Visitor badge.
Please click HERE for Admissions Policies.
*QUALIFIED BUYER TYPES
- Department Store
- Discount/Off Price/Outlet Store
- Boutique/Specialty Store
- Chain Stores (6 or more)
- Sporting Goods Store
- Resort/Pro Shop/Spa Boutiques
- Mail Order (Consumer) Catalogs
- Internet Retailer (must provide proof of website)
- Home-Based Enterprise
- Resident Buying Office
- Distributor
- Exporter (U.S.-based)
RETURNING BUYERS
If you are not a CMC e-mail subscriber, simply present your business card and photo identification at any Registration counter; otherwise, if you have registered and attended Market in the past two years, an EXPRESS PASS will be automatically emailed to you for fast and easy check-in:
Step 1: This EXPRESS PASS will be sent to you via email two weeks prior to the shows. IMPORTANT: please add the "California Market Center" to your email address book to ensure our email to you is not directed into your spam or bulk folder.
Step 2: Print out your EXPRESS PASS and bring to the show along with your photo I.D.
Step 3: Bypass the regular Registration lines and present your EXPRESS PASS & photo I.D. to the EXPRESS CHECK-IN window at any Registration counter in the CMC lobby for a quick scan & print-out of your Attendee Badge.
†Guest Fee will be charged to any person not presenting these credentials.
NEW ATTENDEES
If you are a *qualified buyer as described above and have never registered and attended Market (or haven't done so in the past two years), present the following 5 items at a Registration counter: 1) Registration Form; 2) your business card printed in your name & your company's name; 3) your photo I.D.; 4) and any two of the following:
- Business card printed with your name and current retail operation
- Business License (Business Tax Certificate)
- Resale Certificate in Company Name
- Lease Agreement or Letter of Intent (From a bank, attorney, or on company letterhead)
Each additional attendee for your company will need to present:
- Photo I.D.
- One (1) of the following:
- Personalized Business Card
- Payroll Stub
- Company Credit Card in attendee's name
†Guest Fee will be charged to any person not presenting these credentials.
PRESS
All members of the press are required to check-in on arrival in the Buyers Lounge, Suite B271 (2nd floor, B-wing). Contact press@californiamarketcenter.com to pre-register and include: your name, title, media outlet and complete contact information or register on-site in the Buyers Lounge by presenting your business card and photo identification. Freelance journalists may substitute a card with either an editorial credit/byline or published masthead.
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QUESTIONS
213.630.3683 or attend@californiamarketcenter.com
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