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14 GENERAL NEWS KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW n MARCH 2019 n www.kitchenwarenews.com International Market Centers (IMC), owners and operators of World Market Center Las Vegas, has broken ground on construction of The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, a new 315,000-square- foot exhibition facility, scheduled to open in summer 2020 on the World Market Center Las Vegas campus. The new Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas will feature 194,785 gross square feet of exhibit space, which is divisible into two halls – North with 97,684 gross square feet and South with 97,101 gross square feet – which can accommodate up to 1,000 booths. The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas will feature an expansive lobby area, registration area, onsite shuttle bus depot, attached parking garage and two permanent "grab and go" food service areas. "IMC is making a $90 million investment in the creation of The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, a new state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility," said Robert Maricich, Chief Executive Officer of IMC. "We're delighted to cooperate with the city of Las Vegas and the state of Nevada to bring this new exhibition venue to Las Vegas. Our use of local labor, at prevailing wage rates will make this project a win-win for the exhibition industry and the city of Las Vegas." Construction is scheduled to begin fully in April and the grand opening is expected for IMC's Summer 2020 Las Vegas Market, a semi-annual marketplace for the gift and home furnishings industries. "According to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) in 2017, the exposition industry generated $58.8 billion in economic benefit to southern Nevada," said Mayor Carolyn Goodman. "With the addition of this new facility, Las Vegas now offers the exhibition industry a total of 4,214,047 gross square feet of exhibit hall space at four facilities – the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sands Expo, Mandalay Bay and The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas." The Expo at Las Vegas Market will be the new permanent venue for presentation of temporary gift and home décor exhibits at IMC's semi-annual Las Vegas Market, which showcases more than 4,000 gift, home décor and furniture resources in 5 million square feet of permanent showrooms and temporary exhibition space. During the Las Vegas Market, IMC plans to use the lobby of the Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas for attendee and exhibitor registration, making the new facility the gateway to its entire marketplace. The Expo's contiguous positioning with Building C also will improve attendee traffic flow between Las Vegas Market 's permanent showrooms and temporary exhibits, which IMC expects will drive new resources to campus and enrich the pipeline for permanent showroom presentations. Outside of the January and July Las Vegas Market dates, The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas will host tradeshows, as well as corporate and private events. According to Maricich, "Currently, there is approximately 200,000 square feet of available conference and exhibition space in downtown Las Vegas in several locations, but the largest single venue, at 85,000 square feet, is smaller than The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas. This new Expo Center will address demand for modern convention and trade show space that currently is limited in the downtown area." KN IMC Breaks Ground on New Exhibit Space on World Market Center Campus Wayfair co-founders Niraj Shah and Steve Conine; Ulta Beauty Chief Executive Officer Mary Dillon; and William A. Foley, Chairman and CEO of Libbey, will be honored for their philanthropic endeavors by the Housewares Charity Foundation (HCF) during its annual Housewares Cares Charity Gala on Monday, March 4 during the 2019 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. Shah and Conine will receive the Humanitarian of the Year Award; Dillon will receive the Legacy Humanitarian Award; and Foley will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. The gala, which will be held at Navy Pier, will start with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the HCF 's legacy charity, as well as the James Beard Foundation. Since the first gala in 1998, HCF has raised more than $50 million and has been credited with donating more than $29 million to BCRF. Since 2000, HCF has funded 120 BCRF research projects. O ver the years, housewares-supported breast cancer advances have included identification of new therapeutic targets in aggressive breast cancers, advancing new combination therapies in patients with breast cancers caused by BRCA mutations, identifying new approaches to counter drug resistant breast cancer and development of new imaging tools to select patients for anti- metabolism drugs that block tumor growth. Co-chairs for the 2019 event are Phil Brandl and Peter Cameron, Farberware/Acuity Management. The star- studded evening will include auctions and entertainment, along with the honoree tributes. In partnership with the James Beard Foundation, the Gala will begin with a reception featuring the 2019 All-Star Chef Line-up including Rick Bayless, Frontera; Abe Conlon, Fat Rice; Joe Flamm, Spiaggia Restaurant; Meg Galus, BOKA; Andrea Reusing, The Durham; Sarah Rinkavage; Paul Virant, Vie Restaurant and Greg Wade, Publican Quality Bread. Dinner will feature a three- course meal designed by Tony Mantuano, chef/partner, Spiaggia Restaurant. The Honorees Niraj Shah and Steve Conine co-founded Wayfair in 2002, and the pair rapidly grew the business to become one of the world's largest online destinations for the home, generating $6.2 billion in net revenue for the 12 months ended September 30, 2018. Shah serves as co-Chairman and CEO. Before founding Wayfair, Shah served as CEO and co-founder of Simplify Mobile, an enterprise software company that was sold in 2001. Prior to that, he served as entrepreneur-in-residence at Greylock Partners; chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors at iXL, a publicly traded global technology consulting firm; and as the CEO and co- founder of Spinners, which was sold to iXL in 1998. Shah has been included in Fortune Magazine's 40 Under 40 and has won the Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award. He also serves on the board of Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Conine serves as Wayfair's co-Chairman and leads the innovations that give Wayfair a technological edge in the online retail business – from building Wayfair's software systems in the early years to leveraging next-generation technologies such as augmented reality and artificial intelligence. Prior to that, he was a co- founder, board member and chief technology officer at Simplify Mobile. Before starting Simplify Mobile, Conine served as COO for the London office of iXL, and he also co-founded and served as a top executive of Spinners Incorporated. He also currently serves as a member of the board of directors for CarGurus, a leading global online automotive marketplace. Mary Dillon joined Ulta Beauty as Chief Executive Officer in July 2013, bringing extensive experience leading consumer- driven brands to the role, as well as a passion for leveraging consumer insights and customer-focused strategies to build brand engagement. Under Dillon's strategic direction, Ulta Beauty has achieved record sales and earnings and excellent momentum in its e-commerce business. She leads an associate base of more than 40,000, 92 percent of whom are women. Dillon was named #9 on Fortune Magazine's 2018 Business Person of the Year list. She also serves on the board of directors of Starbucks Corporation and KKR, Inc. Dillon championed the establishment of the Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation in 2016 and has continued to strengthen the company 's longstanding partnership with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Under her leadership, Ulta Beauty has become one of BCRF 's top three corporate partners, engaging its guests, associates and business partners in raising more than $27.5 million since 2009. Dillon is passionate about giving back through her involvement in a number of nonprofit, civic and industry organizations including serving as a board member for Save the Children, as the vice chair for the Retail Industr y Leaders Association and on the civic committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. William A. Foley was appointed chairman and CEO of Libbey Inc., one of the world's largest glass tableware manufacturers, in Januar y 2016, after serving as an independent chairman of the board since August 2011 and as a director of the company since 1994. In addition to his leadership position at Libbey, Foley serves as an independent director on the board of directors at Myers Industries Inc., a diversified, international plastics manufacturer of returnable packaging, storage and safety products and specialty molding. He also serves as the president of the Indiana University Student Foundation Board of Associates, a position he has held for more than five years. Previously, Foley served as chairman and CEO of Blonder Accents, LLC since June 2011 and chairman and CEO of Blonder Company f rom 2008 to 2011. During his career, Foley has held many senior leadership positions, including president and director, Arhaus, Inc.; co-founder, Learning Dimensions LLC; chairman and CEO, LESCO Inc.; and chairman and CEO, Think Well Inc. He also served as vice president and general manager for The Scotts Company, Consumer Division, and vice president and general manager of Rubbermaid Inc.'s Specialty Products Division. Foley spent the first 14 years of his career with Anchor Hocking Corp. in various positions, including vice president, sales and marketing. BCRF was founded by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993. Lauder, a champion for advancing the world's most promising research to eradicate breast cancer, died in November 2012 in New York City. KN Housewares Charity Foundation to Honor Four Industry Veterans in March

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