Contact:          Charles Schmidt

                      National Assn. of College Stores

                      (800) 622-7498 ext. 2351

                      (216) 255-0744 (cell)

                      cschmidt@nacs.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

May 30, 2012 (OBERLIN, OHIO)— For the 10^th consecutive year, CAMEX, produced by National Association of College Stores (NACS), was ranked as one of the top 250 trade shows in 2011 by Trade Show News Network (TSNN), the world’s leading online resource for the trade show industry.

 

CAMEX moved up 30 places to the 146^th spot in the trade show rankings from last year.

 

CAMEX is the higher education retailing industry’s largest trade show and educational event. The three-day show, which encompassed 155,000 square feet in 2011, features the newest innovations in more than 100 product categories targeted at 18-24 year-olds, preceded by two days of intensive retail education, speakers and special events.

 

TSNN is an online resource that contains in-depth information about the top trade shows in the U.S. Shows are ranked by net square feet of paid exhibit space. More than 10,000 trade shows take place in the United States each year.

 

CAMEX 2013 will take place Feb. 22-26, 2013, in Kansas City, MO. For more information, visit www.CAMEX.org. Companies interested in exhibiting at CAMEX should call (800) 622-7498 ext. 2265.

 

Headquartered in Oberlin, Ohio, the National Association of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association representing the $10 billion collegiate retailing industry. NACS represents more than 3,100 collegiate retailers and approximately 1,000 associate members who supply books and other products to college stores. NACS member stores serve America’s college students while supporting the academic missions of higher education institutions everywhere. Additional information on NACS can be found online at www.nacs.org.