Camping World announced its third New Product Vendor Summit, where company officials meet with new product vendors and consider adding them to the Camping World retail lineup.
Held at Holiday Inn University Plaza, Bowling Green, Ky., the event takes place Sept. 27-28 and explores new product opportunities being offered by established and emerging vendors, the company said in a news release.
The two-day event is free and open to all vendors, suppliers and manufacturers that have registered to attend the Vendor Summit.
“Our goal is to always keep up with the changing trends and offer the best RV and outdoor camping products to our customer base,” said John Sirpilla, chief business development officer for Camping World and Good Sam. “So if you think you have what it takes to be the next Camping World vendor, come prepared to promote your product to our buyers with a 30-minute pitch.”
The Summit offers vendors and suppliers of innovative and new products to the RV and outdoor lifestyle market the opportunity to present products to Camping World’s team of merchandise buyers and for their products to be selected to be offered across Camping World's 120 retail stores and sold nationwide on CampingWorld.com.
“The objective of our annual summit is to create an efficient environment for vendors and suppliers to meet and communicate with our buyers,” said Marcus Lemonis, CEO and chairman of Camping World and Good Sam. “As we continue to grow our company throughout the United States, we are also growing our product offering and increasing our focus on finding fantastic innovative products that our customers will love.”
Space is limited and available by appointment only. Those interested in attending are asked to register in advance by submitting their contact, company and product information here. More information and answers to commonly asked questions can be found here.