The event, intended for those over 50, attracted more than 20,000 people and featured a wide range of panel discussions, celebrities and exhibitors showcasing products for older Americans.
At this week's Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's Wireless 2000 Conference in New Orleans, several promising startups are showcasing products that let Internet-enabled cell phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs) scan UPC bar codes, thus instantly retrieving list prices and other product information.
2. Shop Culture Lab Design, a pop-up shop that opened October 30 inside Detroit design shop Nora, is showcasing products made as collaborations between local artisans and international designers.
"It's as much to showcase product as it is to get to D.C.," he added.
They were lifestyle stores, designed to showcase product rather than sell it.
In one of the ubiquitous warehouses-turned-photography-studios in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood, the British marque showcased product from its vaunted R line of performance vehicles on 26 March, the eve of the 2013 New York auto show.
"Right now we showcase products, but we will be selling.
The museum also showcases products that did not succeed.
And the fashion blog Refinery29 took over a beach house this summer that showcased products by Sunglass Hut, Malibu Island Spiced Rum and Olay Fresh Effects.
While M&S and Debenhams are using their adverts to showcase products that might make good gifts, John Lewis has dispensed with such a direct approach and is instead presenting cuddly images and just one product: an alarm clock.
