{"id":64788,"date":"2025-12-12T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/blog\/five-minute-friday-the-trends-taking-over-trade-shows-right-now-and-why-its-working\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:00:00","slug":"five-minute-friday-the-trends-taking-over-trade-shows-right-now-and-why-its-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/blog\/five-minute-friday-the-trends-taking-over-trade-shows-right-now-and-why-its-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Minute Friday: The Trends Taking Over Trade Shows Right Now (And Why It&#8217;s Working)"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-64788-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/theboutiquehub\/5MF_-_12-12-25_audio.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/theboutiquehub\/5MF_-_12-12-25_audio.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/theboutiquehub\/5MF_-_12-12-25_audio.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>In this Five Minute Friday, Samantha Conner continues our market conversation by diving into the actual product trends hitting trade show floors right now \u2014 and more importantly, how they apply across every retail category. 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