Welcome to Evolve
a next-generation trade event built for a market in motion and designed to facilitate collaboration, to spark innovation, and to help businesses of all kinds navigate this rapidly evolving environment.
Products Move in both Directions...
from retailer to consumer and back again—and that surplus no longer means waste. It means opportunity. The retail landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Across categories—from apparel and footwear to home goods, toys, and cosmetics—businesses are grappling with a common challenge:
Too much.
Too much inventory. Too many returns. Too many products designed for a consumer who’s already moved on.
It’s time for a new approach.
Historically, the industry’s answer was to hide the problem—quietly liquidate, warehouse, or discard excess. But in today’s market, with returns alone representing a staggering $1 trillion (18% of retail), it’s time for a new approach...
Stakeholders from Across the Ecosystem
Evolve brings together stakeholders from across the ecosystem—reverse logistics, secondary markets, hard and soft goods retail, resale, sustainability, and more —to reimagine the value of excess goods.
What is Evolve?
… a trade show that represents the evolution of excess inventory.
Categories represented include:
*Customer Returns
*Marked out of Stock
*Factory Cancellations
*Liquidations
*Apparel
* Footwear
*Home and Hard Goods
Upcoming Shows
2026 Schedule of Events
Evolve February 16-18 2026
Join us in February for Evolve's inaugural show at the Horseshoe, Las Vegas.
This will be a next-generation trade event built for a market in motion and designed to facilitate collaboration, to spark innovation.
Evolve August 10-12 2026
Join us in August 2026 for Evolve's summer show at the Horseshoe, Las Vegas.
This will be a next-generation trade event built for a market in motion and designed to facilitate collaboration, to spark innovation. Details for this event will be coming soon...
The Evolve Team
Ed Bernard
Evolve Co-founder
Dan Parodi
Evolve Co-founder
Angel Kamine
Sales Manager
Erin Dandridge
Project Coordinator
Rob Bosch
Sales Executive
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Join us @ evolve 2026
If you would like to learn more about attending or exhibiting at our next Evolve show, contact us via email at showinfo@evolveshows.com or fill out the form below to receive information about our February 2026 event.
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