Why Attend?

The Hardlines Supplier Event (HSE) is a supplier discovery and sourcing event for the hardlines industry. It brings retailers, consumer brands, distributors, wholesalers, and product teams together with global suppliers offering manufacturing, private label, product development, and innovative product solutions.

HSE helps buyers find and evaluate new suppliers more efficiently. You can compare supplier capabilities, certifications, minimum order quantities, manufacturing regions, scalability, and product solutions across hundreds of suppliers in one focused trip. You’ll leave with stronger supplier options and clear next steps for promising opportunities.

HSE is designed for professionals responsible for buying, sourcing, procurement, product development, private label, category management, merchandising, quality, supply chain, engineering, innovation, and vendor development. Attending companies include retailers, consumer brands, distributors, wholesalers, and other businesses seeking new supplier relationships.

You’ll meet manufacturers and suppliers offering capabilities such as OEM and ODM production, contract manufacturing, private label, customization, packaging, branding, product development, and scalable production. HSE also features market-ready inventors, emerging brands, and suppliers introducing new products and solutions.

Yes. HSE connects buyers with private label manufacturers and suppliers that support customized products, packaging, branding, product development, and manufacturing programs. Attendees can evaluate partners based on capabilities, minimum order quantities, production capacity, certifications, and other business requirements.

Yes. HSE brings together suppliers from multiple countries and manufacturing regions, allowing attendees to explore global sourcing options in one location. Buyers can compare capabilities, production regions, certifications, minimum order quantities, and scalability before deciding which relationships to pursue.

HSE uses detailed supplier profiles and capability-based recommendations to help buyers discover companies aligned with their sourcing needs. Recommendations can reflect product categories, supplier capabilities, certifications, minimum order quantities, and manufacturing regions. Participating buyers may also receive supplier meeting requests through Supplier Review.

HSE covers more than 35 hardlines product categories, including hardware, building products, tools and equipment, paint and accessories, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, lawn and garden, outdoor living, farm and ranch, storage and organization, housewares, sporting goods, outdoor recreation, automotive, seasonal products, and related solutions.

HSE is built around supplier discovery and capability evaluation. The experience combines detailed supplier profiles, personalized recommendations, structured business programs, networking, and education to help buyers identify potential partners and build stronger supplier pipelines. The focus extends beyond finished products to the capabilities and relationships that support future growth.

Conference access is included with the attendee badge. HSE will also offer networking opportunities and educational sessions featuring market insights and practical guidance to help attendees evaluate suppliers, strengthen partnerships, and respond to changes affecting the hardlines industry.

The HSE Executive Circle is an invitation-only experience for qualified senior buyers and sourcing leaders from retailers, consumer brands, distributors, and wholesalers. Members receive personalized supplier recommendations, curated introductions, planning support, dedicated networking opportunities, and access to an executive environment designed to make their time at HSE more productive.

The Hardlines Supplier Event takes place March 9–10, 2027, at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s North Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada.