Russ Berrie U.S. Gift has signed a multi-year commitment with World Market Center Las Vegas. A leader in juvenile products and gifts, including Thomas Kinkade, Russ will be located in the 9,000-square-foot C-796 for the Las Vegas Market, Aug. 2-6, awaiting the build-out of their new permanent home/showroom, joining its other corporate showrooms in Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle and Los Angeles.

Russ Berrie U.S. Gift Chairman Eldridge C. Hanes noted that the company's entry into the expanding World Market Center is in line with projected growth.

"We are looking forward to being part of this extraordinary facility, and it bodes well for our industry as a whole," Hanes said. "We have measured our corporate expansion through acquisition and licensing, and it will be exciting to present our best line ever to a worldwide audience."