Trade show organizer H.H. Backer Associates announced several changes to its annual autumn pet industry show in Chicago.
Backer says the show will have new attractions, a fresh graphic look and a new name, Backer's Total Pet Expo . The event will be held on September 20-22 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, USA. It will feature more than 500 exhibitors on two floors. Backer's spring trade show, April 9-11, 2014, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, will also be renamed Total Pet Expo.
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