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Updated November 4, 2026. The show described here took place February 17 to 19, 2026. This page now keeps the recap and the planning guide together.
AIMS360 exhibited at SOURCING at MAGIC in Las Vegas from February 17 to 19, 2026, at Booth 81811 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, to meet existing customers and show brands how inventory, orders and production run on one ERP record. That show is over. The next MAGIC Las Vegas week is February 16 to 18, 2027, per the organizer dates on our 2027 apparel trade show calendar.
Future-proofing an apparel business with ERP means picking a system that can take on a new channel, a new factory or a retailer's EDI requirements without a second system or a server project. In practice that is one stock record across wholesale, Shopify and EDI, production tracked by stage, and cloud hosting with backups and upgrades included.
AIMS360 at SOURCING at MAGIC, February 2026
MAGIC week in Las Vegas brings several shows to the Las Vegas Convention Center at once: MAGIC, PROJECT, OFFPRICE and SOURCING at MAGIC. In 2026 the February edition ran February 17 to 19, with an August edition on August 10 to 12. AIMS360 took a booth in the sourcing hall, where brands come to meet factories, mills and the software their operations run on.
- Show: SOURCING at MAGIC, Las Vegas
- Dates: February 17 to 19, 2026
- Where: Booth 81811, Central Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center
- Focus: inventory, orders and production on one record; wholesale, Shopify and EDI orders in one order book
The plan going in, as we announced it at the start of February 2026, had two parts. First, meet the brands already on AIMS360 face to face: what changed in their business since last season, and what they need the system to do next. Second, show brands that were still on spreadsheets or a general system how one apparel ERP keeps inventory, orders and production on the same record, so a new channel or a new factory does not mean a new tool.
What is SOURCING at MAGIC?
SOURCING at MAGIC is the manufacturing side of MAGIC week, organized by Informa Markets. Exhibitors are factories, mills, private label and full package manufacturers, plus technology and service providers. Visitors are mostly brand sourcing, production and technical teams rather than store buyers. It sits a short walk from the MAGIC and PROJECT floors, so a brand can write wholesale orders and meet factories in the same week.
| Show at MAGIC week | Who exhibits | Who walks it |
|---|---|---|
| MAGIC | Brands in trend, young contemporary, footwear, accessories and kids | Retail buyers writing orders |
| PROJECT | Men's contemporary, streetwear and premium denim brands | Men's specialty and chain buyers |
| SOURCING at MAGIC | Factories, mills, private label makers, technology and service providers | Brand sourcing, production and tech teams |
| OFFPRICE | Off-price and closeout sellers | Retailers buying below wholesale |
Dates for every 2027 show, checked against organizer sites, are on the apparel trade show calendar. If you are exhibiting rather than visiting, the MAGIC, PROJECT and Coterie exhibiting guide covers booth prep and order taking.
Future-proofing an apparel business with ERP
Future-proof is an easy word to put on a booth sign. Here is what it should mean when you are choosing a system for the next five years, and how AIMS360 handles each point.
| What will change | What a future-proof ERP does | How AIMS360 handles it |
|---|---|---|
| You add a channel | Takes the new channel onto the same stock record | Wholesale, Shopify, marketplaces and EDI post to one order book |
| A big retailer says yes | Handles EDI, labels and routing without a second vendor | Built-in EDI with 350+ retailers |
| You move factories or countries | Tracks production by vendor and stage, not just a due date | Production tracking by style, color and size |
| Costs and duties move | Keeps landed cost per style current | Importer and manufactured costing on the style |
| Your team works from anywhere | Runs in the cloud with nothing to install on a server | Hosted on Microsoft Azure, no on premise version |
| You grow past a few people | Adds logins and warehouses without a new system | Role based access, multi warehouse and 3PL connections |
Future-proofing IT operations with a cloud apparel ERP
The IT side of future-proofing is about what you stop owning. With AIMS360 there is no server to buy, patch or replace, and no upgrade quoted as a project. The operating uptime figure has been 99.99 percent. Backups run continuously with a 35 day point in time recovery window, replicated to a second region. Your team opens the full ERP as the Windows Cloud App in Microsoft's free Windows App on a PC or Mac, or from a browser, and Runway, the web version of AIMS360, runs on phones, tablets and handheld scanners. Details are on the technology page.
Apparel sourcing software: what sourcing teams use
Sourcing teams usually work across two kinds of software. A PLM holds development: tech packs, sampling and vendor comments. An ERP holds what happens once a style is approved: the factory purchase order, the production stages, receiving, costing and the inventory every channel sells from. AIMS360 covers the ERP side and imports approved styles from PLMs such as WFX. For where apparel is made today and how long it takes, see apparel sourcing trends 2026.
How to evaluate an ERP at a trade show
- Bring real documents
One style with its size run, one retailer purchase order and one Shopify order. A demo on your data tells you more than a script.
- Ask to see a full cycle
Order in, stock allocated, pick ticket, shipment, invoice. Watch for any step that needs a spreadsheet or a second system.
- Ask who does the setup
Find out whether the vendor's own team implements it or a partner does, and how long a brand like yours takes to go live.
- Ask about the boring parts
Backups, uptime, support hours and what an upgrade costs. These decide your next five years more than any feature list.
- Book the follow up before you leave
Show week is busy. A scheduled demo the week after is where the real evaluation happens.
Frequently asked questions
When was SOURCING at MAGIC 2026?
The February 2026 edition ran February 17 to 19, 2026, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, alongside MAGIC, PROJECT and OFFPRICE. The August 2026 edition ran August 10 to 12.
When is the next MAGIC Las Vegas?
February 16 to 18, 2027, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with PROJECT, SOURCING at MAGIC and OFFPRICE on the same dates, per organizer dates checked September 6, 2026. Confirm on the organizer's site before you book travel.
Where was the AIMS360 booth at MAGIC?
At the February 2026 show, AIMS360 was at Booth 81811 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, in the SOURCING at MAGIC area.
What is SOURCING at MAGIC?
It is the manufacturing and services side of MAGIC week in Las Vegas, organized by Informa Markets. Factories, mills, private label makers and technology providers exhibit, and brand sourcing and production teams attend.
What does future-proofing an apparel business with ERP mean?
Choosing a system that absorbs new channels, factories, retailers and team members without adding a second system or a server project: one stock record for every channel, production tracked by stage, built-in EDI and cloud hosting with backups and upgrades included.
What is apparel sourcing software?
Software that sourcing and production teams use to develop products, place factory purchase orders, track production and land goods at the right cost. Development usually lives in a PLM; purchasing, production tracking, costing and inventory live in an apparel ERP like AIMS360.
Is aims360.com the official AIMS360 website?
Yes. aims360.com is the official website of AIMS360, the consumer brands ERP operated by AF Technology LLC. Demos, support and the knowledge base are all reached from there.
Sources
Checked November 4, 2026.
- Fashion by Informa 2026 event dates, as reported by Mediabistro (MAGIC Las Vegas February 17 to 19 and August 10 to 12, 2026, Las Vegas Convention Center).
- AIMS360, 2027 U.S. apparel trade show calendar (MAGIC week February 16 to 18, 2027; dates checked on organizer sites September 6, 2026).
- AIMS360's February 2026 announcement of its booth at SOURCING at MAGIC (the original text of this page).
Related reading
Updated November 4, 2026 by the AIMS360 team. Show dates come from the organizer as reported on the dates above. MAGIC and SOURCING at MAGIC are trademarks of their owner. AIMS360 is not affiliated with Informa Markets.
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