Mylissa Kapela & Associates, established in 1990, is a manufacturers' representative group with enthusiastic, energetic and committed sales people and support staff. We represent high-quality lines to our New England customers. Our accounts include a mix of mid to high-end gift and specialty stores. We offer a unique range of decorative accessories for home & garden, outdoor furniture, personal and travel accessories, bath & body and childrens products.
Our customers rely on Mylissa Kapela and Associates to help build their business. They place their trust in us because of The MKA Advantage, which includes:
Knowledge of the Market
MKA relies on a combination of experience and market insight to help gift retailers with product selection and promotion. We focus exclusively on the New England gift market and know our success depends on how well we use our knowledge to help our customers increase sales and profitability.
Upscale Products
Utilizing our knowledge of the market and our close manufacturers partnerships, we carefully select our lines to reflect market and lifestyles trends. Our lines are up-scale, unique, high-quality and sellable.
Manufacturers Partnerships
Our relationships with manufacturers reflect mutual respect for honesty, integrity, commitment, and an understanding of the market place in the ever-changing retail environment. MKA provides a valuable service of reviewing, consolidating and distributing comments, suggestions and product requests from thousands of gift retailers to appropriate manufacturers. This communication link helps keep the flow of new, market oriented products coming from our quality manufacturers.
Superior Customer Service
We pride ourselves in having a professional, knowledgeable and personable sales and support team. All Associates have retail, business, marketing, sales, and management backgrounds, lending invaluable experience in helping promote our lines.
We work closely with our customers to keep them informed and up to date with pertinent information about our lines.
Dedicated Sales Representatives All of our reps are exclusive to our organization; this means that our reps give 100% of their time, energy and expertise to our customers and the lines we represent. They are extremely knowledgeable and are dedicated to supporting the customers in their region. Click here if you would like an MKA representative to contact you.
Award-Winning Showroom & Show Schedules
The showroom for MKA in the Northeast Market Center in Billerica, MA is an extraordinary showcase for all lines represented by MKA.
We display and romance our lines, while showing customers how to enhance products for multiple sales, the showroom is inviting and inspirational.
Our showroom at Northeast Market Center is open Mondays, 9:30 - 5:30, and by appointment any day.
Our Northeast Market Center show schedule includes the following shows:
Spring Preview
March 18 - 20
Summer Holiday
July 14 - 18
Autumn Preview
September 9 - 11
We encourage you to visit our showroom to see new lines and innovative displays to provide new and fresh ideas for your retail location.
In addition, we exhibit at the NEAC (New England Apparel Club) Shows, at the Royal Trade Center in Marlboro, MA:
April 15 - 18
June 10 - 13
August 19 - 22
October 21 - 24
