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In this Issue:January 9 marked the opening of the 100th National Retail Federation (NRF) Convention & EXPO. One hundred years ago, the owners of 37 stores gathered in New York City to form the National Retail Dry Goods Association, and were joined shortly thereafter by three dozen more stores and operating companies. As part of its coverage of NRF’s 100th anniversary, STORES researched each of the founding and charter members of NRDGA. The results can be found here
NRF and its
predecessors have recognized 73 retail luminaries or companies with the
prestigious Gold Medal award, which celebrates excellence in retailing and
recognizes individuals who have served the industry with distinction.
As the world's largest retail trade association, the NRF has several divisions. The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) is dedicated to reducing the costs of technology through standards, such as The Standard Relation Data Model, UnifiedPOS, IXRetail and the Standard RFPs. The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) was worked for more than 40 years to advance sound public policy that best serves the interest of both chain restaurants and the millions of people they employ. Retail Advertising and Marketing Association (RAMA) is an association of retail marketing and advertising professionals, plus agency, media and service provider personnel. Shop.org is the association for retailers online, relating to the evolving world of the Internet and Multi-channel retailing.
Stores Magazine is the monthly magazine of the NRF. The NRF has about 2,500 members (source).
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Aspen Bay Candles: It’s not hard to see why Aspen Bay Candles are simply better. Our candles are poured with a clean burning soy wax blend and use recycled materials wherever possible. We hand-pour all of our products in our factory in Mississippi. The result is a line of premium candles with quality you can see and most importantly smell.
Badash Crystal: Our 24% hand-cut lead crystal is produced in the finest factories in Europe by the same artisans that manufacture for Mikasa, Waterford, Lenox, and Sasaki. Every piece is individually and safely gift boxed. We offer superb quality and value for all your gift giving and/or personal pleasure.
Brownlow Gifts: Brownlow produces a full line of inspirational gifts for every occasion. You will find useful and attractive home decor gifts for the kitchen, bedrooms, study and all other rooms in the house. Brownlow is well known for gourmet products, journals, gifted paper items, photo albums, photo frames, decorative sentiment plaques, a variety of stationery, many different ceramic gifts as well as a large assortment of inspirational gift books. Most products are in coordinating themes that retailers can purchase in eye-catching countertop display collections.
Calypso Studios is a Fashion Accessory & Gift Company that creates products that encompass a relaxed and vibrant lifestyle. We are constantly moving forward and challenging ourselves with new designs and accessories, creating beautiful pieces that everyone can enjoy. We are excited to bring more color and sparkle to any wardrobe in an array of new designs for the gift industry, including our new and extremely popular Comfort Crosses and Wrap Bracelets. Visit us online today at www.calypsostudiosinc.com to explore all of our new 2011 product!
CAMEOEZMarketplace.com: CAMEO EZ© member stores can now log into a site one time and place orders from several manufacturers. This is a newly introduced site, so check back often to see more lines. One Login – Multiple Shopping Carts – Easy Checkout.
CloseOutDealsWholesale.com - For companies wanting to liquidate discontinued items, possibly through a third party, OmegaNet offers new closeout services. Get special deals!
Don Mark Mi Pet Dancing Speaker - “THE HIT OF THE PARTY” These adorable Puppies and Kittens have a built-in speaker that plays music from your iPod / MP3 player or most any other music source. Our soft synthetic fur pets will dance to your music or press the left paw and just use the Mi Pet in speaker mode only. The arms are posable and the dance feature will automatically turn off after an hour or so to conserve battery life. Comes with one audio connection cable and uses 3 “AA” batteries (not included) plus features a 4.5v DC power jack for use without batteries (Adapter plug not included). MiPets come in four breeds and are beautifully gift boxed. Each pet measures approximately 12” tall.
Elegant Baby recognizes that today’s babies are stylish, and is committed to providing baby gifts featuring the very best design, quality, craftsmanship and tradition anywhere.
Europa Home decor including glass, candleholders and candles for garden, lodge, awards, gourmet food, sale items and more.
Fiddler's Elbow Our Fiddler’s Elbow doorstops look so real, your cat will do a double take the first time you bring one home. These soft sculptures are handprinted with organic pigments on 100% cotton, cut, sewn and stuffed in our factory in Middle Falls, New York. We offer a variety of cat and dog designs created in collaboration with some of the world’s top animal artists. These unique gifts can hold a door open, function as an accent pillow or catch a passerby’s attention left sitting in a window looking out. Unique gifts made in USA for the past 37 years.
Gina B. Designs is an award-winning greeting card, gift and stationery products company featuring exceptional art and design. With an array of styles, variety of products and outstanding customer service, Gina B. Designs has “something for everyone.” All products are proudly made in the U.S.A.
The Heeney Company is a wholesale manufacturer and importer of floral and Christmas products. The company distributes, imports and or manufactures floral and Christmas arrangements, silk flowers, foliages and plants, dried materials, ribbons, candles and decorative accessories.
Hook Line Greetings offers the world's first patent-pending "Gift-in-Greet" Fishing Lure Cards. The company's unique and clever greeting cards contain an authentic hand-tied fishing lure as the "gift" that can be taken out for immediate fun and enjoyment. Just "release" the fishing lure from the card, tie on a line and go fish!
Highland Graphics: A leader in functional gift with decorative items for gift giving and kitchen. From our top selling Absorbastone coasters, to our decorative bamboo cutting boards, everything we manufacture is made in the USA. Our high quality plus competitive pricing lets our customers make higher margins. We feature licensed art, official collegiate products and have a full range of custom capabilities with low minimums.
Natural Life: Fashionable and fun treasures to share or keep! Whether you’re shopping for friends, family, baby or yourself, Natural Life has the perfect gift for you.
Nicole Brayden Gifts A bright and trendy collection of stationary and home decor products. Lots of fun colors and designs offered. Introducing new and exciting "Purse Pad" stationary assortments as well as the trendy Cheeky Chic collection.
Puzzle Pen The Puzzle Pen is the only erasable, retractable and refillable pen on the market. This product is a great, new break-thru for puzzlers. If your store has customers that play Crossword, Sudoku, KenKen, Kakuro, Magic Square, Acrostic, or any other word or number puzzle, this unique new Puzzle Pen will be a great hit in your store.
Saltbox is a Manhattan-based design studio known for its signature creations in canvas. Regularly featured in magazines such as Oprah, Self, People and Brides, the Saltbox collection is renowned for its alluring prints and colors and is well-loved for its sturdy construction and heavy weight, water resistant canvas.
Shade Tree Greetings' "Actual Pictures" are recognized as one of the best-selling greeting card lines in the industry. Nostalgic photographs and clever, funny verses make these cards a success. Go to our website to browse over 300 styles. GREAT introductory programs and free fixtures.
snoozies!® are not socks and they're not slippers - sort of a crossover between the two and that's why we call them "foot coverings"! snoozies!® are made with a brushed fleece exterior in colorful & fun printed patterns and then lined with a soft Sherpa fleece inside.
Spring Street is proud to offer the finest assortment of personal, home, and office accessories. Our extensive product lines are all theme oriented, from baby to bride and beyond. All of our gift items are hand epoxy enameled and adorned with faux jewel encrusted motifs. Many of our designs are inspired from the famed Soho district of New York City where the very real Spring Street is located.
Sunbelt
Marketing Group, Inc. Licensed functional and decorative giftware for the home and tailored for the men's market, i.e. (clocks, signs, coat/key racks, salt and pepper shakers, bottle openers, shelves, picture frames, games key chains and more). Licenses include Coca-Cola, General Motors, Pepsi-Cola, Farmall Tractors, Shelby and the Shelby Ford Mustang and Dodge. Product mediums include wood, polyresin, and glass and mixed mediums.
Sunset Vista Designs Inc.: offers you extra margin opportunities, and sells thru at retail. They offer innovative designs, in proven products, with space saving merchandising solutions, and attractive package deals that all add value to the quality products we offer. Many say this is the “best ever” line of innovative gift, garden, and home décor.
Talkin' Trash Gifts: Harmless Nonsense for Every Occasion. Bring Smiles, Laughter and Sales to your location. Brightly Colored and Artfully Embellished Bar and Guest Towels. Clever Wine Bags, Hilarious and Functional Totes and Cosmetic bags. Humorous Baby Onsies. Fine Quality Gifts that are Priced to sell. The perfect pick-up gift for every occasion. Order yours today and let the fun begin.
Tripar International Inc.: Tripar International is your source for both displays and decorative accessories. Our extensive product line includes a wide assortment of easels, risers, ornament stands, plate racks, mirrors, jewelry displays, and unique display pieces. We are also an excellent source for wine accessories, wall décor, inspirational signs, and cookbook stands. We offer quality with style, low minimums and fast shipping.
Wellspring brings art and organization to everyday life with products in fashion, organization, and home. Check out quick ship items for the holidays that retail under $10- Flip Notes, great lightweight pill boxes and compacts, Auto Notes, lens cleaners and more! Also beautiful curios, scarves, wristlets, and pillows. All great gifts to ship now.
YMC Toys provides a variety of over 5,000 Toys, Novelty, Die Cast Modes, General Merchandise, Home/Gift Items, Licensed Plush, and Party Favors. With the support of over 50 factories all across China, YMC has supported business since 1988, with quality products at the lowest price. Quality is the foundation of our products and all we do and represent. It's reflected in the way we do business. It's demonstrated in the way we treat individuals.
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 25, 2011) –The January California Gift Show® saw significant growth with more than 20,000 buyers attending the show, over 230 new exhibitors and 20 new/relocated/expanded permanent showrooms opening in time for the winter market. The largest wholesale gift show on the West Coast, with more than 850 temporary exhibitors and 200 permanent showrooms was a-buzz with buyers placing orders, attending seminars and events, networking with other buyers and more. Showrooms and exhibitors alike reported increased traffic, healthy sales and overall high energy.
“We were thrilled with the high energy and level of activity at this show,” said Mark Furlet, vice president and general manager, L.A. Mart and California Gift Show. “We believe that the newfound optimism that 2011 kicked off with has truly permeated the retail sector. Add to that the incredible new product offerings that our showrooms and exhibitors featured, the exceptional visual merchandising and displays, the jam-packed event schedule and summer-like weather, and you have a real success story.”
Atlanta, Georgia - January 25, 2011 - The year’s first and largest market of its kind at AmericasMart set wholesale buying and selling in motion for 2011 with surging attendance gains approaching the double-digit mark, record-setting business volume for permanent and temporary exhibitors alike and buyer-base growth across all categories—resounding advances throughout The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and Atlanta International Area Rug Market’s robust eight-day run.
At the Market’s closing bell on Wednesday, January 19, reviews were strong and getting stronger as exhibitors tallied sales and retailers departed with large orders placed and optimism running high for 2011, despite the challenges of inclement weather occurring early in the show.
“Throughout the entire span of this Market, we continued to hear from both retailers and exhibitors how great the show was and how the energy, excitement and traffic were high,” says Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., AmericasMart president and chief operating officer. “The exhibitors and retailers who chose to do business here literally jump-started 2011. With robust attendance growth and record order-writing, we set a new bar in performance,” Portman added.
LAS VEGAS - January 25, 2011 — Opening day buyer attendance at the Winter Las Vegas Market was up 19 percent over the Summer Market and 7 percent higher than Winter Market a year ago. Market officials reported significant increases in international buyers, designers, and gift retailers. The combined forces of Winter Las Vegas Market, Gift+Home and VegasKids attracted more than 150 new-to-market exhibitors, including Barclay Butera, Elite Leather, Ethel & Myrtle, Ganz, Kingsdown, LMS Design Group, Palecek, Ralph Lauren Home Rug Collection, T3 Recovery Mattress from Ironman, The Walt Disney Collection by Furniture Origins, Two’s Company and many more.
A stronger-than-expected end to 2010 helped boost the buying momentum among retailers at the show. Opening day buyers interviewed by Home Accents Today included an equal number of first-time Las Vegas Market attendees, and those who haven't missed a market since World Market Center debuted its first show in July of 2005.
WHITE PLAINS, NY, January 14, 2011. Enhanced online tools at www.nyigf.com such as an upgraded exhibitor search tool, has resulted in 1.6 million page views since November 1, 2010, increased pre-registration activity and 2,500 leads to exhibitors from the website. For “on-the-go” access, New York International Gift Fair also has introduced a new mobile application – nygift.mwap.at – which allows users to access the exhibitor search function on a handheld device for easy onsite reference.
“The enhancements made in the last six months to our website’s search and way-finding tools give buyers a more robust planning tool and provides us a more detailed picture of who is coming to NYIGF and what products they are looking to source at the market," said Dorothy Belshaw, NYIGF director and GLM senior vice president. “The site now gives exhibitors extended access to the NYIGF audience. NYIGF is no longer a five-day tradeshow; it is a five-month lead-generation, product research and sales platform.”
To date, more than 64,000 product searches have been conducted by users in 75 countries. Some 84,000 referrals have been made directly to exhibitor websites and more than 500 customized “walking lists” and “walking maps” have been created by users to facilitate on-site shopping since this tool went live on January 4th.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS
NEW "COMFORT CROSSES" FROM CALYPSO STUDIOS
Grantsville, MD - January 27, 2010 - New for 2011, Calypso Studios introduces its "Comfort Crosses", squeezable crosses made of Kaolin Clay. Comfort Crosses are available in 10 styles: Red Flower, Wood, Purple Geo, Orange Flower, Blue Madras, Zebra, Yellow/Orange Bird, Pink/Green Floral, Spring Retro, and Pink Ribbon. They are also available in Comfort Cross Clips. Comfort Crosses have been extremely popular and selling very well at all of the tradeshows the company has attended. The company says, “Use our Comfort Cross as you go through life’s journey – baptisms, graduations, weddings, birth of a child, loss of a loved one, in times of hope and encouragement.”
CARDS FOR KIDS
PLYMOUTH, MN: Gina B. Designs introduces new Fill-In Invitations with themes for kids' birthday parties, bridal & baby showers and other special occasions. Available in box or hang pack of 10. Made in the U.S.A. SRP: $7-$8.50
