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In this Trade Show Special Issue:The warming days of Summer bring almost wall-to-wall trade show opportunities across the country, with a wide variety of products, seminars and services being offered at both large national shows and smaller regional and special purpose trade events.
TRADE SHOWS GO "VIRTUAL"
New this year to the combined National Gift Basket Convention and show and the "Ultimate Gift Show" in Columbus, Ohio, Aug 4-6, will be a Virtual 3-D Trade Show preview event June 3rd and 4th. The Virtual Trade Show features virtual booths for vendors and the ability to create a virtual "persona" to man the booth and interact with attendees through an online live chat. Vendors "pay-per-click" for responses to their virtual booth's link to their web sites.
APPAREL PREVIEW
A different kind of Preview will be held at the Atlanta Apparel Market in August. The Atlanta Apparel Market, featuring the Nation’s Largest Prom Market, at AmericasMart in Atlanta August 18-22, 2011, will open its doors one day early for Preview Day on Wednesday, August 17, starting at 9 a.m. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT ATLANTA
FOCUS ON INSTITUTIONAL
Dallas Market Center in Texas, announced recently that the Dallas Hospitality & Contract Design Show being held June 23-26, in conjunction with the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, June 22-28, will offer a range of products, seminars, trend forecasts and walking tours tailored for buyers and designers from hospitality, workplace, healthcare, institutional and government environments. During the Hospitality & Contract Design Show, thousands of product lines will be available in categories including lighting, decorative accessories, interior and outdoor furniture, permanent floral, artwork, bath, bedding, rugs, tabletop and more. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT DALLAS
EMPHASIS ON CALIFORNIA
Moving to the western-most part of the lower-48 states, As part of a long-term strategy beginning with the July 22-25 California Gift Show, greater focus will be given to the region’s emerging product designers, artists and craftsmen that place California at the forefront of international product trend. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT CALIFORNIA
EASY BEING GREEN
The spotlight will on a significantly expanded selection of green and eco-friendly products at the Seattle Gift Show Aug. 13-16. Retailers will be able to discover the show's new green/eco-friendly resources through a variety of show features. Located in the registration lobby, a special green product preview area will give retailers an advance look at some of the many new designs they'll find on the show floor. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT SEATTLE
LIVING AND LEARNING
Educational Seminars are a feature of many trade shows and the New York International Gift Fair, Aug. 13-18, at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Piers 92 & 94, is no exception. A full five days of value-added programming – including educational sessions, industry social events, product awards, featured displays and buyer promotions – will be offered to buyers and suppliers. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT NEW YORK
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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 countertopdisplay 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.
Divinity Boutique is a gift company that is focused on trendy and fun gifts that feature inspirational verse and themes.
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.
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.
Green with a Twist is a California based company that has been redefining the "green" tote by adding their own stylish twist. Bold colors and gorgeous designs combine with natural heavy cotton canvas and jute for stunning totes that can be found at vacation resorts, all types of gift stores, boutiques, museums, spas, and garden shops. Get ready for summer sales with our low minimums. View all of our products online and Tote Us Around!
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 topselling 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.
SailorBags: Real sailcloth bags and accessories at great price points. Classic, nautical styling has timeless appeal for men, women and children. Can be personalized with embroidery to make great gifts.
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.
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.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS
Lancaster, PA: Wellspring, the company that brings art and organization to everyday life, introduces a new traditional collection of personal accessories. The art features natural foliage with vine and floral elements and rich tonal colors. In greens, reds, tans, and purples, the new collection includes best-selling Flip Notes, Note Folio, Flip Cases, Pill Boxes, Compacts, ID Key Chain, Password and Address Books, Playing Cards and Tallies, Contact Lens Case, Drawstring Bag, Note Cards, Note Pads, Sticky Note Block, and Wiggle Pens.
Wellspring is a family-owned business since 1980. It is based in Lancaster, PA and brings art and organization to everyday life with stylish personal accessories and hand-made fashion and home accessories. Cute gifts include best- selling Flip Notes and other great items for the purse, such as contact lens case, pill boxes, and compacts.
Wellspring is a member of Gift and Home Trade Association.
Cascini Designs for Angeli Art Imports will debut several new designs including these hand-made “Cartapesta Book and Candle Angel Sculptures” at the Americas Mart Gift Show in Atlanta, from July 13-20. Cascini invites you to visit their showroom at the Atlanta Gift and Home Furnishings Market, Building 1, Floor 20, E-14.
The company will be offering some show specials, such as Free Shipping on orders of $1,000.00 or more and 10% off Shipping on orders of $500.00 – $999.00. Also, if you place an order at the show and mention this newsletter you will receive a free gift. See you at the show!
Gina B. Designs Introduces ³Simple Blessings,² a new line of Christian cards and gifts. Products include Greeting Cards, Boxed Notes, Perpetual Calendars, Weekly Calendar Pads, List and Memo Pads and Recipe Cards with scripture verses. This new line, along with several new designs will be shown at the summer gift shows, including a first time exhibit at the International Christian Retail Show. Other shows include Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Edmonton, Canada.
One Hundred 80 Degrees Adds to Its "What Is It?" LineSt. Paul, MN - One Hundred 80 Degrees is excited to bring you additions to our ever popular “What is It?” category. These products are fashioned after iconic American products of our day, from cups, plates & silverware to picnic sets and now even hot dog holders.
The product is made of melamine, dishwasher safe and promotes reusability in a time when consumers are looking for that function more and more. This is our #1 category and has quickly become a strong reorder business for all types of retailers.
Deco Breeze® Introduces "Cool" Collectibles with New Figurine FansSan Diego, Ca. – Deco Breeze®, the originator and leading manufacturer of decorative floor and table top fans, is turning heads with the debut of new designs of their sensationally successful figurine fans! The additions include twin animal icons on top of the fan body which often is shaped like a barn, house or even a wave! Many feature swivel heads allowing the merchandise to give “expressions” to the animals, by independently turning their heads!
New styles include: Cows, Roosters, Pigs, Owls, Cats, Parrots, Dolphins, Dogs, Cats, Parrots, and Frogs in a never-before-seen styles! Animal lovers, collectors and gift givers alike will enjoy the new decorative fans!
Each Figurine Fan is artistically sculpted in beautifully colored ironwork and stands majestically on any table or desk. Measuring up to 23” inches in height, these unique decorative fans are made with top-quality 20 watt copper-spun motors and are ideal to make any personal space more comfortable. With its decorative appeal, a Figurine Fan can easily become a permanent part of any desk, vanity, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom or other personal space décor ensemble, adding a decorative dimension and making it easily accessible for frequent use. Suggested retail of the new items $60 - $70 depending on the style.
The newly formed International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC) announced an investment of approximately $1 billion to unite iconic showroom assets in High Point, N.C., and Las Vegas, and create an effective, efficient and compelling world-class business-to-business platform for both buyers and sellers.
IMC’s portfolio, initially comprised of 13 buildings and encompassing more than 10.6 million gross square feet, includes the International Home Furnishings Center and the Market Square Complex (consisting of eight properties) in High Point as well as all of the World Market Center Las Vegas buildings. Through a series of transactions, all assets in the portfolio have been recapitalized with significant equity investments, providing for long-term stability and creating a growth platform for the industry. Financial details of the transactions were not disclosed.
“We have created a company that will deliver the most successful market experience for buyers and exhibitors from anywhere in the world,” said Chief Executive Officer and industry veteran Robert Maricich. “We are confident in the future of this industry and the unprecedented platform that the combination of High Point and Las Vegas Markets presents. We are bringing together the best minds in the business, the most coveted properties and the deep financial and operating resources of leading firms who share our optimism about our industry’s growth prospects.”
IMC has also reached agreement to acquire five additional buildings encompassing nearly one million gross square feet including, Showplace, Showplace West and three North Hamilton Street showroom venues in High Point. Upon the closing of this transaction, IMC will own and operate a total of 18 showroom buildings spanning 11.5 million square feet. Closing is expected within 60 days. (more)
TRADE SHOWS GO "VIRTUAL"
Other advertising opportunities, such as billboards and kiosks, are also available in the virtual system and informational videos can be included in the "booths". The "Sneak Peek" virtual show will be open June 3, 6-9 p.m. and June 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A registration link is on the promoter web site.
APPAREL PREVIEW
All permanent showrooms will be open for the August Preview Day. Atlanta Apparel spotlights thousands of lines spanning 12 floors in one building. Preview Day gives retailers more time to explore the endless resources and shop the permanent product collections. The extra day provides an added-value to retailers shopping one of the busiest Markets in the nation.
Also at AmericasMart in Atlanta will be in International Gift & Home Furnishings Market July 13-20. Founded 50 years ago, AmericasMart is made up of 7 million square feet of space in four buildings, featuring more than 4,000 permanent showrooms, plus temporary booths. Annual attendance at all shows is about 500,000.
FOCUS ON INSTITUTIONAL
“In its third year, the Hospitality & Contract Design Show continues to grow,” said Cindy Morris, COO, Dallas Market Center. “It is a benefit to designers to hold it at the same time as our Total Home & Gift Market as it opens up an array of resources, making our marketplace a one-stop design shop.”
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center comprises more than 5 million sq. ft. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 78 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits.
EMPHASIS ON CALIFORNIA
"We are extremely excited about the upcoming California Gift Show in July, "said Mark Furlet,
vice president and general manager CGS/L.A. Mart/L.A. Mart Design Center.”Our newly
assembled marketing and sales team led by Jeff Sampson and Sara Dahlstrom respectively has
embarked upon a fresh new direction. The California-unique focus will provide retailers with a
broad array of innovative and on-trend merchandise across all of the most popular, volume
generating categories."
CGS will provide buyers a taste of L.A. with an experiential market that is California-centric. Vitality, diversity and a unique L.A. attitude underscore new-to-market happenings, including a refreshed brand campaign, curated installations, engaging programming, lifestyle destinations featuring informative and entertaining product/trend demonstrations, live entertainment and local culinary inspirations.
California Gift Show features approximately 200 permanent showrooms and more than 850 temporary exhibitors of gift, home décor, and lifestyle lines, making it the preeminent wholesale gift show on the West Coast. (more)
EASY BEING GREEN
In addition, exhibitors with products that fall under the green, sustainable, organic and recycled categories will be highlighted in special Earth Conscious Options (ECO) listings on the show website and in the official show directory to help retailers quickly and easily identify green companies.
"The Pacific Northwest region has long been a leader in the green movement and the Seattle Gift Show is committed to meeting area retailers' need for earth-friendly options in product and design," said Doug Miller, president, Urban Expositions. "We're putting the focus on our expanded green and eco-friendly resources with special promotions, product listings and displays - all to give our diverse retailers exactly what they are looking for."
Retailers can explore more resources than ever before from hundreds of companies representing more than 3,000-plus top name lines and innovative newcomers in a range of categories, including Food Focus, Gifts & Collectibles, Handcrafted, Home & Garden, Northwest Directions, Personal Style, Treasures To Go (Cash & Carry), Vintage Collection and Village Arts.
LIVING AND LEARNING
"During NYIGF, attendees and exhibitors can maximize their market participation with a full slate of educational sessions and special events," said Dorothy Belshaw, NYIGF director and GLM senior vice president. "The seminars offer invaluable information about consumer and color trends and myriad retail strategies, and the after-hours events provide opportunities to network and build industry relationships."
Among highlights are the first-ever pre-show "NYIGF Orientation" webinar for first-time attendees, and a variety of multi-session "tracks" of sector-specific programming. The schedule includes two seminars on green topics as part of the SustainAbility program, three sessions addressing the gourmet housewares market and twelve "CRAFT Power Hour" roundtables for craft retailers, presented in conjunction with Craft Retailers & Artists for Tomorrow. As an added benefit, all summer 2011 seminar registrants will receive a free subscription to GIFT SHOP magazine – an exclusive $30 value for NYIGF exhibitors and attendees. (more)
