Market Runup: News About Upcoming Shows
By Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 1/31/2008 7:00:00 AM
Off-Price Specialist Show Presents Buying Opportunity
Las Vegas — The Off-Price Specialist Show, set to run February 10–14 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center offers Fashion Week buyers the opportunity to source apparel with better margins. The show, an “undiscovered alternative” for retail buyers, presents 450 vendors and 1,000 booths of off-price merchandise.
As an aid to buyers, the show has initiated T.O.P.$, a promotional program that highlights fashion-forward opportunities from the show floor. Outfits sourced by fashion students from the International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT) will be displayed on mannequins located next to the Registration Center in the Sands Lobby. New Buyer Tours will be led by David Abbate, senior buyer for Lady Rose/Masters in New York. The tours show retailers how to shop the off-price market and how to negotiate with off-price specialists. Additionally, a new online platform, offpriceshowrooms.com, will enable buyers to source from leading suppliers 24/7, year-round. For additional information, visit www.offpriceshow.com.
Celebrity Chefs Headline Housewares GOHO Cooking Demos
Rosemont, IL — Celebrity chefs will showcase their culinary skills in the GOHO Cooking Theater during the 2008 International Home + Housewares Show, March 16–18 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The GOHO Cooking Theater will feature chef demonstrations each show day beginning at 9:45 a.m. The current lineup includes such well-known chefs as Alton Brown, Paula Deen, Todd English, Cat Cora, Rocco DiSpirito, Michael Chiarello and Ming Tsai, as well as national celebrity chefs who call Chicago home — Rick Bayless and Gale Gand. Many chefs, including Michael Chiarello, Rocco DiSpirito, Cat Cora, Todd English, Rick Bayless, Ming Tsai and The Hearty Boys, will also hold book signings after their demonstrations.
In addition to appearing in the Cooking Theater, Paula Deen will present the keynote address at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning in Room S100/Grand Ballroom in the South Building. For more information and a list of all participating chefs, dates and times, visit www.housewares.org or call (800) 752-1052 or (312) 527-7294.
Forty One Madison to Host Book Signing Event
New York — During the New York Tabletop Market, April 9–13, Forty One Madison will host a book signing and champagne reception to celebrate the debut of former retailer Ira Jacobson’s book, A Quest for Excellence. Jacobson, founder of Brielle Galleries, will sign copies of his book, an account of how he created an international, multi-faceted tableware and gift business in the small community of Brielle, NJ. The event will take place on Friday, April 11, from 5–7 p.m. on Level A. Jacobson will make a few remarks and autograph copies of his book. Reservations for the event should be made by April 4 by calling (212) 686-1203.
“We are thrilled that Ira will return to Forty One Madison, this time as an author and raconteur!” remarked Carole Dixon, senior vice-president of Forty One Madison. “This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone in our industry to meet and talk to one of the legendary, great merchants.”
For nearly half a century, this lifelong entrepreneur elevated Brielle Galleries to a multi-faceted global business that included a high profile catalog and thriving corporate division; the enterprise also earned award-winning recognition from Gifts & Decorative Accessories, and was one of GDA’s Millennium Retailers.
American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE) in Las Vegas
Mooresville, NC — The American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE) is scheduled to take place April 26–28, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This juried wholesale craft marketplace features original designs produced in the United States or Canada. There will be nearly 800 juried artists and craftspeople participating in five distinct showcases: Handmade Jewelry, Handmade Gifts & Accessories, The Gallery of Fine Crafts, The Gallery of Fine Jewelry and Handmade Wearable Art.
Emerging Artists who are new to trade shows will exhibit within their respective categories. A full slate of educational programming for both retailers and artists will be presented by The Craft Retailers Association for Tomorrow (CRAFT) in partnership with ACRE. Advance registration is required. For more information visit www.ACRELasVegas.com or call 1.888.4.CRAFT.1 (1.888.427.2381)
ACRE is still accepting applications from craft artists to exhibit. Applications are available online.
Get Writing at National Stationery Show
White Plains, NY — The National Stationery Show will host some 1,400 exhibitors, including about 300 first time participants, during its May 18–21 run at the Javits Convention Center in New York. In addition to its regular learning fare, this year’s event will include new paper crafting and green-themed programming. Vivid colors and a floor plan layout introduced in 2007 that promotes easy traffic flow and cross-merchandising opportunities will return in 2008.
The show will feature many international resources and the return of the IPA’s Pen Pavilion. Two other highly regarded features of the show will also return: “Operation Heartfelt Thanks,” a program in partnership with the charitable organization A Million Thanks, will gather messages of thanks and encouragement for United States soldiers; and “Operation Caring Connection” encourages vendor/exhibitors to donate greeting cards, journals, writing instruments, etc., which will be shipped to the United Service Organizations (USO), for distribution to U.S.armed forces stationed overseas.
After-hours highlights of the show will include the Opening Night Party at the Rainbow Room on Sunday, May 18, and the 20th Annual International Greeting Card Awards, The LOUIEs, at The Capitale, on Monday, May 19. For information on the LOUIEs is available at www.greetingcard.org. For more on the National Stationery Show, visit www.nationalstationeryshow.com or call (800) 272-SHOW (7469) or (603) 665-7524.
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