Perfect Together: Home Fashions and Personal Care Products

The New York Home Textiles Market, at Javits Convention Center and participating showrooms, will be held concurrently with ExTracts: A Trade Show for Aromatherapy, Fragrance, & Personal Care in New York, October 12–15.

This edition of ExTracts will showcase exhibitors from around the world in the Javits Center North Pavilion. Product categories include aromatherapy; body, hair, and skin care; botanicals and essential oils; candles and home fragrances; perfumes; bath accessories, and small appliances. The show will feature a New Resources division, concentrating on the hot-test trends in the industry, and the Natural Products division, which showcases the "back to natural" trend, offering products of natural origin.

Among the 300 exhibiting companies at this fall's New York Home Textiles Show at Javits Center will be exhibitors from 15 foreign countries. The Surtex Gallery, an abridged version of SURTEX, which is held in May, will feature some 50 artists, studios, and licensing agents, selling and licensing their artwork to the home fashions market.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Opening Night Reception. Friday, October 12, 5:30–6 p.m. Wine, cheese, and presentation of the Best New Product Awards.

Only in New York Retail Tour. Saturday, October 13, 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m. $35 in advance/$40 on site; includes boxed lunch.

BUYER AMENITIES

Free Buyers' Lunch. Receive a complimentary lunch voucher good for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

Buy Now Bonus. Enter to win tickets to a U.S. or Virgin Islands destination by placing $500 in orders during the show, and completing an entry form.

SEMINARS

Saturday, October 13

• New Buyer Orientation. 9–10 a.m. Speakers: Ernie Pazmany, Katen Sessums, and Mona Steck. $20 in advance/$25 on site.
• "Color: The Great Motivator." 2–3:30 p.m. Two-part session with Linda Cahan and Ken Charbonneau: using color to convey messages and influence sales; a look at color trends. $35 in advance/$40 on site.

Sunday, October 14

• "Connecting with the Consumer." 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Panel discussion with speakers Sue Kelly, Anita Iodice, Mary Ella Gabler, and Kathleen Cwirko. $30 in advance/$35 on site.
• "Strategic Display Techniques that Sell Product." 2:30–3:30 p.m. Speakers: Mindy Greenberg, Greg Spampinato, Patti Williams, and Matthew Goodman. $30 in advance/$35 on site.

Monday, October 15

• "Using Feng Shui to Boost Your Sales." 9–10 a.m. Create atmosphere with the Eastern art of arrangement. Speaker: Benjamin Huntington. $30 in advance/$35 on site.
• "Spa Sales for Your Retail Store." 11 a.m.–noon. Includes a drawing for a spa gift certificate valued at $185. Speaker: Bruce Schoenberg. $35 in advance/$40 on site.

SHOW INFO

Hours: 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; October 15, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Address: Jacob K. Javits Convention Ctr., 655 W. 34th St., New York 10001

Call: (800) 272-SHOW

www.glmshows.com

225 Fifth Avenue, The New York Gift Building's New York Textile/Relax-Sation Market will be themed "Urban Renewal." 225 will offer Preview Days, October 10–11, in addition to the show dates, October 12–15.

230 Fifth Avenue, the New York Marketcenter, will open its doors October 12–16, during the market.

Complimentary shuttles will run between the show-rooms and Javits during the market.