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Here's the news for the week of May 26, 2008.
 

EDITORIAL INVITATION - Atlanta Summer 2008 Market "Dailies"

DEADLINE: June 6, 2008

YOU ARE INVITED to submit photography or artwork and information about NEW PRODUCTS that will be introduced in ATLANTA during SUMMER MARKET. Gifts & Decorative Accessories will consider all submissions that are submitted by June 6, 2008 following specified guidelines. 

Click here  for more information

 
In This Week's Issue:
1. Acquisitions Announced
2. Earthquake Tragedy Prompts Donation
3. Midwest Inks Licensing Deal
4. Market Runup
5. Direct From Market
6. Your 2 Cents Worth
1. Acquisitions Announced
Two more company acquisitions were revealed in the past several days, raising to four the number of gift companies that have been acquired this month. The latest buys include the purchase of Downeast Candle Makers by Honey And Me and C.R. Gibson's acquisition of iota.
 
2. Earthquake Tragedy Prompts Donation
Hong Kong — Business-to-business media company and Chinese trade promoter Global Sources will make a sizeable donation to aid victims of the May 12th earthquake in China. <<Click to Continue>>
3. Midwest Inks Licensing Deal
Cannon Falls, MN — Holiday, home, garden and gift products vendor Midwest has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with artist and author Suzy Toronto. <<Click to Continue>>
4. Market Runup
Mini Market Days in San Francisco, and summer markets in Chicago market and New York International Gift Fair are updated this week in the Market Previews section of Giftsanddec.com.
 
5. Direct From Market
The industry is not quite at a gallop where summer markets are concerned, but the pace is definitely quickening and, as always, Gifts & Dec is right on time delivering market coverage right to your desktop. Read all the coverage from the National Stationery Show and from the Hong Kong Gifts and Premiums Fair.
 

6. Your 2 Cents Worth
To market, to market.....yes, but maybe not as often these days. More than a third of respondents to last week's poll -- asking how many markets readers are planning to attend this summer -- said just one. In fact, almost a quarter — 23.4 percent — don’t plan to attend any! (If that describes you, let us know your secret: did you do all your buying in the winter? From reps? Online?) Another 21.28 percent plan to go to two markets, and a hardy 17.02 percent are planning to shop more than two shows. Look out for GDA’s editors in this latter crowd, and we can compare notes about comfortable shoes! It seems the gift biz doesn’t like to wait until the last minute when making decisions — with about a month to go till the first of the major markets, only 2.13 percent of respondents don’t know yet how many summer shows they’ll attend.

And speaking of decisions, do choose to vote in this week's poll!

To comment on poll results or poll subjects, or to suggest a poll topic, contact mweiskott@reedbusiness.com.

 

Announcement

We are conducting a survey among retailers to get your opinions about how several gifts and decorative accessories’ categories perform in
your store as well as your opinions about their vendors’ products and services.

This survey will not be published. We are asking you to help us better understand the category and the vendors’ role in your business.
Your individual answers will be combined with those of other retailers. Your store’s answers will not be revealed individually.

Go here: www.giftsanddec.com/Perception08

 
 
 
For daily news updates visit www.GiftsandDec.com.
 

That's all for now. We'll be with you again next week.

Maria Weiskott, Editor In Chief

 
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