February 2012

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Nielsen Business Media’s Merchandise Group recently announced the launch of ASD EAST, being held September 13-15, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. This newly named fall show will bring together the excitement and resources of the previously named New York Variety Merchandise Show, which has been held each September, with the New York and Atlantic City shows held in January and May, respectively. The new ASD EAST will combine these shows into one major annual event that focuses on serving the Value-Price Market with the widest selection of variety merchandise on the East Coast. ASD EAST will cover hundreds of product categories with something for every type of buyer.

Nielsen also announced the launch of the ASD Liquidation Expo being held June 7–9, 2009 at the Long Beach Convention Center in California. A show reflective of the times, the ASD Liquidation Expo will be the only event of its kind in California and the Southwest Region, specifically serving buyers and sellers specializing in retail liquidation and close-outs.

ASD Liquidation Expo will cover a projected 30,000 square feet and host over 150 participating exhibitors with discount and closeout merchandise opportunities for buyer s in nearly every category.

Denver Merchandise Mart

For the second year, the Denver Gift Show will coincide with the Denver Apparel & Accessory Market held at the Mart August 14-17. This unique opportunity will offer buyers a wider variety of merchandise categories with approximately 100 ladies’ and children’s apparel and accessory showrooms open during that market.

The Denver Gift, Home, Jewelry and Resort Show, with over 500 exhibitors representing more than 5,000 lines, is a number one destination in the country for lodge, rustic, western and Native American products. The Denver Gift Show is also a major market for the souvenir and resort industry and offers an unsurpassed variety of products, featuring regional product lines not available at other major markets as well as gourmet, decorative accessories, collectibles, stationery, home furnishings, jewelry, resort apparel, toys and many traditional upscale gifts and handicrafts.

George Little Management, LLC

Winners of the 13th annual Best New Product Awards were: Desk Accessories, Woodessen, Inc.; Lifestyle/Specialty Gift, Kookie Stationery; Luxury, Designers Fine Press; Paper Craft/Scrapbooking, Simply Renee, Inc.; Party, ThemeNaps; Social Stationery, C.R. Gibson; and Think Green, jacki paper®.

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Urban Expositions and Development

Expected to feature thousands of lines, the Fall 2009 edition will provide retailers with the most comprehensive selection of souvenir and resort products, including destination, resort and tourist merchandise, souvenirs, T-shirts, beach items, coastal and nautical, lake, mountain and lodge, ski-themed products, destination, logo products, shell items, giftware, jewelry/fashion accessories, toys/games and more.

As an added bonus, the show will once again run concurrently with the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA) International Expo to offer an unparalleled shopping experience for all show attendees.

Offering retailers from the Florida Panhandle and surrounding areas a tremendous selection in a convenient, relaxed show environment, the Emerald Coast Gift & Resort Show returns October 18-20, 2009 to the state-of-the-art Emerald Coast Convention Center in Destin/Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. This marks the fourth edition at the Emerald Coast Convention Center following the show’s move from its previous Panama City Beach, Florida Boardwalk Beach Resort locale.

The show is designed to give retailers from the Florida Panhandle and surrounding areas to New Orleans a chance to buy last-minute holiday merchandise and plan their spring and summer resort seasons without the hassle and cost of traveling far from their businesses.

Already the largest regional gift show in the nation, the July 19-22, 2009 Philadelphia Gift Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pa., will expand to feature even more new resources, including new candy, gourmet, specialty food and confection lines, as well as Treasures To Go, a new “show within a show” featuring a wide array of jewelry and fashion accessories available for immediate delivery to the trade.

These new additions, together with the show’s tremendous selection, convenient location, inexpensive hotels, free parking and easy access provide retailers from throughout the Mid- Atlantic and Tri-State regions with a cost-effective, convenient way to restock best-sellers and gear up for the crucial third and fourth quarter selling seasons.

On Sunday, July 19, 2009, the seminar “Is Retailing Success Really Possible Today? Let’s Count the Ways!” will be presented by Marilyn Nason, contributing writer, Souvenirs, Gifts & Novelties magazine.

Returning July 25-28, 2009 to the Orange County Convention Center’s West Concourse (Hall D2), the semi-annual Orlando Gift Show offers Florida retailers the opportunity to stay close to home and save while they shop hundreds of booths filled with the latest introductions from top manufacturers and major Southeastern sales representatives in every product category. The Orlando Gift Show also runs concurrently with the Orlando Cash & Carry Show, providing one comprehensive product resource with tremendous crossmarket buying opportunities.

The Ocean City Resort Gift Expo returns to the Rowland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Md., from October 31- November 3, 2009. Perfectly timed to help coastal and shore community retailers from Maine to Virginia Beach plan their spring and summer resort seasons, the 2009 edition’s earlier dates also give buyers the chance to do last-minute Christmas and holiday buying from the show’s extensive selection of themed merchandise, resort apparel, gifts and souvenirs.

“Bringing together a casual shopping atmosphere with the perfect opportunity to get a jump on the busy resort season, makes the Ocean City Resort Gift Show a great option for buyers from Maine to Virginia Beach,” said Doug Miller, president, Urban Expositions. “And, off-season hotel rates make it an affordable option and the ideal place for the resort gift and souvenir industry to gather.”