Kitchenware News August 2011

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MARKET WATCH:

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HOLIDAY DÉCOR

THERMOMETERS & SCALES

KITCHEN ACCESSORIES

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VOLUME 17, NUMBER 8

H O U S E WA R E S A N D TA B L E T O P M A R K E T S

AUGUST 2011

Holiday Merchandise Spans the Seasons, but Christmas Is Still King by Joanne Friedrick Although retailers have been working at expanding their sales to have fewer peaks and valleys, the truth remains that for many, the fourth quarter is the biggest sales season. And holiday-related merchandise is often a significant part of that equation. For suppliers who provide holiday-themed merchandise, the challenge is to anticipate what consumers will want and what will leave retailers with the lowest amount of post-holiday sale products. Chicago-based Trade Associates Group, better know as Tag, presents retailers with a combination of holiday and seasonal offerings, such as Halloween, Thanksgiving or fall and Christmas or winter. Continued on Page 8

One on One: Dorothy Belshaw, Director of NYIGF by Joanne Friedrick Kitchenware News & Housewares Review recently caught up with Dorothy Belshaw, Senior Vice President at GLM and Director of the New York International Gift Fair. The show, which opens Aug. 13 with exhibits at Piers 92, 94 and the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, is incorporating the Gourmet Housewares Show this year. That event runs from Aug. 14 to 18. We talked with Belshaw about the GHS and what her goals are for this year’s NYIGF and the ones to come. Q: The NYIGF is incorporating the Gourmet Housewares Show this year: How has GHS been meshed with the existing Tabletop division? A: We already had some housewares resources in Tabletop, so for August we have created a Tabletop section with about 200 vendors and a separate Gourmet Housewares area with about 150 vendors. The areas are adjacent, and Gourmet Housewares Continued on Page 12

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