New Seattle Gift Show® Cash & Carry Division Premiers January 24-28, 2004

Furniture World Magazine

Western Exhibitors, LLC announced the premier of a new Cash & Carry division at the January 24-28, 2004 Seattle Gift Show. This new category will feature over 42 booths of merchandise available for immediate release to the trade. It will join the established 12 divisions of the Seattle market and allow retailers instant inventory stocking capabilities. “There has been an increasing demand for a division of this type at our West Coast markets, and after the success of the Gateway Cash & Carry division in San Francisco, we felt it was the appropriate time to introduce this division at The Seattle Gift Show. Our preliminary response from exhibiting companies has been positive, and booth sales for the new Cash & Carry divisions have been strong, ” stated Mike Dean, President of Western Exhibitors, LLC. The Cash & Carry division will be located on the 6th Floor of the Washington State Convention & Trade Center and will feature general gift items, fashion jewelry, personal accessories, decorative accessories, ethnic merchandise and apparel. For exhibitor information, please contact Laurie Brown, Divisional Manager, 415.447.3231; laurie@weshows.com or David Gilfoyle, Divisional Manager, 415.447.3232; david@weshows.com, Western Exhibitors, LLC, 2181 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, CA 94123. The Seattle Gift Show® will include over 900 exhibiting companies, encompassing 150,000 net square feet of exhibit space housed under one roof at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. Throughout the 13 product divisions—At Home; Cash & Carry; FoodFocus; GardenStyle; General Gift; Handmade®; The Jewelry Vaultsm; Northwest Directions; Personal Style; Stationery & Trend; Village Arts; and The Vintage Collection—this market will feature a variety of giftware, decorative accessories, personal and fashion accessories, home décor, one-of-a-kind handmade merchandise, antiques and collectibles, tableware and fine jewelry. Nearly 15,000 buyers are expected to attend the show, which runs in cooperation with the permanent showrooms of the Seattle Gift Center (located at 6100 4th Avenue South). For buyer information, contact Western Exhibitors, LLC, 2181 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, CA 94123. Phone: 800.346.1212 (outside of the Bay Area) or 415.346.0168 (within the San Francisco Bay Area). Fax 415.346.4965. E-mail: showinfo@weshows.com. Additional information may be obtained on-line at www.seattlegift.com. The Seattle Gift Showx is managed by Universal Shows, Inc. and produced by Western Exhibitors, LLC of San Francisco, California. Handmade® and Personal Style are managed by George Little Management, LLC. The Seattle Gift Showx and The Jewelry Vaultsm are registered trademarks of Western Exhibitors, LLC, San Francisco, California, USA. Handmade® is a registered trademark of George Little Management, LLC, White Plains, New York, USA. stacey@weshows.com e-mail