The Seattle Gift Show® Rewards Buyers for Attending the Summer 2003 Market

Furniture World Magazine

The management team of The Seattle Gift Show® continues to promote the popular Buyer Rewards Program during the summer 2003 market. The purpose of this promotion is to encourage retailers to increase their buying dollars while shopping the temporary exhibits as well as to bring added excitement to the show atmosphere. Many of those that participated in the Buyer Rewards program commented that they placed additional orders in order to redeem better prizes. Prizes ranged from a box of mints to cash back for orders placed at the show. In addition, buyers reaching specific buying pinnacles were eligible for several grand prizes drawings, which included a trip to Puerto Vallarta, significant cash rebates for orders and hotel stays at luxury properties for the 2004 show series. The grand prize winners are as follows: $1,000 Cash Rebate Gary Noble, Whims—Sandpoint, Idaho $2,500 Cash Rebate Shelly Andersen, McKenzie Honey & Gifts—Eugene, Oregon; 3 Nights in a Luxury Hotel Susan Holum, Serendipity Salon & Spa—Portland, Oregon; Trip to Puerto Vallarta Jocie Wall, Crown Jewel—Ashland, Oregon Future Market Dates The 147th semi-annual Seattle Gift Showx will take place January 24-28, 2004 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center and will be held in cooperation with the permanent showrooms of the Seattle Gift Center. Coming In January • 12 Product Divisions—including the juried divisions At Home, Handmade® and Personal Style. • Expanded Northwest Directions Division—the most complete array of tourist and resort merchandise with an emphasis on products made especially for the Northwest will expand on the 6th Floor of the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. • All new seminar programs—all new educational programs have been developed for the Winter 2004 market to assist retailers with success and profitability—many programs will be interactive and require advanced attendee information. • Back by popular demand! Hobbyists Workshops—two daily sessions will be presented to “teach the teacher”—giving retailers the opportunity to learn how to instruct their customers—the “make it and take it” format will cover scrapbooking, beading, jewelry making, dried arrangements and more. Markets Represented General giftware; tabletop; housewares; decorative and personal accessories; contemporary, traditional, home furnishings; handcrafted Northwest crafts; floral and garden; and juvenile products; toys and games; antiques and found objects; pre-packaged gourmet food items; stationery; souvenir/resort products; personal care items; fine and fashion jewelry. Profile of Attendees Specialty and department stores; gift shops; jewelry and clothing boutiques; galleries; craft retailers; gourmet shops; juvenile stores; nurseries; mail order catalogs; interior and garden designers; importers; and distributors. For exhibitor information about The Seattle Gift Show®, please contact Western Exhibitors, LLC, 2181 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, CA 94123. Telephone 415.346.6666. Fax 415.346.4965. E-mail: showinfo@weshows.com. Additional information may be obtained on-line at www.seattlegift.com. For Handmade® exhibitor information, contact Andrea Casanova, divisional manager by e-mail at andrea_casanova@glmshows.com. For Personal Style exhibitor information, contact Danielle Flores, divisional manager, by e-mail at danielle_flores@glmshows.com. George Little Management, LLC, 888 South Figueroa Street, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Telephone 213.362.5640. Fax 213.362.5660. Additional information is available online at www.seattlegift.com. 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. Management Information: The Seattle Gift Showx is produced by Western Exhibitors, LLC of San Francisco, California. Handmade® and Personal Style are managed by George Little Management, LLC of White Plains, New York. 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.