Gourmet Business, May/June 2010

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Gourmet Housewares Show® Moves to Summer 2011 NYIGF
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WHITE PLAINS, NY, In response to retailer survey results, the Gourmet Housewares Show® will be held each summer in New York City, beginning in August 2011, within the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). This permanent move to summer – which is a change from previously announced plans – was based upon results of a retailer survey, which indicated a clear preference for a third quarter buying opportunity.

Gourmet Housewares Show owner,
GLM, surveyed some 10,000
retailers – Gourmet Housewares
Show participants, members of two
specialty store buying groups (HTI
and The Gourmet Catalog) and a
wide cross-section of independent
specialty stores from gourmet-
appropriate retail channels –
regarding optimal market timing
and location. Some 70% of
respondents supported the
New York venue and indicated
preference for an
August market.

“Independent specialty retail feedback was the lynchpin of our decision -making process, and gourmet products buyers indicate clear support for a third quarter buying opportunity as a complement to other first and second quarter industry events,” said Dorothy Belshaw, NYIGF director and GLM senior vice president.

According to Belshaw,
survey results also
indicated that primary
categories of interest
are gadgets, cookware,
cutlery, bakeware,
kitchen textiles, table-
top, serveware, small
kitchen electrics, wine
accessories and barware. “By
positioning the Gourmet House-
wares Show adjacent to NYIGF’s
Tabletop & Housewares and General
Gift divisions at the Javits Center,
we can provide a strong assortment
of key resources for independent
specialty gourmet retailers, as well
as a wealth of conveniently located
complementary resources.” In total,
NYIGF offers ten divisions presenting
over 100,000 lines of home, lifestyle
and gift products.

The Gourmet Housewares Show will include some 150 exhibitors dedicated to gourmet housewares, positioned adjacent to an additional 200 relevant tabletop suppliers in NYIGF’s Tabletop & Housewares division. Plans call for the Gourmet Housewares Show to have a dedicated entrance and signage, while sharing efficiencies with NYIGF for exhibitor and buyer registration. A series of educational programming and special events, designed specifically for the specialty gourmet retailer, will be developed as part of overall market week programming.

The launch of the Gourmet Housewares Show at NYIGF is part of the three-year “Focus Forward NYIGF

2013” strategic plan, which will
create four comprehensive market
collections, including “NYIGF
Home,” featuring furniture, textiles,
decorative accessories, housewares
and tabletop; “NYIGF Handmade,”
“NYIGF Lifestyle” and “NYIGF New.”
Since its inception in 1975, the
Gourmet Housewares Show has
provided a professional market-
place for the gourmet products and
upscale housewares industries,
offering a comprehensive mix of
innovative new products, leading
resources, and industry trends, and
the only industry event to focus
exclusively on high-end cookware,
cutlery, bakeware, gadgets, tabletop,
kitchen textiles and specialty food.

The Gourmet Housewares Show will run Sunday, August 14, through Thursday, August 18, 2011, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. For exhibitor information, contact Marc Delman, sales manager, at (914) 421-3260, or email mdelman@ glmshows.com.

For additional information, visit www.thegourmetshow.com.

NYIGF is a premier gift, home and lifestyle marketplace, with 2,800 exhibiting companies featuring design-driven home fashion products and complementary giftware. Some 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 85 countries worldwide are expected. Information and registration is available online at www.nyigf.com.

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