Items tagged “Girls”

New Fair to Run Concurrently with Gift & Home Textiles Market Week®

7 W New York continues to be “business central” for the best markets and fairs in NYC. In order to continue to deliver more value to its buyers and showrooms, the building is pleased to announce its latest initiative. This January will be the launch of the first NYC BABY & KIDS FAIR, which will take place on the 11th floor during three days of the 7 W Gift and Home Textiles Market (January 30 - February 1, 2010). Exhibitors will display baby and kids apparel, accessories, furnishings, gifts and textiles to a robust audience of buyers from across the country.

Hello everyone! It is good to be home. I am sorry for the lengthy time in between posts but a last minute event prevented me from letting you know I was going away and I was unable to access a computer while I was gone. I did have a wonderful 2 weeks though! I spent time with family and had the pleasure of witnessing a dear friends wedding. I just love weddings, don’t you? Two people starting their lives together, truly in love, ripe with all the promise new love can bring.

Journals Unlimited is a line that eliminates any writer’s block and stimulates creative writing. No more blank pages waiting to be filled. Journals Unlimited offers pages full of prompts that get memories and imaginations flowing. Young authors can’t wait to fill in all the blanks! With 60 themed journals, any occasion can be easily recorded and remembered for a lifetime.

The Giggle Guide® surveyed 26 mothers, living throughout the United States and Canada, about today’s children’s market and the products they purchase. The fourth question in our exclusive series asks…

What are the key features you look for when purchasing children’s shoes?

Nothing melts a heart quite like a well-crafted teddy bear and they don’t get much better than Bearington Collection bears. The Bearington Collection has been designing and manufacturing high quality teddy bears for 12 years. Founded by the Stray family, it’s still run by Mom and Dad, Betty and Jim, alongside sister and brother, Jamie and Brad.

Good Gracious!

Here are the celebrities who took the time to send personal thank-you notes this August for their BopStarBaby Celebrity Baskets:

  • Jason & Naomi Priestley, who received BabyMakes3 and Big Sister baskets in July ′09.
  • Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), who received a Baby2Be basket in April ′09.
  • Kathryn Hahn (Crossing Jordan) who received a BabyMakes3 basket in August ′09.

Seen on the Scene

Contact: MaryLenore Arsenault / (647) 382-7827
MAGIC Kids - Las Vegas, Nevada (8/31/09 - 9/2/09)

The apparel mega-show opened August 31 with a Disney Surprise Event in the Grand Lobby for Tea and a Mad Mad parade of licensing stars. For the adults, there was definitely a mixture of business and pleasure, with evening parties planned featuring Black Eyed Peas, an invitation-only concert by Kenny Chesney introducing his new Blue Chair Bay line, and S.L.A.T.E. Party at Hard Rock!

KidShow - Las Vegas, Nevada (8/31/09 - 9/2/09)

Denise Raeside, KidShow Manager, says in her welcome letter, “Buyers are buying albeit carefully, but they are buying and that is a good sign.” Energy, and positive hopes for Spring 2010 motivated buyers shopping over 300 brands at the KidShow’s opening day. Buyer traffic was strong, and many exhibitors were very upbeat about the number and volume of orders written. Not just looky-loos here! Famous children’s brands, as well as new brands, were busy meeting, greeting and doing business!

Technology! Always looking to advance the world of motherhood, ANDEsigned has developed the ultimate iPhone apps for parents. The Baby Tracker is an iPhone app that keeps tech-savy and multi-tasking moms in the know about baby’s schedule. Apps include Nursing, Diaper Tracker, and Total Baby. For those that can’t live without their iphones, these timesavers are a lifesavers!

ABC has been the alpha-buzz at children’s apparel and gift shows over the last few years. There is interest, anticipation and a little mystery among children’s apparel manufacturers about the ABC Kids Expo, September 13 – 16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. (http://www.theabcshow.com) I get asked more questions about the ABC Show than any other. Since JPMA discontinued its trade show a couple years ago, the ABC Kids Expo is currently the only national trade event designed especially for the juvenile products industry.

Rebecca Finell, founder of Boon, shares her “Road to Success” with The Giggle Guide®. Editorial Director David Gaunt recalls, “I remember very well the impact her student design, The Frog Pod made at the JPMA show several years ago. I met her among a group of competitive student designers, and by the next show she was a successful corporate executive, building one of the most exciting new children’s brands in years. I’ve seen a lot, having attended juvenile product shows since 1979, and Boon has been one of the best, and most well-deserved success stories. She understood function and design, plus the importance of brand image.” Her story is a great example of the possibilities of staying true to one’s business vision and being willing to take the risks necessary to succeed.

Meet The Giggle Guide’s Editor/Co-Founder Leesa Valentino and Editorial Director David Gaunt at KidShow Las Vegas, Bally’s, #803, Aug 31 - Sept 2. Retailers will have a chance to win daily prizes — great children’s products donated by a variety of leading brands. Stop by to learn more about The Giggle Guide®, take an online tour and enter to win products that you can then take back to your stores for your own in-store promotions to help generate increased store traffic. A BIG thanks to all our brand participants!

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