The Biz: News Updates

Secure your prime booth space in the Kids Collection at the California Gift Show, July 16–19, 2010! The California Gift Show is the largest gift show on the West Coast, home to tens of thousands of quality buyers and is the destination for the latest trends.

All Baby and Kids exhibitors are now located in the Los Angeles Convention Center, providing more convenience for buyers as well as increasing the size of this collection. Exhibit in the company of over 250 children’s product lines and highly regarded companies, including:

• Anne McGilvray & Company
• Aurora World, Inc.

Good Gracious!

Here’s a list of the celebrities who took the time to write personal thank-you notes this April for their BopStarBaby Celebrity Baby Baskets:

• Jenna Elfman, who received a BabyMakes3 gift basket in March.
• Noelle & Dick Wolf (creator/producer “Law & Order”), who also received a BabyMakes3 gift basket in March.

Seen on the Scene

The Chicago Market: Living and Giving^® announces its Market dates through the next three years, 2011 – 2013.

The Chicago Market continues to expand its permanent showrooms and temporary resources, and for the upcoming July 2010 Market. Buyers can expect to see up to five new showrooms, a significant growth in temporary suites, and 35% new-to-market resources.

The Chicago Market is an affordable place to do business too with $10 per square foot rates for exhibitors, plus travel hotel rates starting as low as $129 per night and $10 daily parking vouchers for attendees for this July.

CHICAGO (May 3, 2010) –The Chicago Market: Living and Giving^® will continue its popular buyer amenity, the Amtrak Reimbursement Program, during the July Market. Qualified buyers can participate in the Amtrak Reimbursement Program, which reimburses half of their Amtrak train ticket (up to $50).