SPRING HOME DÉCOR & GIFT SHOW
May 1 - 4, 2010 | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
See What’s New, What’s Now, What’s Flying off the Shelves and What’s Ahead. The Spring Home Décor & Gift Show is a perfectly timed, perfectly comprehensive buying event to fill in, view new products and begin your fall/holiday ordering. It’s your best opportunity of the season to gain fresh ideas, great finds and hottest trends that your customers will want.
Thousands of Product Lines for Every Market Niche. Find the new innovations in the hottest market categories and get everything you need to create the trend-forward product mix that will set your store apart. It’s all right here!
See the latest in Home and Garden; Gift, Kitchenware/Housewares, Gourmet and Specialty Food; Spa; Fashion Accessories; Kids; Pets; Toys; Green/Sustainable; Stationery; Incentives and Promotional Products, Souvenir and Resort; Seasonal; Inspirational; and much, much, more….
Jump On These World-Class Educational Opportunities
Don’t wait to sign up for these valuable sessions, designed to help you buy smarter and sell better. Call Pacific Market Center Buyer Services 1-800-433-1014: or e-mail info@pacmarket.com.
Top Ten Ways To Freshen Your In-Store Look
Monday, May 3 | 10:00 am in the 2nd Floor Learning Forum
Customers want to see something new and fresh whenever they come back to your store. Internationally recognized visual merchandizing expert, Linda Cahan will give practical, easy-to-implement tips on refreshing your existing space and creating a
new feeling in your store—without breaking the bank.
Linda Cahan, is an internationally known retail design expert specializing in visual merchandising and store design. Her 37 years in retail design includes extensive experience with large and small retailers and with all types of merchandise. Her client list includes Meijer, American Express, United Rentals, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lancome, The Mills Group, Singer, Intel and many others retailers of all types and sizes.
Linda gives seminars, is a columnist for several retail magazines, writes custom visual standards manuals, trains retailers in all aspects of VM & Store Design and is the author of "Feng Shui for Retailers." Linda also taught at Parsons School of Design in NYC for 12 years and now lives in West Linn, OR. www.lindacahan.com
Rosanna Bowles of Rosanna Inc, Author of ‘Coming Home - A Seasonal Guide to Creating Family Traditions’
Monday, May 3 | 11:30 am in the 2nd Floor Learning Forum
Designer Rosanna Bowles has been helping people set their table and create family traditions for 27 years with her successful eponymous tableware line, Rosanna.
Bowles has just released her first book, "Coming Home: A Seasonal Guide to Creating Family Traditions," filled with recipes, tips and a peek into her own personal family traditions and inspirations. The beautifully photographed book is divided by season, focusing on how to "give our lives meaning and restore traditions and rituals that are so sorely missing in our life," Bowles explains.
When she started her business in 1982, her goal was to create high-quality, functional dishware, both richly handcrafted and affordable. From her very first set of dishes, Rosanna's unique creations caught the eye of the press. Her initial collection was featured in Metropolitan Home magazine; since then, her story and tableware have appeared in numerous publications, including Lucky, Bon Appetit, Elle, Instyle, and O at Home. In 2006, Seattle Homes & Lifestyles magazine named Rosanna one of 100 top companies that defined design in the Northwest. Drawing international acclaim in the same year, Rosanna was awarded the prestigious honor of Gift of the Year by the Giftware Association in the United Kingdom.
Today, Rosanna's international business is run her out of a teeming warehouse in Seattle, Washington. More than 22 years and millions and millions of dishes beyond her first container, she now sends truckloads of tableware to destinations across the states and around the globe. Rosanna's tableware crosses cultural boundaries, delighting people worldwide and encouraging the art and soul of entertainment-connecting with others and sharing memories along with food and drink.
Come meet and hear Rosanna speak and stay after for a special book signing of ‘Coming Home’. Co-sponsored by The Barron Collection, LTD.
Generating Sales And Visibility Through Social Media
Tuesday, May 4 | 10:00 am in the 2nd Floor Learning Forum
Betina Finley and Sean DeButts, experts and consultants in social media and Co-Founders of SocTok, LLC. They will deliver an interactive presentation explaining 1) How to create accounts on Facebook and Twitter 2) How to efficiently manage multiple social media accounts 3) How to 
establish and grow relationships with customers. Etiquette, vocabulary and present trends relating to social media will be covered. The presentation will end with a 10-minute question-and-answer period.
SocTok, LLC provides restaurants and retailers with social media consulting and marketing. It provides companies with resources to effectively manage their presence on sites such as Twitter and Facebook, and it connects companies with customers so as to increase revenue.
For those attending this hands-on seminar, the Betina and Sean request you could take a minute to take a quick pre-survey at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5JCN7WM
Complimentary Market Extras To Jump-Start Your Buying Success
Special amenities and inviting touches add enjoyment and value, and make this a one-of-a-kind Market experience.
- Freshly brewed and free—coffees, teas and pastries every morning, 8:30 am - 10:30 am
- Complimentary Happy Hour each afternoon, featuring regional wines and beers
- “Day at the Derby” event, with mint juleps and fabulous Kentucky Derby inspired giveaways Saturday, May 1, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Celebrate Spring” Buyer Cocktail Event, Sunday, May 2, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm – Enjoy the jazz piano of award-winning Fred Hadley of Sonando along with great NW Wines and appetizers. Co-sponsored by Pacific Market Center’s tenant association ISA.
- Free parking everyday, giveaways, plus much more
Look What Our Showrooms Have In Store For You
Take advantage of valuable giveaways, show specials and new product promotions from showrooms like these.
Show Specials, Giveaways and Promotions:
- DGA-Bayshore (Suite 143/ 144): Door prize giveaways: TORI GARDEN gong ($500 value) and BIG SKY CARVERS’ bear ($350 value).
- Home Essentials (Suite 478): Show specials, free freight on select items and chance to win $200 gift basket.
- Kolibaba (Suite 256): Come by and Spin the Wheel for your chance to win a Gift Basket.
- NexTORCH, Inc (Suite 489): Free drawing for a ceramic knife.
- Professional Bag Lady (Suite 473): Free gifts, show specials and fun.
- Sharon McKnight & Associates (Suite 200): Show specials, free freight on select items and prize drawings.
New Launches:
- Associates Marketing Group (Suite 375): New lines including Alfi, Counter Art, Le Cadeaux, Oenophilia, Takeya, Toyolo and more.
- Bang-Knudson (Suite 453): A revolutionary filtering water bottle.
- Food for Thought (Suite 466): New lines Cadeaux Chocolates, Ferdies Peanuts, Flathaus Fine Foods, GarLic It! and more.
- Kolibaba (Suite 256): PBC returns, joining new lines: Animated Animals by Roffle Mattes, The Naked Bee, Center Court and SillyBandz.
- Penny Harrison (Suite 433): New lines include Cody Foster, Vagabond House, The French Bee and Izabella.
- Richard Hull/RH Sales (Suite 441): CLM Style, a collection of moderately priced hand woven rugs, table linens and pillows.
Book Your Hotel Now
Take advantage of Seattle’s Supersaver program—your one-stop shop for the best available rates. Call 1.800.535.7071 or visit www.seattlesupersaver.com.
Please note, as part of our continuing efforts to go green, your show badge will be sent to you electronically. Be on the lookout for an email that will include your registration confirmation and badge.
