Fresh Ideas Abundant at Pacific Market Center Spring Home Decor and Gift Show
Seattle – Pacific Market Center, the leading destination market on the west coast, will host the Spring Home Decor & Gift Show April 26-29, 2008, 9 am to 5 pm. New showrooms will be opening including Taku Graphics, Tuura & Friedlander (suite 532) who represents lines such as Artefact USA, Arts of Earth and Lavender Hill Arts. New for this year’s spring show is a ‘Green Showcase’ offering a one-stop-shop for the wide selection of environmental friendly products from the hundreds of showrooms available at Pacific Market Center These include bamboo and organic textiles, housewares made from renewable woods, environmentally friendly cleaning products, natural bath and body items and much more.
“We are excited to provide buyers and retailers an outlet where they can discover the latest products and trends while also getting new ideas on how to energize their space with merchandizing ideas from experts in the field,” said Lisa Goodman, director marketing for Pacific Market Center. “Whether it be highlighting green and sustainability products or the latest in ‘made in the USA products’, we feel the spring show will be a great tool to give retailers that business edge to help set them apart from the competition.”
Showrooms will be available to give expert advice on industry trends and will be introducing new products and lines at the Spring Home Decor & Gift Show. Richard Hull will be previewing fall 2008 collections for two textile lines: Xochi, featuring primarily table and kitchen linens, and Shingora, a combination of home decor textiles including boiled wool throws and jacquard table linens. AKA, representing housewares, barware and tabletop product lines, notes that “customers keep looking for eco friendly products and while wine related products keep being a big trend, beer related products are coming on strong.” “As major retailers get going with promoting green products we need to be on the leading edge of introducing products and merchandising ideas to meet that need,” says Peter Bang-Knudsen, representing high-end kitchen and houseware products.
Carol Burns will be introducing a new line called The Mule Barn, a collection of hand painted gourds, capitalizing on another trend the Pacific Market Center showroom tenants are seeing – a demand for products made in the United States. In addition Bud Ishida & Associates will be highlighting Gourmet Gems high end specialty foods including chocolate covered sunflower seeds. Campbell and Associates, representing decorative accessories, housewares and linens says “the trend is more modern with urban clean lines in colors based on clothing seen on the fashion runways”. Alayne Grothen & Company will be introducing several new lines including Baroque Home & Garden including statuary and fountains and CNI Design with a traditional mix of accents, TV cabinets and furniture. Bayshore II will be showing new lines from Montag Fine Candles and Betty Singer’s Angels from Samaco.
Free educational seminars:
Pacific Market Center will offer seminars for attendees to gain insightful tips and expert advice to improve success and profitability. Seminars will be held between 10 and 11 a.m. in the 2nd Floor Learning Forum. Show seminars will include:
Saturday April 26 – ‘Make Your Store’s Website a Profit Center’ – David Moses, president, Next Step Strategies will provide ideas on how to maximize online sales potential with ideas from increasing product offerings but not inventory, to partnering with the right suppliers.
Monday April 28 – ‘Being Brave in Challenging Times’ – Pam Hammond, owner, Paddington Station, and Retail Excellence Award winner for store design, will share her ideas and best practices on how to succeed in business during difficult economic times.
Tuesday April 29 – ‘Networking and PR Strategies that Work’ – Melody Biringer, CRAVE and Lori Meyers, vice president, Richmond Public Relations will host an interactive discussion on ways to create buzz for your business through relationship building that will ultimately drive traffic and profits to your store.
In addition to all the fun, culture, shopping, and dining that makes Seattle a vibrantly unique city, buyers can enjoy the following amenities at Pacific Market Center during the Spring Home Decor & Gift Show:
- Expanding the show’s food offerings, grand opening of Scotty’s NW Bistro, Pacific Market Center’s signature restaurant, will be offering daily specials inspired by the Northwest Cuisine
- Show and manufacturer’s specials
- Buyers’ lounges throughout the building
- Complimentary Buyer Socials every afternoon featuring Northwest wines and microbrews
- Free Wi-Fi and internet hook-up
- Touch-screen directories on each floor for easy showroom and product searches
- Free Parking all day for all four days
- Valuable prizes and giveaways, including daily drawings for $100 gift certificates to top Seattle restaurants, showroom sponsored giveaways and more.
For more information about the show please visit pacificmarketcenter.com or call (800) 433-1014.
About Pacific Market Center
Pacific Market Center is the leading permanent wholesale market on the west coast, featuring the latest in home furnishings, accessories and gift products. The industry destination for buyers in the Western United States, Canada and beyond, Pacific Market Center offers permanent showrooms on five floors featuring thousands of product lines for a wide selection of merchandise to help buyers keep up with every trend affecting their consumers. Pacific Market Center draws thousands of buyers from more than 30 channels of distribution including high-end department stores, corporate, specialty retailers, home furnishings, kitchenware, events, gourmet food, hospitality, garden/outdoor living, salons & spas, wineries, Internet, and regional chain outlets. Located in Seattle’s Design District, Pacific Market Center is open to the trade only. For more information, visit pacificmarketcenter.com. Pacific Market Center is owned and managed by The Benaroya Companies.
