September Macef Opens in New Exhibition Center
Milan, Italy —The Macef International Home Show will run September 5–8, opening at Fiera Milano’s new exhibition center in Milan. Macef offers buyers a wide range of gifts, home décor, tableware and jewelry representative of the latest in Italian design and reflective of lifestyle trends. Returning segments to Macef include Art & Flowers, an event catering to flower arranging and decorating with flowers, and the Best of Ornamenta, which highlights costume jewelry and fashion accessories. In this section there will be a contest held with a prize vacation in an exotic location. For more information visit www.macef.com
International Opportunities at U.K.’s Autumn Fair
Birmingham, England – The Autumn Fair, one of the UK’s key pre-holiday season gift and home shows, will be held from September 7–10 at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham, England. In addition to filling out their fourth quarter merchandise needs, retailers will be able to preview product launches for 2009 from among the more than 2,000 exhibiting companies. The show will be divided into two selling zones: Living and Giving. The Giving Zone will include halls for gifts, design-led gifts, greetings & stationery, jewelry & fashion accessories, volume buying, and toys. The Living Zone features halls for kitchen and dining, and home interiors and art.
The show also represents a profitable sales opportunity for American exhibitors due to the exchange rates on the dollar. North American companies seeking international growth have the opportunity to increase publicity and consumer support as American products become more competitive in international markets.
For additional show information, visit www.autumnfair.com or call (609) 921-0222.
Bangkok Intl. Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair (BIG & BIH 2008)
Bangkok, Thailand — The BIG&BIH Fair is scheduled to be held from October 14–19, at the Challenger, IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand. The exhibition will be open for the first four days exclusively to the trade. BIG&BIH 2008, one of the largest shows in its category in the ASEAN region, features approximately 750 exhibitors offering a variety of unique lifestyle products including gifts, premiums, home décor, textiles, toys, stationery and more. Featured exhibitors are Voravan, producer of rubber home décor items, Seagull, a stainless steel housewares brand and Harnn & Thann, a body-care international chain.

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