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THE GOURMET HOUSEWARES SHOW
LM puts “special” back into specialty retailing
with the Gourmet Housewares Show® in
Las Vegas and the bi-annual New York
International Gift Fair® (NYIGF).
Starting with the New York International
Gift Fair in February, followed by the
Gourmet Housewares Show in Las Vegas
in May, and then capping the summer
season off with the Gift Fair in August, the
three shows bring the most unique home
entertaining products available to discerning
retailers, at the most convenient time
frame in the industry.
THE GOURMET HOUSEWARES
SHOW
If the New York International Gift Fair is a
treasure hunt for entertaining products,
the Gourmet Housewares Show for more
than three decades has been the defini-
tive source for specialty kitchenware and
gourmet cooking products. And there’s a
reason: top notch buyers come from every
retail channel--the one thing they have in
common is their search for the best and
latest in culinary products.
Running May 6-8, 2008, at the Sands
Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV,
the show is well-timed for orders for the
fourth quarter. The 2008 Gourmet
Housewares Show--celebrating its 32nd
year-- will showcase some 400 exhibitors,
representing over 1,000 lines, including
cookware, kitchen gadgets, cutlery, specialty
appliances (electric and non-elec-
tric), tabletop, decorative accessories,
kitchen textiles, home storage items,
lifestyle furnishings, and specialty food.
In addition to products, the Gourmet
Housewares Show spices up its culinary
offerings with appearances from chefs like
Ming Tsai; Rocco DiSpirito, and Homaro
Cantu: all headlined at the show’s popular
Culinary Center last year. More top chefs
will be on hand in Las Vegas, an exciting
city that has become one of the top culinary
and retail meccas in the United States.
The Gourmet Housewares Show’s collocation
strategy offers an added bonus for
buyers interested in cross-channel shopping.
The Show easily fits with the
National Hardware Show, which runs at
the same time in Las Vegas, as well as
GLM’s new co-located Global Home
Textiles and Global Home Decor events
which offer overseas sourcing and production
resources for U.S.-based manufacturers
and big retailers alike.
Visit www.thegourmetshow.com for more
information.
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