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		<title>More Finds from the San Francisco Gift Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about the San Francisco Gift Show.
Mugwump—Turning Old Books into One-of-a-kind Wearable Art
What do your local libraries do with old kids books? If you live in Oregon and you look closely, you might see your old book on someone&#039;s shoulder as a handbag! Books meet Suzanne Keolker from Mugwump. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Finds from the San Francisco Gift Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about the San Francisco Gift Show.
I attended the winter edition of the San Francisco Gift Show a couple of weeks ago. This show is always a leading source for new products—especially in the eco-friendly space—and this season was no different. There were many fresh finds that will surely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final Finds from Showcase Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about Showcase Ireland.
I have three final great finds from the show!
InspirelandInspired by Ireland brings a new concept to the retail gift market. A small group of Irish companies have collaborated to create a capsule collection of products that offer a range of distinctive, yet complementary products for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Finds from Showcase Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about Showcase Ireland.
I have three more great finds from the show&#8230;
Bunbury Boards – Recycled Products with a future purpose.
Do you know the history of the wood from your cutting board? Well now you can. Bunbury Boards&#039; owner William McClintock Bunbury is attempting to save the beautiful old estate, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Finds from Showcase Ireland</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about Showcase Ireland.
It&#039;s smack dab in the middle of trade show season and gift shop retailers are looking high and low for new fresh finds for their stores. In our never-ending quest to bring you the latest and greatest products to sell in your stores, we jumped on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Innovations at NYIGF</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/03/green-innovations-at-nyigf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Kathy Krassner, Owner, Krassner Communications.
Even though I&#039;ve been attending the New York International Gift Fair for more than two decades, I still get a thrill when I see clever products there. You know, the kind of items that make you say, &#034;I wish I had thought of that!&#034;
This past week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh Bath &amp; Body Finds from EX*TRACTS at the New York Gift Show</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/08/21/fresh-bath-body-finds-from-extracts-at-the-new-york-gift-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year I was invited by the New York International Gift Fair to participate as a judge for the EX*TRACTS show (the bath and body category within the NYIGF). We&#039;ll be announcing the winners of the contest next week in GIFT SHOP&#039;s Wrap Up, so sign up for it if you haven&#039;t already (it&#039;s free!).
Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Launched Products from the Atlanta Gift Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[M. BagwellM. Bagwell just launched an adorable line for kids at the show. The items were created from their top selling designs in their ceramic collection and include onesies, burp pads, t-shirts and aprons. I loved the colorful, coastal-inspired images and the price points are very reasonable. (They also launched an adorable children&#039;s holiday collection.)

LayQil!This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Cool Gifts Under $20</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/07/23/five-cool-gifts-under-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Dorothy Belshaw, Director, New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®)
Luckily for the gift industry, people continue to have birthdays, graduate, get married and have kids during an economic downturn. But, increasingly there is a change in the kind of gifts consumers are buying. They’re being more prudent, but they’re not compromising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta Market Fresh Finds and Observations</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/07/16/atlanta-market-fresh-finds-and-observations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned home from the AmericasMart Atlanta Gift Show, and while traffic was down (noticeably down from the January Atlanta show), many exhibitors told me that sales were going well because retailers are making quicker buying decisions. In the past, many retailers would spend the first day or two looking around, and not making [...]]]></description>
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