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		<title>Fresh Finds from the National Stationery Show</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/06/14/fresh-finds-from-the-national-stationery-show-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Kathy Krassner, Owner of Krassner Communications.
One of the joys of attending the National Stationery Show, which took place May 16-19 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, is finding new resources that offer fresh merchandise to perk up retailers&#039; shelves. With 125 first-time exhibitors among the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judging &#034;Best New Products&#034; at the NSS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 20:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Kathy Krassner, Owner of Krassner Communications.
I had the honor of being invited to judge the &#034;Best New Product Awards&#034; at the recent National Stationery Show, which ran May 16-19 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Along with fellow judge Patricia Norins, publisher of GIFT SHOP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Inspiration at SPREE 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/04/07/finding-inspiration-at-spree-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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SPREE, our trade show for the cart and kiosk industry is less than a week away, and with record high pre-registration (up 60% from last year), I&#039;m confident this will be our best show ever!
One of the things I enjoy most about going to SPREE every year is the discovery process. I love seeing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Finds from the San Francisco Gift Show</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/24/more-finds-from-the-san-francisco-gift-show/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/18/new-finds-from-the-san-francisco-gift-show/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/17/final-finds-from-showcase-ireland/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/09/more-finds-from-showcase-ireland/</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/05/new-finds-from-showcase-ireland/</link>
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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>Blog About Your Gift Show Trip and Treasures</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/01/blog-about-your-gift-show-trip-and-treasures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few months I have reviewed hundreds of gift shop websites. One thing that I&#039;ve noticed is that very few of them post pictures of their new products, or products that are on the way from a recent show trip.  
One of the best ways to talk about what you ordered from [...]]]></description>
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