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BPA Product
Showcase
A BPA Pocket Priced Hit!
BPA Show Highlights Tippitoes’
Peg Puzzles from Branching Out by John Crane Ltd Growing Collection
are proving top sellers in this penny-pinching climate!
Offering exceptional value for money this collection
Tippitoes stole the show at
of four brightly coloured Peg Puzzles for tiny tots are
this year’s BPA Baby & Child
literally flying off the shelves. As parents and gift
exhibition by showcasing a
buyers tighten their belts more traditional toys see an
number of exciting products
upturn in sales, and the long-established Peg Puzzle
from the new 2009/10
harks back to toys of yesteryear.
catalogue. Quality and value,
With four to collect, the colourful combinations
an integral part of every
include: Sea Life, Pets, a House puzzle and also Fruit,
product in the Tippitoes
all featuring familiar looking imagery for any tiny tot
collection, clearly won over
to handle. The chunky natural wooden peg on each
visitors at the show.
piece makes for easy lifting whilst the puzzles
Highlights from the stand
themselves promote shape matching and new
included the new comfortable
vocabulary too!
and stylish EZE Pushchair,
Their cost price is a mere £2.50 so an ideal pocket
Ziggy the ultimate in
money pleaser!
rocker/walkers, the new
gorgeous yellow Max Viz
Carrier and the Mini Bath,
which received rave views.
Commenting on the success
of the show, Paul Walters,
General Manager of Tippitoes
said: “This was an excellent
opportunity to preview our new collection and one product in particular
caused quite a stir. The Mini Bath has a simple yet ingenious design and nearly
every visitor to our stand commented on how
practical and safe it is – definitely a must-have
stock item for retailers this year”.
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A brilliant BPA show, and
Chic ‘o’ bello launch at BPA
a bacra to boot!
Baby and Child
It was an excellent show for Hippychick,
Chic ‘o’ bello had a very successful launch
orders taken were even higher than
at BPA Baby and Child. The products were
previous years and there was a constant
received very well by visitors and exhibitors
stream of visitors. They had a bigger
alike, and were shortlisted for the BACRA
stand than usual, which was just as well
awards. The overwhelming reaction and
considering the number of people
feedback received was very clear; high
jostling for space!
quality products combined with the
It is hard to single out any particular
number of well thought out beneficial
range for mention as all seemed to be
features, wrapped into a competitive and
extremely popular. The new display
differential price point fill a much needed
stands for Shoo Shoos were very well
gap in the market. The breadth of styles
received as were the new styles – place
and designs attracted independent and
your order now to receive this fantastic
multiple retailers, with sales from the
POS (minimum order applies).
show reflecting this.
Apologies to anyone who had to
dodge the odd flying mattress protector
as Jeremy bounced around the stand
demonstrating the products in his own
inimitable style!! Peter was non-stop
chatting to both existing customers and
new prospects, and as for Kate – well
she certainly ate a lot of Haribo!!!
The Awards dinner was a huge success with Hippychick
products shortlisted in no less than six categories, winning
the ‘Best Debut’ product with the fabulous Dusky Moon
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