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It’s been a hectic few weeks here at Nursery Industry. The Awards were a real success, nearly 200 industry professionals were there to to toast the achievements of their friends and colleagues in what was described as a well-organised, credible and ethical ceremony. Congratulations to the Winners who all campaigned brilliantly for votes in the run-up to the event. A big well done to our Highly Commended’s and Finalists too. I am sure the increased marketing activity that the awards encouraged will pay dividends for all the brands that took part in the process. Feedback to the awards has been excellent. All who attended commented on the professionalism of the
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Awards and how they were completely different to anything that currently exists in the sector. Datateam Business Media has already started putting plans in place for The Nursery Industry Awards 2013 and is delighted that the wider industry has backed the concept and would like to see the Awards grow and prosper, to the benefit of the trade. We have published a round-up of the event in the centre of this issue - with comments from our Sponsors and Winners.
Of course the evening of celebrations followed a busy day at The Baby Show, which included dedicated trade elements - turn to page 6 to find out more.
Also this month, we bring you the latest news (p4); Ni Legal (p11); talk to Suncrest Trading in Ni Voice (p12); Bonnieboo Baby in Retail Spotlight (p13); and in Ni Viewpoints Gerad Barclay, Managing Director of EDPA, new owner of Oliver's Babycare and Mark Grondin, SVP of Marketing, at Shopatron. This in addition to Highchairs (p16), Potties & Toilet Training (p18); Sleep Solutions (p20) and Feeding (p23).
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Stay informed with what is going on in the industry 6. Trade elements at The Baby Show
a success for organisers The 10th anniversary event of The Baby Show took place at Earls Court, London, from 26-28th October, featuring 1000s of products for new and expectant parents, babies and toddlers from over 300 brands. Friday 26th October included dedicated trade elements designed to accommodate the many buyers, distributors and retailers who attend The Baby Show every year.
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11. Ni Legal 'The empire tries to strike back' - an interesting case study from Nicholas Worsnop
12. Ni Voice A stroke of design genius - We visit Suncrest Trading to find out what's new
13. Retail Spotlight Highly Commended in the Nursery Industry Awards! We talk to Victoria Page of BonnieBoo Baby
14. Ni Viewpoints
We talk to Gerad Barclay, Managing Director of EDPA, new owner of Oliver's Babycare and Mark Grondin, SVP of Marketing, at Shopatron.
16. Highchairs Including little ones in the chatter at tea time
18. Potties and Toilet Training When is the right time to start potty training
20. Sleep Solutions Before sleep becomes a problem...
23. Feeding What's the difference?
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This year, the first Nursery Industry awards were launched by one of the largest independently owned publishers in the UK, Datateam Business Media. Designed to celebrate the nursery world, the event took place on the evening of Friday 26th October at the 5* Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington.
Run by the industry for the industry, find out what our supporters and winners had to say in this Awards special.
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