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JAN 17-23, Los Angeles Gift & Home Market Los Angeles, CA - California Market Center The showroom facilities’ top fi ve fl oors featured gifts, home décor, decorative accessories, furniture, rugs, garden accessories, fl oral, tabletop, toys, books, frames, candles, aromatherapy, cards, games, holiday, specialty and seasonal items. For more information: California Mart, Audrey Okulick, 110 E. 9th St., Los Angeles, CA 90079. Telephone: 800-cal-mart (225-6278), 213-630-3737; Fax: 213-630-3708; Email:
aokulick@californiamarketcenter.com; Website:
www.californiamarketcenter.com.
JAN 20-24, Minneapolis Mart Home & Gift Show Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Mart Home, Gift & Accessories Show. For more information: Minneapolis Gift Mart, Jeff Walton, General Manager, 10301 Bren Rd. West, Minneapolis, MN 55343. Telephone: 800-626-1298, 952-932-7200; Fax: 952-932-0847; Email:
jeff.walton@mplsmart.com; Website:
www.mplsmart.com.
JAN 21, Offi nger’s Handcrafted Marketplace Columbus, OH - Veteran’s Memorial Building Wholesale Cash and Carry Trade Show featuring country, primitive, Americana, Folk Art, gifts and home decor. For more information: Offi nger Management Co., Gayla Fleming, 1100-H Brandywine Blvd., Zanesville, OH 43702. Telephone: 740-452-4541, 888-878- 4438; Fax: 740-452-2552; Email: gift@offi
nger.com; Website: www. offi
ngershandcrafted.com.
JAN 21-23, Orlando Gift Show & Orlando Cash &
Carry Show Orlando, FL - Orange County Convention Center Offering a large product selection featuring the best-selling designs and newest product introductions in general giftware, home and garden accents, gourmet gifts, party and paper goods, tabletop, holiday/seasonal collectibles, souvenir/resort merchandise, bed, bath and linen, fashion accessories and much more. Offering a wide selection of jewelry, gifts and home accents available for immediate delivery to the trade, the Orlando Cash & Carry Show offers a great way to restock too. Conveniently located in the center of the state, the Orlando Gift Show and Orlando Cash & Carry Show is easily accessible for retailers from Central and Northern Florida and the Panhandle retailers. For more information: Urban Expositions, Katie McCracken, 1690 Roberts Blvd, Suite 111, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Telephone: 678-285-3976; Fax: 678-285-7469; Email: kmccracken@
urban-expo.com; Website:
www.orlandogiftshow.com.
JAN 22-24, Charlotte Gift & Jewelry Show Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Merchandise Mart This show is a wholesale trade show for buyers of gifts, jewelry, housewares, silk fl owers, stationery, toys, and much more. For more information:Mahone Associates, Michael Stephens, 800 Briarcreek Rd., Ste. BB503, Charlotte, NC 28205. Telephone: 704-377-5881; Fax: 704-358-9115; Email:
michael@charlottegiftshow.com; Website:
www.charlottegiftshow.com.
JAN 26-28, OASIS Gift Show Phoenix, AZ - University of Phoenix Stadium A show, in addition, an electric selection of contemporary and traditional giftware from around the world, (offering the best selection in handcrafted Southwestern and Native American gifts.) Buyers include retailers and other professionals in the gift industry. Wholesale only. Easy online registration. The show has a main fl oor for order writing, gifts to go cash and carry, and the jury-chosen Artbarns; showcase handcrafted area with both order writing and cash and carry. For more information: Org. Of Assoc. Salespeople In The Southwest (OASIS), Dana Floyd, 1250 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85014. Telephone: 602-952- 2050, 800-424-9519; Fax: 602-952-2244; Email:
info@oasis.org; Website:
www.oasis.org.
JAN 26-28, Salt Lake Wholesale Gift & Home
Accessory Show Sandy, UT - South Towne Expo Center Since 1954, the Salt Lake Gift Show has been the premier gift and home accessory show in the intermountain west. These Semi-Annual events are open to retail store owners, corporate buyers and premium buyers. This wholesale, order taking market features gifts, souvenirs, seasonal, stationery, jewelry, home decor, fl oral, furniture, imports, apparel, gourmet food, novelty and more. For more information: Progressive Exhibitors, Inc., Kerry Dixon, P.O. Box 902008, Sandy, UT 84090. Telephone: 801-782- 7771; Fax: 801-991-7000; Email:
info@saltlakegiftshow.com; Website:
www.saltlakegiftshow.com.
JAN 26-29, New Orleans Gift &
Jewelry Show - Spring New Orleans, LA - Ernest N. Morial Convention Center For The Trade Only - Cash and Carry Gift, Fashion, Accessories, Home Decor & Jewelry Show. For more information: Helen Brett Enterprises, David Harrington, Show Manager, 5111 Academy Dr., Lisle, IL 60532. Telephone: 800-541-8171, 630-241-9865 ext. 22; Fax: 630-241-9870; Email:
dharrington@helenbrett.com; Website:
www.gift2jewelry.com.
JAN 28-30, Biloxi Mississippi Wholesale Gift Show Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum Buyers attending the Biloxi Wholesale Gift Show will be amazed at the huge selection of new and trendy merchandise including Holiday, home décor, tabletop, collegiate, souvenirs, gourmet,
jewelry, apparel, fl oral, gift wrap and much more.
Buyers will love the Mississippi Gulf Coast! Visitors can enjoy beautiful beaches, world-class golf courses, delicious local seafood and 24-hour gaming at one of the coast’s casino resorts. Have a little fun while taking care of business too! Market hours are Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Monday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Biloxi Gift Show is strictly a wholesale market, open to qualifi ed retailers only. A retail sales tax permit and additional credentials are required. For more information, contact Pam Haskin at Wholesale Markets, Inc., PO Box 56, Piedmont, OK 73078, tel: 1-800-951- 1994, e-mail
info@wmigiftshows.com website www.wmigift-
shows.com. For more information: Wholesale Markets Inc., Pam Haskin, P.O. Box 56, Piedmont, OK 73078. Telephone: 800-951-1994, 405-373-2020; Fax: 405-373-2193; Email:
info@wmigiftshows.com; Website:
www.wmigiftshows.com.
JAN 28 - FEB 2, New York International Gift Fair New York, NY - Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Piers 92 & 94 The New York International Gift Fair is the nation’s premier gift and home accessories marketplace, featuring an extraordinary depth and breadth of design-driven home fashion products and complementary giftware. NYIGF runs concurrently with EX*STRACTS®: New discoveries in beauty and wellness, at the Javits Center; and Home Textiles Market Week® at the Javits Center, Pier 94, 230 Fifth Avenue and 7 West 34th Street. For more information: George Little Management, LLC., Deorothy Belshaw, Show Director, 10 Bank St., Ste. 1200, White Plains, NY 10606. Telephone: 914-421-3345; Fax: 914-948-2867; Email:
dbelshaw@glmshows.com; Website:
www.nyigf.com.
FEB 11-13, Memphis Gift & Jewelry Show - Spring Memphis, TN - Memphis Cook Convention Center For The Trade Only - Cash and Carry Gift, Fashion, Acces- sories, Home Decor & Jewelry Show. For more information: Helen Brett Enterprises, David Harrington, Show Manager, 5111 Academy Dr., Lisle, IL 60532. Telephone: 630-241-9865; Fax: 630-241-9870; Email: dhar r
ington@helenbrett.com; Website:
www.gift2jewelry.com.
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