August 27, 2010
WINNER ANNOUNCED IN "MAKE CHANGE" FIRST ANNUAL GIFT FOR LIFE DESIGN COMPETITION
WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 27, 2010… The cast brass Glyptodon Community Bank by Graham Parker Ansell swept the first annual Gift For Life / New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) Product Design Competition, receiving both the “Peoples’ Choice” and “Designer Distinction” Awards at the summer 2010 NYIGF. Themed “Make Change,” the inaugural design competition required established and emerging designers to reinvent the iconic piggy bank with unique and innovative, yet functional, elements.
August 25, 2010
NEW TREND-FORWARD BRANDING COLORS, EXHIBITOR AMENITIES TO MARK SURTEX 25TH ANNIVERSARY
PRE-SHOW AMENITIES INCLUDE LICENSING GALLERY AT NYIGF®, ENHANCED E-MARKETING EXPOSURE
WHITE PLAINS, NY, AUGUST 25, 2010 -- What's lime-sorbet green and sun-baked orange and has been setting world-wide trends for the past 25 years?
August 25, 2010
BRISK BUSINESS & EXCITING NEW CHANGES AT NYIGF
Summer 2010 Edition Largest Since Recession
WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 25, 2010... Strong order-writing by buyers and favorable reactions from exhibitors contributed to palpable energy at the summer 2010 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) – the largest edition since summer 2008, with 2,800 exhibitors in 534,000 net square feet of exhibit space. More than 33,500 attendees visited the market, which ran August 14-19, 2010, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal’s Piers 92 & 94.
August 24, 2010
ECO CHOICE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT NYIGF
Retailers Vote for the Best “Green” Gift and Home Products
WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 24, 2010... After a week of voting at the summer 2010 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), three products – from more than 250 eligible for judging – were selected by retailers to receive Eco Choice Awards in three categories: Most Innovative, Most Sensitive Use of Materials and Most Sellable.
August 23, 2010
JAN MARIE CHESTERTON APPOINTED TO IHMRS BOARD
White Plains, NY, August 23, 2010…Jan Marie Chesterton, president, New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSH&TA), has been named to the Board of Directors for the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS). The next edition of the IHMRS will take place November 13-16, 2010, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
August 20, 2010
CALENDAR BULLETIN: NYIGF 2011 DATES ANNOUNCED
WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 20, 2010... GLM has announced 2011 dates for the winter and summer editions of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®).