As we enter the new year, World Shoppe is gearing up for its first ever trade show at the Chicago Merchandise Mart (yes, for those of you who know me personally, this was the show for which I worked for six years!). In fact, that's one of the reasons I'm so excited to do this show as my first show because I'm so familiar with the venue, the awesome management and operations teams, the media members who regularly come out to see what's new and the buyers who are loyal to the show and know they'll find some wonderful new products to fill their shelves.
DETAILS:
World Shoppe
Beckman's Handcrafted Gift Show
Chicago Merchandise Mart
January 23-26, 2010
Booth 8-8114
With that in mind, I have a laundry list of things I need to do - send out my postcards and emails to prospective retailers, media and my partners (those who've helped me get to where I am today!); finalize my press kit; make follow up phone calls to prospective and current retailers to make sure they stop by to see the entire line and, finally, print up my wholesale price list and photos for my booth (thankfully, my mother, visual designer extraordinaire, is in charge of booth design). But, it's all coming along thanks to good planning last month. Inventory has cleared U.S. Customs and is now organized and ready to ship out once the orders arrive.
Among the items we expect to sell well is our pair of Heart/Leaf Earrings shown here. The earrings are handmade and fairly traded using copper and brass by a group of 18 artisans in South Africa. The pair is just beautiful and can be worn year-round but we've already begun getting inquiries and orders for Valentine's Day. The pair of earrings also has two cuff options and a necklace to complete the set.
If you're a retailer (or know of one) who should be invited to see us at the show, please contact me!
Thank you for your support - and hope to see you at the show!
-Megy Karydes, Founder
World Shoppe
www.World-Shoppe.com
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