Summer loving issue August/Sept 2008

Some of the latest products in time for Christmas click here
	Review: Messe Frankfurt, Decorate Life 2008 The world’s third largest exhibition platform in Germany :. Nine halls, a congress centre, forum house and a ground area of 322,000 square metres, dressed-up for the ‘show-stopping’ fair.more
	Summer Loving Warm ideas for outdoor entertaining. On a chilly winter’s evening when we huddle close and scramble for a spot by the heater, thoughts of warm, sensuous summer evenings spent outdoors are comfort food for the soul. more
	Cuts like a knife Kitchen knives are an everyday utensil: we chop, we dice, we cut, we slash, and we prick. Investing in a good quality kitchen hand is essential & the standard Cooks knife isn’t the only one sharing the block. more
	viva la naturelle! white is no longer the new black. Decorative twists, earthy tones and retro-inspirations are the visions behind current trends in chinaware, ceramics and porcelain more
	Christmas ideas part 1.. Dressing-up and attracting the christmas shoppers. We spoke ‘display’ with a well-known Christmas design specialist, who shared his thoughts on what to do and what not to do when prepping the front window for that magic time of year.  more
	Stop the clock Watches that sparkle, clocks with no faces and straps that mesh. There is no time like the present and with a melting pot of eclectic styles and designs available on the market, it’s a sure sign that times they are a changing. more
	Make it a wrap New Zealanders spend more than $12,000 in shops every year for every adult, child and baby, adding up to total annual retail sales of more than $50 billion, according to the New Zealand Retailers Association. That’s a lot to wrap up.more
	Data Security: Worth it’s weight in gold . . Data security, in retail speak, is simply the process of protecting your till transactions, your customer base, your records, anything that you have stored on your computer system more
	Toys : A plush toy tale “Once upon a time, grandma went shopping for plush toys but discovered that the range was so overwhelming she didn’t know where to begin…”more
	Green is the new black at Reed Gift Fair “The consumer is driving the demand for environmentally conscious products that require businesses, big and small, to consider the environment and their ecological footprint they make more
	Sydney Shuffles Fair Slot September's Home and Giving Fair in Sydney has been cancelled due to poor timing. Organisers have recognised a shift in industry trends, and have decided to postpone the fair until July 2009. more
	Retail :. Fairytales .. Deborah Westgate thinks it’s the thoughts of re-introducing that ‘age of innocence’ to their children that brings parents into her store 'Fairytales' in Manukau Rd. “Mothers want to preserve those childlike thoughts in their children,’ she says. more
	Wholesale Ties: Lonergan Trading Co Ltd 20 years in the making, Lonergan Trading still operates with the sound foundations it was built on. Although reluctant to take notice of the family business at 14, Stephanie Holubicki wouldn’t have it any other way now more