Tradition Redefined!
The Boston Gift Show presented by Urban Expositions
Among the highlights for the March 2012

Boston Gift Show:
Expanded Selection - The well-established Boston Gift Show already offers a wide and diverse product selection conveniently categorized into the Gifts, Etc., Souvenir Source, Handcrafted and Made in New England sections. Among the initiatives for March 2012 are plans to continue to expand the show's overall selection, with special emphasis on the Souvenir and Made in New England sections.

Fine-Tuned Buyer Services - Urban Expositions will continue to offer the full roster of services and show amenities that Boston Gift Show buyers have come to expect and enjoy at the show, including discounted hotel rates starting at $79, rebates on convention center parking, free continental breakfast each morning, complimentary refreshments in the buyers lounge, and free business building seminars. We've also added some fun features such as a goody-bag giveaway to the first 100 stores who arrive at the show.

Visiting the Boston Gift Show online will take you offsite to a complete listing of dates, schedules, directions and registration information.

Northeast Market Center and Other 2012 Industry Related Trade Shows

Northeast Market Center
Gift and Decorative Accessories Center Association
At the new LOCATION!!!
2 Cabot Road, Hudson MA

2012 SCHEDULE
· January Premiere Show:
Saturday January 7th - Tuesday January 10th

· Spring Preview Show:
Sunday March 4th - Tuesday March 6th

· Summer Holiday Show:
Sunday July 22nd - Wednesday July 25th

· Autumn Preview Show:
Sunday September 9th - Tuesday September 11th

Offering show specials, free parking, refreshments,
Temporary Exhibitors and much, much more!
Conveniently located off of Route 495 Exit 25A Route 85 Connector -
Stay straight through 2nd light at Stop and Shop onto Technology Road.
Take 1st Right onto Cabot Road and left into driveway.
Lobby & parking on right side of building.
2 miles from the Royal Plaza Convention Facility & Hotel Complex in Marlboro

Holiday Inn Express - 121 Coolidge Street, Hudson MA - 978.562.1001 (Mention you are a Northeast Market Center Customer) - Special $95 Rate (plus taxes) for Standard Rooms and Suites (King and Sofa Bed Pullout) - All Rooms have a Refrigerator, Microwave and Coffee Pot and Include a Complimentary Deluxe Hot Express Start Breakfast

Visit- www.expressmarlboro.com - Reserve Online Enter Code NGM.

Other Hotels, Directions, Reps and Lines, Airport links etc.

Follow this link for news and information. http://www.northeastmarketcenter.com/index.cfm

New York International Gift Fairs

Winter Show:
January 28 - February 2, 2012
(Staggered opening and closing dates)
January 28 - February 1  (Saturday-Wednesday)
Pier 92 - New York's Newest, featuring the Artisan Jewelry Pier 94 - At Home
Javits - Baby & Child, Handmade® Designer Maker and Handmade® Global Design

January 29 - February 2  (Sunday-Thursday)
Javits Convention Center - Accent on Design® featuring A+™: Young Designers' Platform, At Home featuring Home Textiles, EX•TRACTS®, General Gift featuring Floral & Garden Accessories and The Museum Source®, Personal Accessories featuring Details®, Studio and Tabletop.
Summer Show:
August 18-23, 2012
(Staggered opening and closing days)
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Piers 92 & 94, New York City

Additional information may be found at:  www.nyigf.com

National Stationery Show

Javits Center - New York, NY
Sunday May 20 – Wednesday May 23, 2012
Now in its 66th year, the National Stationery Show is the world's most comprehensive collection of stationery and related lifestyle products, and stands alone as the only business event and tradeshow in the United States that focuses specifically on these profitable, powerful product categories. With over 900 companies featuring more than 10,000 lines, the NSS brings all sides of the diverse business community together. The products showcased in the National Stationery Show include greeting cards, invitations, giftwrap/ribbons, stationery, specialty party supplies and paper tableware, bridal accessories, customized/personalized products, in-store printing equipment, decorative home office products, luxury leather goods, writing instruments, paper-crafting supplies, frames, journals, calendars, specialty giftware, scrapbooking and back-to-school.

More information at:  www.nationalstationeryshow.com 
(2013 Show Dates: May 19-22, 2013)

International Home and Housewares Show

McCormick Place - Chicago, IL
Saturday March 10 – Tuesday March 13, 2012
The International Home + Housewares Show offers you the opportunity to see first-hand consumer lifestyle and product trends for all areas of the home, both inside and out, under one roof.  Housewares products are categorized into four show-within-a-show expos.
For more information, go to : www.housewares.org

The Travel Goods Show

Las Vegas Convention Center – Las Vegas, NV

For more information please visit: www.thetravelgoodsshow.org

~ Member Shows ~
New England Independent Booksellers Association
Annual Meeting and Trade Show
Providence, RI
October 3rd – Oct 5th, 2012
For more information please visit: www.newenglandbooks.org

~ Ordering Information ~
If you are planning to visit a Gift Mart Showroom, or any Tradeshow, please be sure to bring business cards and your resale number with you in order to register and get a badge.
Some manufacturer's may require new accounts to prepay first orders with credit or debit cards. However you should also bring copies of your credit sheet with the names, account numbers, addresses, phone and fax numbers for your bank, and 4 to 8 trade references, for Net 30/Open Terms in the future.  Other order payment options may include: prepaying with checks, credit cards, COD, or proforma invoicing.