New York Home Textiles Market Week
Register to attend or participate, advanced registration is required.
SCHEDULE INCLUDES:
Friday, August 14
Home Textiles Week: 7 West 34th Street open
No programming on Friday, August 14
Saturday, August 15
NYIGF: Pier 94 and Handmade® at Javits open; All other divisions at Javits closed
Home Textiles Week: 7 West 34th Street, 230 Fifth Avenue open
NYIGF Orientation
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Club GLM Lounge – 1E02-1E04
Free for all first-time visitors
Visiting NYIGF for the first time? Make sure you don’t miss a thing contained in its four locations, nine divisions, and miles of aisles! Free daily NYIGF Orientation sessions will help you navigate the Fair, use the directory and make the most of your time at market! And Giftware News editor-in-chief, John Saxtan, will be on-hand to answer your industry-specific questions, provide you with free copies of the magazine and other information to help you shop the show!
Advance registration is required.
NY Market: On the Town at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
3:30PM – 5:30PM
11 West 53 Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
Join NY Market participants in celebration of Accent on Design’s 25th Anniversary at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the foremost museum of modern art in the world. Whether you attend this viewing, or visit MoMA at your leisure during Market Week – admission is free, compliments of NYIGF, 7 West New York, 41 Madison and 230 Fifth Avenue. Simply present your summer 2009 badge at the Museum for complimentary admission at any time during Market Week (August 14-20).
Current exhibitions include “Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge,” a selection of bold designs from MoMA’s collection, ranging from striking posters to fierce chairs, and from incisive videos to vehicles designed for harsh terrains and unforgiving circumstances; and the return of Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory and Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night.
www.moma.org
At Home Welcome Reception
5:00PM – 6:00PM
Pier 94
There’s no place like “At Home”! Join NY Market participants for an opening day At Home welcome reception, hosted by NYIGF. Enjoy cocktails while browsing and buying At Home’s comprehensive collection of hard lines for the home – from contemporary to traditional and indoor to outdoor.
Sunday, August 16
NYIGF: All divisions/locations open
Home Textiles Week: 7 West 34th Street, 230 Fifth Avenue open
NYIGF Orientation
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Club GLM Lounge – 1E02-1E04
Free for all first-time visitors
Visiting NYIGF for the first time? Make sure you don’t miss a thing contained in its four locations, nine divisions, and miles of aisles! Free daily NYIGF Orientation sessions will help you navigate the Fair, use the directory and make the most of your time at market! And Giftware News editor-in-chief, John Saxtan, will be on-hand to answer your industry-specific questions, provide you with free copies of the magazine and other information to help you shop the show!
Advance registration is required.
GHTA Rotating Forum – Retailer Best Practices Session
12 noon – 1:30pm, with light lunch and networking starting at 11:30am
Javits Center, 1A02-03
Benefit from experience! Industry veterans from the Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA) will facilitate a series of interactive discussions, addressing key business issues and opportunities. Over lunch, participants will share information and ideas for effective communication and cooperation among retailers, sales reps and manufacturers, as well as ideas for effective in-store events and promotions.
Tickets $20 advance/ $25 onsite
Moderators:
Carol L. Schroeder, Orange Tree Imports, Madison, WI
Sherri Ness, Bates Nut Farm/Farmer’s Daughter, Valley Center, CA
Rosanne Brown, Venice Stationers, Venice, FL
Marc Rice, Fox Premier Sales, Atlanta, GA
Eartha McClelland, ICU Eyewear, San Rafael, CA
Retail Strategies: Using Social Media to Connect with Customers
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Javits Center, 1A02-03
Facebook. Twitter. You Tube… How can you use these online tools to connect with your customer and increase sales? Jenny Heinzen York, editor in chief of Home Accents Today – and a panel of Internet-savvy retailers – will share their secrets for logging on, linking up and cashing in!
Tickets $20 advance/$25 onsite
58th Annual Retailer Excellence Awards
6:00PM– 10:00PM
Marriott Marquis
Join Gifts & Decorative Accessories in celebrating the 58th Annual Retailer Excellence Awards, which recognize excellence in retailing and individual achievement. During this festive industry gathering, 2009 finalists will be recognized, retail category winners will be announced and special recognition awards will be presented. Introduced in 1951, the Retailer Excellence Awards are among the most prestigious in the industry.
Tickets $150 each, including cocktails and dinner, are available through www.giftsanddec.com
2009 categories include:
• Gift Store Design/Redesign
• Marketing Achievement
• Visual Merchandising/Display
• Retail Internet Innovator/Innovation
• 2009 Outstanding Manufacturer’s Representative
• 2009 Rising Star
• 2009 Gift For Life Industry Achievement
Monday, August 17
NYIGF: All divisions/locations open
Home Textiles Week: 7 West 34th Street, 230 Fifth Avenue open
NYIGF Orientation
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Club GLM Lounge – 1E02-1E04
Free for all first-time visitors
Visiting NYIGF for the first time? Make sure you don’t miss a thing contained in its four locations, nine divisions, and miles of aisles! Free daily NYIGF Orientation sessions will help you navigate the Fair, use the directory and make the most of your time at market! And Giftware News editor-in-chief, John Saxtan, will be on-hand to answer your industry-specific questions, provide you with free copies of the magazine and other information to help you shop the show!
Advance registration is required.
The Influence of Color presented by IFDA
9:00AM – 10:30AM, with continental breakfast and networking starting at 8:30AM
Javits Center, 1A02-03
Color is one of the most powerful tools in the world. Join the New York Chapter of The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) for an in-depth exploration of color and its impact on buying trends. Sara Mosley from Design-Options will discuss color and fashion’s key influences as well as other color insights and Deborah Sanders, managing editor of Veranda magazine, will address the use of color in the home.
Tickets $25 for IFDA members/$40 for guests advance / $40 and $55 onsite
For information, visit www.ifda.com, or to register, call 212-686-6020, or email ifdanyny@verizon.net.
Museum Buyer Networking Breakfast
8:30AM – 10:00AM
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Club GLM Lounge, 1E02-04
Join your colleagues for a complimentary breakfast during NYIGF. All museum, gallery, and library store retailers are invited to attend! Co-sponsored by exhibitors Artobjects Unlimited, Booths 3078-82; and AfricaNow!, Booths 1676-82. RSVP to info@artob.com, call 212-595-7122, or fax 212-595-5786.
It’s Easy Being Green…A Conversation with Josh Dorfman, The Lazy Environmentalist
12:00PM – 1:30PM
Javits Center, 1A02-03
Discover easy, stylish and super convenient ways to green your lifestyle and your livelihood with Josh Dorfman, environmental entrepreneur, TV personality, radio host author and retailer. This lively one-on-one interview with Susan Szenasy, editor-in-chief of Metropolis Magazine, will offer insights into cutting-edge products and services, emerging trends, and innovation underway to bring our lifestyles into balance with nature. As an added bonus, Josh’s two books, Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget and Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish Green Living, will be available for purchase and signing following the seminar.
Tickets $20 advance/$25 onsite
Create Your Own Strong Economy: Use Email Marketing to Power Your Sales
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Javits Center, 1A02-03
Effective email communications can help you attract customers to your store, boost sales and build customer loyalty. Join Patricia Norins, publisher of GIFT SHOP and Green Retailer magazines, and learn how to develop email campaigns that will keep customers coming back! This fast-paced seminar will offer proven solutions, as well as plenty of examples for inspiration.
Tickets $20 advance/$25 onsite
Tuesday, August 18
NYIGF: All divisions/locations open
Home Textiles Week: 7 West 34th Street, 230 Fifth Avenue open
NYIGF Orientation
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Club GLM Lounge – 1E02-1E04
Free for all first-time visitors
Visiting NYIGF for the first time? Make sure you don’t miss a thing contained in its four locations, nine divisions, and miles of aisles! Free daily NYIGF Orientation sessions will help you navigate the Fair, use the directory and make the most of your time at market! And Giftware News editor-in-chief, John Saxtan, will be on-hand to answer your industry-specific questions, provide you with free copies of the magazine and other information to help you shop the show!
Advance registration is required.
Extreme Spa Retailing
9:00AM – 10:30AM, with continental breakfast and networking starting at 8:30AM, underwritten by YG Laboratories
Javits Center, 1A02-03
Revitalize your bottom line with beauty and wellness retail sales! Join the Day Spa Association and learn how to add profits through in-spa and in-store retail sales. Carol Phillips of Carol Phillips SpaSmarts will offer ideas to turbo-charge your sales; and Rebecca James Gadberry of YG Laboratories will identify emerging, and sales-boosting, skincare trends. As an added bonus, participants will receive a complimentary copy of the Day Spa Association’s brand new report on in-spa retailing – who’s doing it and what’s working.
$25 for Day Spa Association members/$40 for guests.
For information, visit www.dayspaassociation.com.
To register, call 201-865-2065 (Visa, M/C only), email Barbara@dayspaassociation.com, or send checks, payable to The Day Spa Association, to 310 – 17th Street, Union City, NJ 07087.
Mainstream Green… New Directions in Organic Beauty
12:00PM – 1:30PM
Javits Center, 1A02-03
Today’s consumers aren’t just eco-conscious, they are eco-educated! Join Organic Beauty editor-in-chief/founding editor Rona Berg, and find out where consumers are getting their product knowledge, what they are looking for, and how they are using this information to influence not only product development but also sales and marketing strategies. A panel of retail and manufacturing experts, including Robin Brown of Erbaviva, Suki Kramer of suki, inc., and others, will help you stay on – and ahead – of the curve.
Tickets $20 advance/$25 onsite
Retail Makeover Business Planning Program - Your Action Plan to Surviving a Slow Economy
3:00PM – 4:30PM
Javits Center, 1A02-03
Position your store for the “New Market Challenge” and learn proven strategies for survival! Leading retail expert, and Gift & Home Channel contributor, Barbara Crowhurst, will offer a step-by-step guide to business essentials, including: setting and meeting sales targets, controlling debt and budgeting expenses, managing inventory, planning and executing marketing strategies and more! This session will preview a nine-part business training series, to be posted weekly on giftandhomechannel.com starting in September, and all attendees will receive a free “Business Planning Workbook” (valued at $39.95). As an added benefit, one participant will be randomly selected to win a complimentary “Power Hour” Retail Makeover by Crowhurst.
Tickets $20 advance/$25 onsite
A Night on Broadway, featuring WEST SIDE STORY
7:00PM – 9:50PM
Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway (between West 46th and 47th Street)
One of the most memorable musicals and greatest love stories of all time returns to Broadway… Star-crossed lovers are caught between rival street gangs on the turbulent streets of New York City in the 1950s. Directed by librettist Arthur Laurents, the show features Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's legendary score, featuring such classic songs as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere.”
Tickets, normally priced at $109.50, are specially priced at $90 for NY Market participants, with the difference being absorbed by GLM.
Tickets $90
Wednesday, August 19
NYIGF: All divisions/locations open; Handmade at Javits closes at 5pm; At Home at Pier 94 closes at 3pm
Home Textiles Week: 7 West 34th Street, 230 Fifth Avenue open
NYIGF Orientation
8:30AM – 9:30AM
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Club GLM Lounge – 1E02-1E04
Free for all first-time visitors
Visiting NYIGF for the first time? Make sure you don’t miss a thing contained in its four locations, nine divisions, and miles of aisles! Free daily NYIGF Orientation sessions will help you navigate the Fair, use the directory and make the most of your time at market! And Giftware News editor-in-chief, John Saxtan, will be on-hand to answer your industry-specific questions, provide you with free copies of the magazine and other information to help you shop the show!
Advance registration is required.
