| Hawaii Market November Merchandise Expo |
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| EXPO: | The Hawaii Market November Merchandise Expo is held annually, and is designed specifically to serve Hawaii's business-to-business-buyers and sellers. It is not open to the public. Jewelry, gift, apparel, fashion accessories, leather goods, art and collectibles are featured products. The cash & carry format of immediate release of merchandise encourages thousands of business owners and managers and professional and trade buyers to shop for samples on hundreds of products for use in their own businesses. |
| ATTENDEES: | More than 6,000 business-to-business buyers from all of the Islands of Hawaii attend The Hawaii Market November Merchandise Expo. The business-to-business demographics of the State of Hawaii indicate that it ranks among the largest in the nation with respect to "cottage industries" as well as per-capita retail establishments. The cottage industry buyers especially generate a substantially large number of small quantity purchases per exhibitor, and they are well represented among all of the buyers who attend the shows. |
| PRODUCER: | The Hawaii Market November Merchandise Expo is one of the six annual trade events produced by Douglas Trade Shows, Hawaii's largest and oldest trade show production and management company. Douglas Trade Shows has been successfully producing trade events in Hawaii for the apparel, gift, jewelry, fashion accessory, lodging, hospitality, foodservice, hotel and restaurant industries since 1983. |
| MARKETS: | Hawaii is strategically situated in the Pacific between Asia and the mainland USA. The state population has grown to nearly 1.2 million residents. Nearly 7 million tourists visit the Hawaiian Islands annually, and Honolulu is now one of the 15 largest cities in the USA. With over 4,000 retail businesses, 70,000 resort lodging accommodations and 2,000 restaurants & foodservice establishments, Hawaii is one of the world's most dynamic retail shopping and resort hospitality markets. |
| PRODUCTS EXHIBITED: | Antiques, apparel and fashion accessories, artificial flowers, baskets, beach-wear, beads, books, bowls, calendars, candy, candles, ceramic, Christmas gifts & ornaments, clocks, coffees, collectibles, condiments, cookies, cosmetics, costume jewelry, decorative items, diaries, dolls, fine jewelry, frames, games, gems, gift wraps, gourmet foods, greeting cards, handbags, holiday decor, jams, jellies, leather goods, luggage, novelties, pens, photo albums, postcards, posters, pottery, rubber stamps, sauces & dressings, snacks, souvenirs, spices, stationery, teas, toys, vases, watches and much more. |
| PROMOTION: | Personalized invitations, buyer passbooks and official entry badges are sent to all registered buyers throughout the State of Hawaii. Buyer passbooks include a free listings of all exhibitors. Display ads are placed in appropriate Hawaii and Mainland trade publications, and exhibitors are provided postcard mailers to send as invitations to the shows for their buyers. In addition, special promotions and travel packages are developed for each show for both exhibitors and buyers. |
| FACILITY: | The Hawaii Market November Merchandise Expo is held in the Exhibition Hall of the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. It is conveniently located just minutes between downtown Honolulu and Waikiki on the Island of Oahu. The Blaisdell Center is a non-union facility. Exhibitors may proceed on their own to move-in, install, dismantle and remove their exhibit materials and displays. There is also plenty of parking on-site. |
| BOOTHS: | 10' deep x 10' wide exhibit booths include a pipe & drape exhibit space, choice of free furniture package including skirted display tables, side chairs, fashion racks, wastebasket, booth I.D. sign, listing in the official buyer's guide and on the Douglas Trade Shows website. |
| PRICES: | $1075.00 plus 4.5% for Hawaii general excise tax. A deposit of $350.00 is required with each application. The balance is due forty-five (45) days prior to a show. A full refund will be made for cancellations confirmed in writing more than forty-five (45) days prior to a show. |
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Douglas Trade Shows P.O. Box 1247  Kaneohe HI 96744Toll-Free: 800-525-5275 Telephone: 808-254-1773 Fax: 808-254-3324 dtsm@hawaii.rr.com |
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