Archive for July, 2008
CHA Releases Show Numbers
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Buyer attendance at the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) summer show July 18-20, was down 7 percent from last year. Overall attendance was down 6 percent. CHA reported today that 7,166 “craft and hobby industry professionals” attended the show. There were 348 exhibitors, including 80 new ones. Companies Craftrends talked to were pleased with the […]
Conso Has New Identity
Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Conso International Corp. has a new corporate identify – Simplicity Creative Group, the new face of Conso’s portfolio of brands, which include Wrights®, Simplicity®, EZ Quilting®, Bondex®, Conso®, Boye®, It’s So Easy®, New Look®, and British Trimmings®. Simplicity Creative Group also maintains licensing agreements with Project Runway, Sewing Patterns for Dummies, and Disney, among others.
The […]
CHA Moves Summer Show
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) announced it is moving its summer show to Orlando July 28-30, 2009, followed by the first-ever CHA Consumer Show July 31-August 1, 2009.
Details are not yet finalized, but CHA is hosting conference calls (see schedule below) to answer questions and listen to suggestions and ideas. Conference call participation will […]
Industry News
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
* People. Jon Krance, marketing manager; Michael DiTullio, sales associate, both for the Craft & Hobby Association.
* Licensing. Colorbok has acquired a license from Crayola to develop a new line pf products to be released later this year. Included will be activity books, kids’ stationery, journals, flash cards, and a line of scrapbooking products, all […]
New Reader Responses!
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008The State of Business
In the June issue of Craftrends e-News, we asked for opinions about the state of our industry and how companies are dealing with difficult economic times. Here are the responses:
Seems my most robust sales are overseas! My last 4 large sales were to Australia and the UK. I find that odd and […]