The 2nd International Gift & Home Décor Trade Fair 2008

Date             : 28 – 31 August 2008 (Thursday to Sunday）
Venue          : 1F, 2F,3F & 4F Shanghaimart (2299, Yan’an Road West, Shanghai 200336)
Organizers   : China Gift Chamber of Commerce
Shanghaimart
Exhibition Scale : The exhibition covers a total area of 20,000 square meters with approx. 600 booths. The exhibition will be divided into 3 halls with different characteristics.

Gift Business Opportunities

1. China will host 2 major international events i. e The Beijing Olympic and World Expo 2010. This 2 major attention of the world has created great demand in the gift and souvenir market.
2. With the great success in organizing the 1st edition of the International Gift & Home Décor Trade Fair last year, the show has developed great confidence and will once again prove to be one of the best Gift & Home Décor trade fair in China.

Exhibition Product Categories

• Gifts : Handicraft, Metal Ornaments, Crystal & Glass, Manmade Crystal, Ceramics, Gift for A&P, Stationery & Office Equipment, Electronic Gift, Trendy Gift, Toys, Collectable Souvenirs and others
• Home Décor Items : Bedding products, Kitchenware, Traveling products, Household Products, Bathroom Products, Porcelain, Fabrics, Sculptures, Clocks, Decorative lightings, Paintings and others
• Accessories Items : Home accessories, Flowers, Jewelry, Phone accessories, Bags, Leather products, Ornaments and others

Visitors Profile (Target Groups)

• Buyers (B2B)       - 30,000 foreign companies in Shanghai, more than 8,000 Shanghai exhibition & advertising companies, more than 7,000 Shanghai government departments
• Buyers (B2C)       - Hongqiao CBD – 45 office buildings (170,000 people)

Media Promotion

• 20 print media
• 2 outdoor media
• 15 network media
• 3 TV broadcast media

The Review of the 1st International Gift & Home Décor Trade Fair 2007

The first Eastern China Gift & Home Décor Trade Fair was successfully organized in 2007. The fair has attracted more than 300 gift companies accommodating 450 booths. More than 20,000 buyers have attended the fair.

• The Yangtze River Delta Region - A big potential market for gift products : As one of the largest economic centers in China, Yangtze River Delta accounts for 21% of the total country’s GDP with foreign investment accounts for 38% of the total foreign investment and its total retail accounts for 30% of the national retail.
• China will host 2 major international events i. e The Beijing Olympic and World Expo 2010. This 2 major attention of the world has created great demand and opportunity in the gift and souvenir market.
• The gathering of gift industry players in Shanghaimart from cities within the vicinity of 2 hours radius i.e. Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Japan & Korea

Targeted Region and Business Platform Activities

• The gathering of gift industry players in Shanghaimart from cities within the vicinity of 2 hours radius i.e. Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Shenzhen, Japan & Korea
• 600 exhibition booths & 5,000 types of gifts – To satisfy 30,000 buyers’ sourcing requirements
• B2B & B2C – 2 types of exhibition format - To satisfy the different sets of buyers and sellers requirements

3 prizes to be given away

■ Every visitor to the fair will be entitled to a gift
■ Visitors participating in trade fair activities will have a chance to win great prizes
■ Daily Grand Lucky Draw – One lucky winner a day receiving a gift worth RMB 2000

8 Interesting events and activities

• Opening Ceremony
• Price Guessing Contest
• Modern Lifestyle Training School
• Business Matchmaking Event
• Networking Dinner
• Artwork Showcase from China, Japan & Korea
• Gift Promotion for New School Term
• Charity Event - “Gifts donation campaign for Szechuan earthquake victims”

Detail events & activities schedule will be announced on-site during exhibition. For more information, please log on to www.giftsexpo.org.

Contact person : Daniel Chong
Tel : 6236 6888 ext. 6887
Email：daniel.chong@shanghaimart.com.cn
Add : Shanghaimart (2299 Yan;an Road West, Shanghai 200336)

For more information, please log on to www.shanghaimart.com