Centrally located in the heart of Melbourne Australia the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre hosts the Reed Gift Fair and GHA Home and Giving Fair twice each year. These significant trade events attract thousands of selling and buying exhibitors and retailers each year. Exhibitors can discuss and review their products with existing clients and generate new business through meeting new retailers keen to change or expand their product selection with new and innovative products and services. The second largest city in Australia, Melbourne hosts many annual trade and industry shows covering a broad range of businesses. The largest and most popular at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre is the united Reed Gift Fair and GHA Home and Giving Fairs.
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Hosted at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and running for four days at the end of each January and then returning in August with an even larger format and number of exhibitors, the GHA Melbourne Gift Fair and the Reed Melbourne Gift Fairs are the main trade event for Melbourne retailers, wholesalers, agents and product distributors. Of course many wholesalers and retailers from interstate also attend the Melbourne fairs. The Melbourne Gift Fairs are undoubtedly the most effective one stop location in Australia for retailers to identify new products and to meet new wholesale suppliers. Reed and GHA Gift Fairs are perfect platforms for wholesale suppliers to launch news trends and products from national and international manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers. The trade shows in Melbourne give visitors access too many new sales and service ideas and strategies by attending the various seminars held by industry experts who offer advice on various business aspects.
To attend either the Melbourne GHA Home and Giving Fair or the Melbourne Reed Gift Fair you must be a registered guest. This can be done online or on the day but pre-registration is recommended. Exhibiting wholesalers have on display a large range of products including glassware, napery, men's gifts, woodcrafts, kitchenware, home dcor, giftware, jewellery, religious products, furniture, clothing, electronics, books, Australian made products, fashion accessories, foodstuffs, framed pictures, ceramics, clocks, photo frames and furniture, collectables, souvenirs, aromatherapy, leather goods, jewellery, party goods and shop fittings.
Whilst at the Melbourne Gift Fair be sure to take advantage of the food and drink located to stay adequately fed and hydrated as the spot lights will take their toll and walking can be exhausting. For attendees that have not pre-registered for either the Melbourne Reed Gift Fair or the GHA Gift Fair arrive well before the doors open as the queues are always long at the beginning of the day and that is lost business time. If you are staying in Melbourne overnight or for several nights then ensure your book your Melbourne accommodation early. Melbourne hotels, motels and apartments for the trade fairs and near to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre are in high demand during trade show days. It is also a good idea adopt some simple suggestions for attending such a large event and to help make it less of a choir and more enjoyable. Rule number one is to wear practical and sensible clothes and shoes. There are literally hundreds on exhibits to visit at the Melbourne trade fair so make yourself as comfortable as possible. Layered clothing that is easily added and removed is ideal.
If you are genuine retailing business person interested in growing your business through new products, stock and ideas that appeal to your customers then you should register now to attend the GHA Home and Giving Fair in Melbourne and the Reed Gift Fair in either August or January each year. August is by far the larger Melbourne trade show event with more wholesalers and buyers arriving for the lead up to the Christmas and holiday periods.
If you want to find out more about Melbourne Accommodation for the Melbourne Gift Fairs visit Jasmine Zahara's site on Melbourne Gift Fair 2010.
by: Jasmine Zahara.
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 Time: 7:32 AM -
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