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Past Six Issues

January 9, 2012	December 19, 2011	December 5, 2011
Favourite Finds JELLY BEAN MATS SAY WHAT?	Favourite Finds CREATURE COMFORTS GET GROWING	Favourite Finds FAIRTRADE FASHIONS RING HOLDER FASHIONABLE FINDS
Asked & Answered HEAD TO THE TRADE SHOWS PREPARED Before you head out to the spring trade shows in a few weeks time, make sure you're prepared. Beyond packing your bag with comfy shoes, retail coach Barbara Crowhurst recommends you do the following prep work.	Shop Style GROWTH SPURTS Cultivate a following for your baby products in the New Year with an organic display of gender-neutral products!	Asked & Answered MAXIMIZING FOURTH-QUARTER ADVERTISING Consumers are bombarded with advertisements every day.
The Dish THREE'S COMPANY TO DEBUT COCOA COUTURE LLADRÓ DEBUTS GROUND-BREAKING CHARACTER ENESCO APPOINTED EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR DEMDACO APPOINTMENTS PERFECT PETZZZ AND NITE NITE LIGHTZZZ COMING TO CANADA KAMELEON SETTLES JEWELPOPS CASE WITH ROYAL CHAIN HOUSEWARES ASSOCIATION RELEASES STATE-OF-THE-INDUSTRY REPORT	The Dish APPOINTMENTS GOURMET DU VILLAGE ROLLS OUT NEW COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE TO LAUNCH NEW CATEGORY OF RUGS DESIGN FX INTRODUCES KOKO OUTDOOR MATS	The Dish CANDYM PURCHASES NORTHDALE TRADING TRUDEAU ACQUIRES SILVERMARK GUNTHER MELE JOINS FORCES WITH PACIFIC NORTHERN ROMAN SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH LOVE THIS LIFE STARGAZER SIGNS DEAL WITH DAN DIPAOLO R.H. DAVIS NAMED ESSANIA'S NEW DISTRIBUTOR SERACON BRINGS MILLEFIORE MILANO TO CANADA CGTA ACQUIRES TRIPS WEST FROM DMG
November 21, 2011	November 7, 2011	October 24, 2011
Favourite Finds IN THE BAG INTERCHANGABLE JEWELLERY SUN JAR	Favourite Finds WOOL WORTH SWEET WHEELS TOPSY TURVY	Favourite Finds LITTLE BLACK DRESS HANDY HELPERS CLICK TO STICK
Dispatches CGTA RETAILER, SUPPLIERS & SALES REPS OF THE YEAR The ballots have been tallied, the retailers all secret shopped, so now it's time to draw back the curtain and reveal the Canadian Gift & Tableware Association's 2011 Retailers, Suppliers and Sales Representatives of the Year!	In Memoriam DON COLLINS, THE FOUNDER OF NOW DESIGNS The founder of Now Designs, Don Collins, passed away recently at the age of 80. Don was an active and respected member of the gourmet industry since 1967 when he started manufacturing kitchen textiles in San Francisco. Shop Style KICK-START SALES OF GOURMET FOOD This attractive display, which doubles as a taste-testing table for gourmet foods, promises to kick your sales into high gear. Here's how to recreate this vignette...	Dispatches RETAILERS REPORT HEALTHY THIRD-QUARTER SALES Seven in 10 giftware retailers told Retail News that their third-quarter sales were higher or on par with third-quarter 2010 results.
The Dish GOURMET DU VILLAGE BREAKS NEW GROUND BAYSHORE IMPORTS LAUNCHES NEW LINES BOARD 'N BATTEN NEW DISTRIBUTOR FOR CARD CUBBY	The Dish NEW ADDITIONS FOR BOARD 'N BATTEN WARM BUDDY GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM HEALTH CANADA DAVINCI BEADS UNVEILS SUMMER COLLECTION MCINTOSH TO INTRODUCE ENGLISH LADIES NEW CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR MUD PIE	The Dish KIDCENTRAL ON PROFIT'S LIST FOR THIRD YEAR NEARLY FAMOUS LAUNCHES FEATHER FLAIR CREED CANADA'S NEW WATCH COLLECTIONS LAMPE BERGER RELEASES CAR FRESHENER STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS