RETAILOBSERVER.COM MAY 2015
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Moe Lastfogel
moe@retailobserver.com
Moe's Musings Views
Happy Retailing,
The weather outside is beautiful. Spring has arrived, the red robin has
returned, and the sounds of people outside at work and play are all around
us. It's outdoor season folks; are you prepared?
This month we will be at the 70th anniversary of the National Hardware
Show (NHS) in Las Vegas, and I can't wait to see what new products will
be in the outdoor living and tailgate areas of the show (along with the 7
other product category spaces). Just these 2 areas alone will include
approximately 1,400 vendors with tens of thousands of product offerings,
with more than 53 exhibitors of grills, 39 of fire pits and 139 of outdoor
accessories. Outdoor furniture will feature 197 exhibitors, along with 68 in
outdoor power and 277 in tailgate.
The NHS isn't the only show where this outdoor category is growing.
KBIS will have a new outdoor pavilion for 2016. A press release from KBIS
stated: "According to Weber's Grill Watch Survey, spending on outdoor
appliances was up more than 8% in 2014 over the previous season. Today,
outdoor living spaces are an 'essential design trend' and must-have for many
homeowners. As a result, architects and designers are constantly on the
search for new outdoor products to incorporate into their designs." I can't
wait to see this section develop at the show next year.
The Architectural Digest Show in New York and Westedge Design Fair in
Santa Monica opened up outdoor exhibits and allowed manufacturers to have
a burn area where attendees could see and touch new products. BrandSource
and Nationwide buying groups have included outdoor products to their shows
as well. Almo Distributing and Sierra Select in California have jumped into the
outdoor category among other distributors in the U.S. and Canada.
This isn't a new trend, but it is becoming a major trend. Don't wait for
another outdoor season to come and go. Add outdoor products to your
offerings and most of all, get out there and enjoy the Spring.
TIME TO
GET OUTSIDE
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