Announcing the Offical 2013 ABC Show Daily
We're happy to announce that Baby & Kids Magazine, a Talcott Communications Publication, has again been chosen to be the official provider of the ABC Kids Expo Show Daily for 2013.Baby & Kids Magazine creates specialized coverage for each day of the show, to be passed out at all show entrances. Not only will the Show Daily be hand passed out, a digital version will also be e-mailed to juvenile retailers each day. The Show Daily is a great opportunity for manufacturers to draw special attention to their company and new products during the ABC Kids Expo.

To reserve your spot in the Official ABC Show Daily now, contact:

ABC Sells Out Space for 2013 Conference
All exhibit space for its 2013 Spring Educational Conference and Trade Show (SEC), in Las Vegas, is sold out. According to Larry Schur, President of All Baby & Child Corporation, "this year's conference represents the largest number of exhibitors in the history of the event, who are focused on the juvenile specialty store market. Many of these exhibitors have provided meaningful show specials, exclusively for this event." Participants can view the interactive virtual floor plan and plan their visit at: http://www.allbabyandchildsec.com/floorplan.asp

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR ABC ANNUAL SPRING EDUCATION CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
Exhibitor registration is currently available for the upcoming ABC Spring Educational Conference and Trade Show being held May 7-9, 2013 at the Southgate Resort, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas. The event is open to all industry independent specialty retailers and their suppliers. Educational programming will be provided by the new Brixy retail group in addition to an abundance of networking opportunities, receptions and trade show. Retail registration will be available soon. For further information and registration, please contact Sarah Binkley at: sarah@theabcshow.com or (210) 691-4848 Ext 111.

ABC KIDS EXPO, CMBE ASIA AND BPA/ HARROGATE NURSERY FAIR FORGE ALLIANCE
After extensive talks designed to provide global opportunities for the world’s baby and children’s manufacturers and retailers, ABC Kids Expo, CBME Asia and the Harrogate Nursery Fair/Baby Products Association have formed an alliance of mutual cooperation and reciprocal pavilions in each other’s shows. The ABC Kids Expo, held annually, is the largest North American baby, maternity and juvenile products exhibition, UBM Asia’s CBME (Child, Baby, Maternity Expo) Asia is the largest Chinese exhibition in this sector and the Harrogate Nursery Show is the largest of its kind in the UK.

Mr. Larry Schur, President of the ABC Kids Expo said, “Based on exhibitor attendance and inquiries at the international session held during the ABC show last month, many of our exhibitors have expressed an interest in establishing relationships overseas. We look forward to facilitating their experience and generating export opportunities for them by having a USA/ABC Pavilion in both China and the UK next year. We are also excited by the potential to increase both exhibitor and attendee UK and Chinese participation at the ABC Kids Expo going forward.”

Due to the challenges of exhibiting internationally, all show management agreed that providing a turnkey exhibit for new-to-market companies was essential. Ms. Margaret Ma, Managing Director of UBM Asia concurred, “Rules and regulations vary from country to country. Country pavilions enable small and medium sized companies to have a far larger presence than exhibiting alone.”

Robert Anslow, Managing Director of the Harrogate Nursery Fair said that his exhibitors had named both the USA and China as places they were interested in going, “so this alliance helps us help our clients be more successful.” Added Luke Burns, Chairman of the Baby Products Association, “We look forward to the opportunity to warmly welcome ABC and UBM event participants and help them market their products in our country.”

ALL BABY & CHILD ANNOUNCES ANNUAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
All Baby & Child Corporation, the non-profit parent corporation of the ABC Kids Expo and spring Education Conference announced at a press conference during the recently completed ABC Kids Expo that it would provide contributions to the following organizations for their outstanding work in helping children and families of children in need:

• Kids In Distressed Situations  (KIDS)     $100,000
• Kids For Cribs                                              $  50,000 (matching grant funds)
• First Candle                                                  $  25,000

In addition, All Baby & Child is proud to partner with their exhibitors and KIDS to be able to provide essential products to local communities to help families with children in need. Total product donations exceed one million dollars each year.

Specialty Retail Organization announces Executive Director
The new Specialty Retail Organization has appointed Jill Cartwright as Executive Director. Jill was formerly the President and Founder of Go GaGa, a manufacturer of diaper bags. She has spent more than 15 years working in businesses of all sizes. She is a skilled strategist, an innovative marketer, and an experienced manager with a deep understanding of entrepreneurship, the juvenile industry and the specialty retail sector.