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we saw that carriage on Sunday and wondered what was up. I agree with the DTD thing. It seems the only umbrella marketing that is done is the usual Resort tags, mentions on trams and such, and brief notage in marketing pieces for trips to disneyland. I guess like any mall, the money coming in from the primary tenants (espn, rainforest, hob, patina group) keeps people happy - even though a marketing person for the area is tasked to create something.

In a previous life I ran a small food stand at Westside Pavillion and it was always the same. Tenants would complain that the mall did not do enough to promote all of the stores (especially smaller ones) but no one wanted to participate in events being promoted. Don't wanna work for it - but expect benefits from it (of course I am assuming that there were desired outcomes for the week but nothing materialized).

hey - why not get Google to sponsor Innoventions - and then they can collect our data right in person!

Sorry Helga, missed your comment. That collection is expected in April.

"Royal Doulton is also doing a new Winnie the Pooh line of mugs with matching figurines, (MSRP $43), plus a new christening collection."
Adrienne, is the christening collection available yet? Or should I ask, when will it be available?

Helga

Thanks for the info.. I have been into your store many times and am amazed by the wonderful items you have in there! Now I have a small iota of a glimpse of all the goes into choosing the items. Really cool.. thanks for the posts

You can't have enough legos if you are a Crazy! My grandsons - and grown sons - heck, even my daughter - are all over the Indy Lego sets.

I actually did try to go to the rug section before I left the Home building Saturday night, but the rug showrooms had all closed up early. I had heard from another vendor that there are new lines of Disney home furnishings to be introduced at the Vegas show, and I've toyed with the idea of popping up there for a day to see what I can see. But to answer your other question, no, we don't generally receive notices of new licensed merchandise outside the catagories we usually stock. I know that there is supposed to be a huge new collection of juvenille furniture, but I'd never see that catalogue unless I either searched out the company, or tried to get someone at Disney Consumer Products to put me in touch with the vendor. This is where being both a retailer AND a reporter gets tricky.

AVP

The Giselle sculpture is really lovely.

Hey AVP, thanks for the intersting info. I read recently that a Home interior company was licensed to create area rugs(classic designs not characters) for Disney and that they are supposed to be introduced this spring at the World Market Center here in Vegas. Is this type of product something that you recieve info on? We are always looking for cool, artistic items for our home so I was just curious.

PS. I know you skipped the rug section of the show and you specialize in collectables but you know more than anyone else I know, so I thought I would ask. Thanks

Originally Posted by AVP

I'm trying to figure out of I can justify opening an account for the sole purpose of buying Christmas presents...

I believe that the answer is an unqualified: Yes. Yes, you can.

Because the last thing my son needs is MORE LEGOS. He's been seeing these in the Lego catalog and it's all he has been talking about. Hello, kid, go play with your Star Wars Legos!

My parents would have gone broke if they'd had these back when I was younger. I may have to buy some for my nephew... then "help" him put them together.

I have nothing to say about this entry in particular except that I love the title of your blog. (I'm still in my very uncreative place right now.) And I like the idea of you taking the time to write your thoughts and tell your stories because I think you're an interesting person.