Buyers and Suppliers Gearing up for Shows

摘要

Although buyers and suppliers alike remain cautious about consumer spending, attendance and attitudes at indus- try trade shows during the first half of 2011 were both on the upswing. The mantra across most of the January to June shows was: Same amount of open-to-buy money/fewer total units. Higher costs for many raw materials as well as fuel and labor meant creative work-arounds and even more creative interpretations of product specifications.