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From the floor of the Hong Kong Gift Fair

The first day of the Hong Kong Gift Fair was excellent – long, tiring and excellent.

From the lit-up greeting when you enter the exhibition centre, you experience a trade show unlike any in Australia. The size alone sets apart. Then there is the number of visitors and, finally, the broad range of products.

Having walked 13 kilometres (I kept count) over the day and looked at many products, the first day reinforced the importance of us looking outside what is traditional for a newsagency. This means looking outside our traditional suppliers.

A trade show like this is not only good for seeing new products and existing products at better prices, it is also good for networking, connecting with people with whom to work with back in Australia.  I’m looking forward to another 13km tomorrow.

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