Vendor_highlightsWith so many new and exciting manufacturers attending this year’s Seasonal Showcase, it is difficult to select just a few who stood out.

A94 A & B Home:
A & B Home is a recognized leader, importer and supplier of decorative home decor, garden and floral product to the retail & wholesale industry. Their buying & marketing teams create over 1,500 exclusive new items every six months. Fiberstone Statuary Planters, Garden Figurines, Bird Cages & Baths, Garden Decor, Bistro Sets and much more.
R28 Regal Art and Gift:
Regal Art & Gift is a leader in the wholesale Garden & Home Decor industry, creating fun, innovative designs that meet the garden retailer’s needs. New Exciting Products for 2013: Solar Lights, Yard Art, Garden Decor, Wall Art, Garden Stakes and more. Regal Art & Gift maintains a philosophy of “giving back” the prosperity that they have been blessed with. They donate 10% of their profits every month to do social welfare work in underdeveloped countries like India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Mexico.
G08 Gemmy:
While walking the show many vendors were visibly excited with the positive attitude of the customers. Doug Stewart from Gemmy Industries commented – “This is the busiest show day that he could ever remember”. He also added that the dealers who attended the show were very impressed with the wide assortment of inflatables that were available. When asked what the bestselling item in the Gemmy show listing was. Doug replied that “The dealers were buying across the board without showing any particular emphasis on any item but really liked what they saw”. I guess we will have to wait for the results when the orders are entered into our computer system for final evaluations. Dealers that did not attend the show really missed a great buying event.
S03 Nicholas Holiday:

The GE line of holiday lights, trees, and electrical accessories has always led the Arett Sales Holiday programs. It is a branded product that is recognized for quality and its market value. Everyone trusts a product that carries the GE brand. This year is no different. The response from the customers was better than ever and this year’s sales should substantially exceed last year’s record volume. For those customers who did not attend the Arett February Showcase, they missed a great opportunity to evaluate this product and get some expert advice from the GE manufacturer’s representatives.
T13 Pocket Hose:
The Pocket Hose in power alley was the talk of the show as a “new ” and unique product. Sales exceeded expectations and continue to grow. Packaged to fit any store format with a floor stand, power wind displays, and open stock for in line shelf stocking. Supplemented by as “AS SEEN ON TV” campaign, the item will be a winner this spring.

Access To “New” Vendors & Customers:

Several new Arett vendors were excited to have the forum to transition Commerce customers familiar with their products into the Arett family, while also having the opportunity to reach out to new customers. Those included Sweet Peet (S92), Melnor (M35), Exotic Pebbles (E93), and Technisoil (T32). This was also true for the exclusive Arett manufacturers: Fox Farm (F42), Kinex (K01), Sun Gro (S84), and VPG (V60).Good basic business needs were satisfied with dealers and manufacturers able to get a comfortable feeling that they will be ready for a great spring.

  • Advanced Seasonal Innovations (A97)
  • Bite-Lite (B11)
  • Boskke (B97)
  • Christmas By Krebs (C95)
  • Dr. Earth (D71)
  • Gronomics (G80)
  • Holiday Projectors (M72)
  • Kwok Hing (K90)
  • Massarelli’s (M01)
  • McGuire Industries – Flex Rake (F58)
  • Misty Mate (M34)
  • Modern Harvest (M69)
  • Morton Salt (M36)
  • NeoNeon (N23)
  • RDS Sports – Clamp It! (R81)
  • S & S innovations (T81)
  • Sanco (S22)
  • Scenic Road (R82)
  • Shanghai Daisey (S41)
  • Store – It – More (J69)
  • Tetra (T22)
  • Union Products (U15)
  • Woman’s Work (W49)
Vendor Testimonials
  • James Collier, (Owner, COLLIER Manufacturing, LLC) – “My congratulations to you and your team on a great show. A good number of your Dealers took advantage of our Power Alley deal, and the Booth traffic was steady throughout. What was exceptionally refreshing was that your sales force came through consistently looking for info, and giving feedback on their personal experiences using our product, 30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner. COLLIER Mfg was thrilled to be a part of this great effort, so a big Thank You. I look forward to seeing you in Atlantic City at your Fall Show”
  • Kevin McGerry (Regional Sales Manager, Bond Manufacturing) – “2013 Arett Showcase did not disappoint. With the recent changes in lawn & garden distribution, this show could not come at a better time. It was great to see new dealers understand and see for themselves just how much of a valuable distributor Arett Sales is and will continue to be. Dealer confidence seems to be very high and optimistic heading into the spring, which I feel will show in overall business. We at Bond Manufacturing are thankful for the support we received and look forward to building our relationship even more”
  • Gary Drake (VP of Sales, Easy Gardener Products) – “The Arett 2013 Seasonal Showcase was extremely well attended by dealers looking for Spring deals on L&G products as well as planning their Fall and Christmas display items. We actually launched a new product line for March 2013 shipments and sold over 20 displays with several more pending. We certainly felt as a vendor we got a return on our investment and I got the same feeling from the dealers who attended”
  • Brooke Feld (Sales Manager, Precision Products) – “The 2013 February Seasonal Showcase was a great success for Precision. As always Arett Sales is a class act and knows how to put on a great show for their dealers. In speaking with a number of new dealers I promoted the Precision product line, Precision’s advantages compared to our competition, and wrote orders. Many of the dealers also spoke about challenges they are facing in having to change distributors this time of year with Spring rapidly approaching. The dealers new to Arett were very impressed with the expansive offering Arett Sales provides and the support they have received thus far from both their sales people and corporate office. I have no doubt Arett will continue to grow and have continued success in the marketplace.”
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