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Adjacent to the Expo,<br />
exhibitor Killerspin<br />
sponsored a huge<br />
table tennis event,<br />
the HardBat Classic.<br />
The televised event<br />
featured the largest<br />
purse ever for the<br />
sport, a sport that,<br />
incidentally, works<br />
quite nicely in the<br />
gameroom, garage,<br />
or backyard!<br />
Above, uber-cool licensed gameroom decor<br />
options from Ace Product Management. At right,<br />
Hall of Fame player rep Ewa Laurance plays<br />
challenge matches at a busy Brunswick booth<br />
Did you spend more or less than expected?<br />
45.0%<br />
20.0%<br />
35.0%<br />
More<br />
Less<br />
Same<br />
– most blamed the show itself. “We were hoping<br />
for more new products,” said one dealer. Others<br />
claimed they did the entire show in less than two<br />
days. “There could have been more vendors.”<br />
But that savings, say retailers, will be<br />
used towards fall buys, based mostly on<br />
literature they took home from the show.<br />
Those who spent more typically also spent<br />
more time. “Need to go back to 10-6 Thursday<br />
and Friday and 10-4 Saturday, too short.”<br />
Veteran buyers agree. “I know a lot people<br />
at the show so there is never enough time.”<br />
But buyers agreed 100 percent that they’ll<br />
be spending more in the next few months<br />
on items they saw at the show. They all<br />
brought home price lists and literature,<br />
and all expect to make purchases.<br />
“We bring home everything, then we’re<br />
ready to shop when we get a better handle<br />
on fall inventory needs,” said one buyer.<br />
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