Buyers set for hardware show

Buyers by the thousand will again flock to the 22nd Western States Hardware-Houseivares-Paint & Garden Supply Show, Feb. 2l-23, in San Francisco.

This popular trade show has been designated a "must" by both manufacturers exhibiting and buyers who want to see and buy new products, merchandising aids and promotions ofiered.

Over 600 manufacturers will be represented at the Showo sponsored by the California Retail Hardware Association. According to K. B. Jacobsen, show managero pre-show interest is above normal.

Buyers see the Iatest in hardware, housewares, paint, garden supplies, building materials, automotive supplies, giftwares, plumbing and electrical supplies, sporting goods, variety and notion items, plus hundreds of other individual lines of merchandise.

Buyer attendance is expected to top the 10,000 mark. Dealers will be spending over $l million plus, and an even larger amount on post-show orders. The 100,000 sq. ft. Brooks Hall is in the Civic Center.

Show hours are::Sun., Feb. 2lI1 am.-? pm.; Mon.-noon-6 pm.; Tue., 3 pm.-10 pm. Special attendance

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prizes {or both buyers and employes include color TV, trips to Hawaii and Disneyland, cash awards, and a mystery sea-air trip.

Running concurrently with the show is the 70th annual California Retail Hardware Association Convention. Headquarters for the annual meet will be Del Webb's TowneHouse. Special speakers and workshops will highlight the convention along with election of new association officers.

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