Issue 29 CHAMPS Show MagazineJanuary 2022

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Content Welcome to Vegas 2022

By Elev A Chun

Shop Shots: Botany Bay

By Amear Moretall

Fiction: Planet Vegas

By Kevin Dankman

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1836 KRATOM 31 ABR 38 AFG 16-17, 53 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH 73 B2B CANNABIZ WHOLESALER 81 BDD WHOLESALE 32, 77 BEAR QUARTZ 71 BENTFISH TRADING 29 BLAZER 59 BLVD 46 CHAMPS UPCOMING SHOWS 78-79, 88, 93, 110-111 CHOICE INSIDE FRONT COVER SPREAD DELTA MAN 34-35 EARTH KRATOM 60 EDITH ROSE 108-109 ELITE GLASS 100-101 EMPIRE GLASSWORKS 90 EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS 105 FLUX 106 GREENLANE 36, 74, 76, 84, 86 HOMEGROWN HEMP 41 HOMETOWN HEREO 39 ICONIC DOHKA 75 KARMA HEMP WRAPS 19 KASHMIR 64 KR8TOM 42-43 KRATOMADE 82-83 KRAKEN KRATOM 55 LIFESTYLE MARKETING 91 MEGA 27 MIAMI DISTRO 103 MT BRANDS 13 MY BUD VASE 40 OMNI VAPES 22-23, 61 OPMS KRATOM 62-63 PARTYNUTS 48-49 PIECE WATER 25 POWERHITTER 51 PURE HEMP SMOKING PAPERS 56-57 REPUBLIC BRANDS 10-11 ROKIN VAPES 26 RYOT INSIDE BACK COVER SPREAD, BACK COVER SEAN DIETRICH 37 SMOKE HOUSE 02-03, 68-69 SMOKE ODOR 24 SMOKEZILLA 98 SOL TRADING 85, 95, 97 SPRAY420 104 STONED 89 STR8 BRAND 5 SUNSHINE JOY 99 SWAG 44-45 SWEATLEAF 90 THE CLOUD SUPPLY 14 TOP EXTRACTS 12 TORO IMPORTS 50 VAPOR TECH 28, 58 VOODOO 94 WHOLE HERBS KRATOM 102 WORLD OF LOTUS 47 X VAPE 21 ZIG ZAG 18 ZION HERBAL 8-9

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Contacts

ISSUE 29 JANUARY 2022

Publisher

CHAMPS Trade Shows

Editorial Director

Kevin Dankman

Ad Sales:

Kevin Dankman Office 818-616-7424

Credits Writing:

Elev A Chun Kevin Dankman Amear Moretall

Photography: Botany Bay Staff

Cover Art: Sean Dietrich

Design & Layout: Sixxx

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One month. Give or take a few days…

That's how long you have to get your trip to Las Vegas for CHAMPS Trade Shows winter expo planned.

By Elev A Chun

Now is the perfect time to think about some essential factors: 1. Store Needs 2. Flight 3. Hotel 4. Budget 5. Playtime First things first, Hopefully, as a store owner, buyer, or employee, you have a good idea of what is selling and what the customers want.

CHAMPS would like to remind all buyers and vendors that Delta8 products are not legal in Nevada. So if that is on your needs list, there are plenty in this magazine to order from! The Las Vegas Convention Center has a complete ban on Delta 8 products. No marketing, no sales, no displays, and definitely NO Samples.

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No Edible Samples of any kind can be handed out on the show floor, not even the lasagna your Gramma's made you bring to the show. Without prior consent from the Convention Center, all outside edibles will not be allowed.

Second, always book your ticket three weeks or more in advance.

This way, you are sure to get the best rates.

Regarding number three, Hotels, CHAMPS Fills up the Tuscany Hotel and Casino, so go to the website and book now. This hotel is one of the best networking areas at night.

If you cannot get a room at The Tuscany, Las Vegas is the home of entertainment at low prices so find your favorite spot.

Fourth is the budget. It's a little harder to determine. When I managed stores, I used the "Open to Buy" method based on sales and inventory levels for certain months and on-hand cash. You can easily find how much you can afford to spend at a show for the expected months. It is excellent for seasonal purchasing approaches, especially after a busy holiday season. If you don't know how and want to try it, Google it!

Next step, you should head over to CHAMPSMAP.com.

The show is the largest one yet, so you will need to plan out your visit. 4 days to cover 475,000 feet of the trade show floor with around 2000 booths. I would map out my days carefully. To save time and maximize your potential, break it down to 3 zones 1 for each of the first three days. Once you've done that, you can use the 4th day to Continues On Page 30 20

Plan your days at:

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Kevin Dankman Office 818-616-7424 Cell 706-380-1858

watch the Masters awards as well as return to any booths you need to.

It helps to have a good plan.

The GLASS GAMES Master's Event is one of the most popular and prestigious competitions in the glass pipe scene. Usually, a 1-year culmination of events was extended due to Covid. Forty glassblowers from around the country won their way in over 100's of other artists over the past two years.

At his year's Master's Final, "New Reality" will be the theme. I put some thought into this, and my mind went wild! You can interpret it in many ways, from something Current to something in the future: new Ideas, new techniques, new approaches, or even homage to futuristic plans. The crew over at Glass Games knocked this one out of the park.

Once you've got the work out of the way, you can get into the PLAY! If your thing is music, Kool and the Gang, Santana, and many more big names will be performing in Vegas during the show dates.

If performance art is your thing, there are always Blueman, Copperfield, and Cirque Du Solie's multiple shows.

Places of interest that are popular with our crowd include: • AREA15's MeowWolf installation.

• JBD's Las Vegas Dreams Factory.

• An old-school favorite is the Neon Graveyard.

All of these are places you can meet like-minded artistic individuals exploring the arts available in the city. See you there!

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Now I get to the part most of you appreciate most, the food… I did some research and decided to bring you some new offerings in old Las Vegas

Mr Fries Man 4040 W Craig Rd North Las Vegas, NV 89032 Lines of people waited for Mr. Fries Man on opening day, ready to order French fries topped with honey garlic shrimp and steak, lemon garlic crab and shrimp, Buffalo ranch chicken, and barbecue sauce upgrades to fried or grilled chicken.

Plant-based meats are also on the menu. You can also choose your ingredients to create a dish.

Mr Fries Man Soulbelly BBQ

Soulbelly BBQ 1327 S. Main Street Las Vegas, NV 89104 Soulbelly is a new restaurant opened in the trendy Arts District in Downtown Las Vegas. Soulbelly BBQ serves classic American BBQ favorites such as salt and pepper brisket, pork spare ribs, and Carolina pulled pork. In addition, they have comfort food favorites with a twist, like the mac n' cheese with chicharron breadcrumbs and the hatch chile made in-house.

Soulbelly BBQ has an interesting location—inside an old renovated auto shop With colorful murals and a stage that hosts live music and other events. You can bet this is an excellent place for a big meal.

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By Amear Moretall Photos by Botany Bay Staff I have known Ginny for many years. She is a delightful soul and is a true inspiration to all the other shops out there. She and her crew have weathered the storms over the last 25 years. Her stores have made it through every up and down of the industry rollercoaster. But now, here in 2022, she has just closed the door on one of her most successful years ever.

Looking through their pictures, they care about their store and its appearance. A properly merchandised store is an essential part of the equation, that is, "retail sales”.

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Look closely and learn some interesting tricks you might want to do in your own store.

Ginny is a regular at many CHAMPS shows. She does a lot of her "Real Shopping" at the smaller shows, tends to network, and enjoys visiting the more extensive, busier shows. Ginny is also an avid traveler, adventurer, and foodie. You never know where she will pop up!

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In Ginny's own words: “I’m grateful for Champs. My shops would not be what they are today without the trade show! And that's the total truth. It was a lot different in the 90's and much harder to find product.”

"It's the place to buy things to do stuff with!”

“I started this business out of an old station wagon in 1996 with $3500: so many experiences, stories, triumphs, failures. I love the flexibility of the retail space in the industry.

It's so much fun to be creative about and with the products, and to have such cool merchandise that becomes a part of the decoration of the shop. We will be open for 25 years this year, and to say that this business has surpassed my wildest expectations is an understatement. I'm excited about where we can take it from here!"

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It was a pleasure to highlight such a well-established shop with a great staff. Ginny is always happy to talk to new shops and vendors, so say High if you see her at the show!

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Upstairs South Hall where registration will be.

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