Left: Hong Kong’s Topchoice is a fair regular. Its PR & Marketing Manager Brenda Liang said small-orders have become a market trend, and Hong Kong companies will need to adapt to capture business opportunities.

Right: Kool Limited has been attending the Houseware Fair for almost a decade. Merchandiser Mabel So reckoned that Hong Kong companies would need to invest more in unique product designs and features to stay ahead.

Chung Kong Kai Lok Beddings Co. is an exhibitor at Home Textile and Furnishings Fair. Its Business Manager Patrick Lau considered the product demo an ideal channel to promote new products.

Bewin Limited’s product won the New Homeware Award, and the company introduced the product’s features at the product demo. Amy Chen, Bewin Chen, the company’s director, said many buyers approached them for cooperation after the demo. She considered the response good.

Jimmy Hsu, Managing Director of Go Well Enterprise Co., Ltd, a Taiwanese exhibitor, said the booming pet supplies market has prompted houseware retailers to carry pets supplies. He was optimistic about the future, and said their company was looking at a 10% year-on-year increase in orders this year. At the first two days of the fair, they have already received over a hundred buyer enquiries, mostly from buyers from Europe and Asia. In the photo is Hsu introducing their “Pet Sling” at the My Favourite Homeware Product Demo and Launch Pad.