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Press Releases
NICHE Magazine Names
Judges for 2008 Top Retailer Awards Program
Baltimore, Md. (June 10, 2008)—NICHE magazine, the exclusive trade publication for retailers of American and Canadian craft, is proud to announce the judges for the 2008 Top Retailer Awards program.
The judges for this year’s Top Retailer Awards are:
Karen Corp
Signature Gallery, Huntsville, Ala.
Lisa Dempton
RASgalleries, Palm Desert, Calif.
Linda Dufelmeier
Mackerel Sky Gallery, East Lansing, Mich.
Walter Hazzard
Topeo Gallery, New Hope, Pa.
Michael Higdon
National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.
Karen Hohler
Whippoorwill Craft, Boston, Mass.
Chris Maxson
Idyllwild Gallery of Fine Art, Idyllwild, Calif.
Donna Milstein
Hanson Galleries, Houston, Texas
André Morin
Topeo Gallery, New Hope, Pa.
Cathy Nolan
WheatonArts, Millville, N.J.
Ann Ruhr Pifer
The Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, Minn.
Kris Richards
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Mo.
Ronda Schaer
RASgalleries, Yountville, Calif.
Craig Sponburgh
Arrowcraft, Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Michael Stutland
Artique, Lexington, Ky.
Norma Van Gent
American Visions Contemporary Crafts, St. Louis, Mo.
The Artful Home – Online Marketing Department
Madison, Wis.
The Top Retailer Awards program annually recognizes 24 retailers and gallery owners, one Retailer of the Year, and several retailers, galleries, museums and guilds in the following categories:
- Best Arts Nonprofit
- Best Merchandising
- Best Customer Newsletter (print or electronic)
- Best Advertising Campaign
- Best New Store (less than five years old)
- Best Museum Store
- Best Guild Store
- Best Website/Online Marketing
- Best In-Store Event
- Best Local Community Outreach
More than 10,000 professional fine craft artists throughout the U.S. and Canada nominated over 600 galleries, retail stores, arts nonprofits, museums and guilds in this year’s Top Retailer Awards. Criteria for nomination were based on NICHE magazine’s Retailers’ Guide to Best Practices, which details the characteristics of craft retailers who are committed to fair business practices and to growing and strengthening the American craft community.
Award winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Sunday, August 3, 2008, during the summer Buyers Market of American Craft, August 2-4, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa. Winners in each category will be published in the Fall 2008 issue of NICHE magazine.
About NICHE magazine
NICHE magazine, www.nichemag.com, is published by The Rosen Group, a Baltimore-based arts marketing, publishing and advocacy firm. The Rosen Group also publishes AmericanStyle magazine, www.AmericanStyle.com, an arts lifestyle magazine for enthusiasts, collectors and travelers, and produces the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft, www.AmericanCraft.com, the nation’s largest wholesale craft show.
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For more information and to interview NICHE magazine staff or any NICHE Top Retailer Awards nominee, contact Jean Thompson at 410.889.2933, x218 or JeanT@rosengrp.com.
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