This is the largest international fair for children's furniture, safety seats, textiles, prams, hygiene products, toys and fashion for babies and toddlers. Its a big venue with everyone who is anyone exhibiting to the rest of Europe and the world, so its a great place to find out what the new trends will be six months down the line.

The Gulf region is ranked amongst the fastest growing populations in the world. The high birth rate, coupled with wealth resulting from the oil reserves production has created a dynamic high growth economy in the region. The population is forecast to grow to 172 million by the year 2010 and this will create a market that will rank alongside the EU, the US and Japan as one of the largest in the world.

The Harrogate Nursery Fair next March is the 40th exhibition that has been held In Harrogate and is expected to be as big and successful as ever. There is a record take up from exhibitors who were at the 2008 exhibition and by the end of June over 80 companies had already reserved the stands. There is a wide variety of companies who have already booked. This is the trade fair not to miss as everyone in the industry is there.

Licensing legends Nickelodeon and TLC are lined up to exhibit at Brand Licensing Europe this October and will unveil some of the hottest and highest profile licensing properties available for business deals across Europe. On the TLC-Entertainment stand, retailers will find Monsters vs Aliens and Madagascar 2 (DreamWorks), Clone Wars (LucasFilm), Bratz (MGA), Gruffulo (Magic Light Productions), LazyTown (LazyTown), Sex and the City (HBO) and Ghostbusters (Sony). DreamWorks and Lucasfilm properties will also be showcased in the Brand Licensing Europe Screening Suite: Where Films Become Brands.

ABC Kids Expo, September 7th - 11th, 2008 Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Nevada USA

Applications are invited for the 2008 Nursery Retailer of the Year Awards. The competition, organised by the Baby Products Association (BPA), is open to all independent retailers with the results announced at an Awards Dinner on the opening evening of BPA Baby & Child in October.