Woodstock Chimes names Canadian distributor

Design Home Gift & Paper now representing chimes

-- Casual Living, 2/9/2009 9:58:00 AM

Woodstock Chimes, manufacturer of precision-tuned wind chimes, recently signed an agreement with Canadian distributor Design Home Gift & Paper. A leading sales agency of the Canadian giftware industry, Design Home Gift & Paper will be solely responsible for distribution of Woodstock Chimes throughout Canada. 

This change marks another milestone for Woodstock Chimes in early 2009, as it is celebrating its 30th anniversary and recently announced its acquisition of Asli Arts. 

"2009 will be an outstanding year for the company," said Garry Kvistad, owner and CEO of Woodstock Chimes. "I sincerely believe our partnership with Design Home will further strengthen our presence in the Canadian market and continue to propel Woodstock Chimes' business throughout our 30th year and beyond." 

Design Home Gift & Paper was founded in 1998 by Jay Djang and Sam Rossi to meet the growing demand of the Canadian giftware industry for attractive, marketable products from leading U.S. suppliers. With roots as a traditional "stocking" distributor, and an extensive sales and marketing background in all regions of the U.S. gift industry, Djang and Rossi recognized the need to supply U.S. lines in a comprehensive and consolidated basis, while making it streamlined and seamless for the Canadian retailer to acquire these products. 

Design Home currently represents 15 lines and 60,000 SKUs in contemporary lifestyle and traditional home decor, accent furniture, garden accessories, candles, kitchen coordinates, gift packaging, stationery, greeting cards, paper tableware, lamps, wall decor, clocks, tabletop and glassware. All product lines are represented nationally through a divisional sales force supported by an administrative, sales and marketing management infrastructure. Design Home services 6,000 independent retailers and regional/national chains, in all categories of trade including general gift, museum, gallery, garden center, florist, hospital gift, stationery, book, furniture, home decor and lifestyle accounts. 

"I'm eager to see Woodstock Chimes' products flourish as part of the Design Home family," said Djang, owner of Design Home Gift & Paper. "This is sure to be a wonderful experience for both parties." 

Woodstock Chimes recently joined Design Home Gift & Paper at the CGTA Show in its permanent showroom and a temporary booth in Toronto Congress Center’s North Building.

Talkback

We would love your feedback!

Post a comment

» VIEW ALL TALKBACK THREADS

Related Content

• Topics
• Author

Related Content

 

By This Author

There are no other articles written by this author.

• Resource Center
• Browse Categories
• Browse Companies

Featured Company

• Panjiva

  

  Panjiva is the leading intelligence platform for global trade professionals. With detailed information on 1.5 million companies that do business across borders, Panjiva is the go-to source for information for global trade professionals who want to... more

• Shopatron

  

  Shopatron is the world's leading provider of global eCommerce for consumer goods. With Shopatron, orders placed on branded websites are offered to a managed network of global partners for fulfillment, typically for assignment to local retailers... more

• Lectra Systems

  

  Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline, and accelerate product design, development, and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized... more

• Red Gold, Inc.

  

  Red Gold, LLC is one of America's largest producers of tomato products. Offering premium quality ketchup, tomatoes and tomato juice at a more affordable price than other national brands, Red Gold is the right choice for today's foodservice economy... more

---

Related Resources

• Complying With the Lacey Act: A Real-World Guide

Sponsored Links