Steve Rossney reports:
Chartpak introduced great new items at NAMTA! And we had a great response to them all at the show in Indianapolis.
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Grumbacher Vine Charcoal – Grumbacher prides itself on being an “American Tradition” and brings you Vine Charcoal, made in the USA. A staple for any artist, with its rich, velvety texture, our hand-selected Charcoal produces a beautiful range of velvety grays from dark, soft charcoal, to light, hard charcoal. Available in 4 grades: Extra Soft, Soft, Medium and Hard, in 3 and 12 packs.
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“New” Grumbacher Brush Racks – Our new, brush racks have a sturdy construction, and feature beautiful, new “headers”. They will be available in 60 days.
· Ad Marker Fine Point Marker – Chartpak introduces the new Ad Marker Fine Point Marker in 25 popular colors. These new Ad Markers feature a precision nib for detail work, lettering and outlining. The new fine point Ad Markers are xylene-based, AP non-toxic, and exhibit the same “professional performance” as the Tri-nib Ad Markers. These fine point markers are available in sets (12 & 25), assortments, and the CHADRETRO assortment of 6 each of the 25 new fine tip markers. The CHADRETRO also contains merchandising and new label strips, to convert the Ad Marker “Spinner Rack” to accommodate all Ad Markers. Now Available in:
CHAD12SETFP – 12 color set
CHADSETFP – 25 color set
CHADRETRO – 6 each of 25 new fine point markers
CHMKRASTFP48 – 48 color assortment
CHMKRASFP130 – Complete, 130 color assortment
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“New” Higgins Ink Racks and Assortments – Higgins has introduced two new ink racks with beautiful new Headers – Chartpak has done a great job creating two new racks/assortments for Higgins Ink, including an attractive “Header”.
CHHIGINKAST1 – 20 unit “best sellers” assortment
CHHIGINKAST2 – 40 unit complete assortment.
• Schmincke “New” Holiday sets – Schmincke has created three great, limited edition Sets for holiday. There will be two Horadam Watercolor sets. One is a 5ml tube set of 12 colors in an attractive, cardboard box retailing for $129.80. The second is a set of 12 half pans, in a metal palette tin, with a brush, pencil and an attractive leather case, retailing for $223.95. The third is a 75 half-stick set of Schmincke Artists Extra-soft Pastels retailing for $219.00. These will be available 9-1-10.
• “New” 2010 Signage Program – Take advantage of our beautiful 2010 Signage Program. Posters, Promotional items, Fixture signage, In-store event signage, shelf-talkers and more, are available in all “brands”. These merchandising tools really make the store look great, and help consumers understand the products/brands better.
Contact your MacPherson’s rep or Steve Rossney for details.