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Article: Utah shines at retailers' '07 market
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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The minute you stepped through the half-circle of doors leading
into the Salt Palace, you knew something big was going on ... to the
right, there was a long line of registration booths. To the left,
courtesy booths directing visitors to good food and comfy beds. And
in the center, hordes of people waiting to show their badges and
step past security and into an outdoor enthusiast's candy store.
It fogs the mind. Every nook and cranny in the Salt Palace had a
display booth packed with outdoor-related products and a bunch of
reps there to explain why everyone in the world would want one of
these items -- at full retail price.
This year, there were more than 700 companies presenting
products. As ...