Korea Premier Products Showcase 2012 to Follow Grand Opening of New K-HIT Plaza Store in New Jersey

Dec. 9, 2012 - PRLog -- December 20, 2012 is poised to be a big day at Garden State Plaza. On this momentous day, the new K-HIT Plaza retail store will open featuring products from top Korean companies, and immediately following this grand opening will be Korea Premier Products Showcase 2012 – an exclusive event that gives local buyers, sales reps, product developers, and merchandisers the opportunity to meet with executives and representatives from the featured Korean companies to discuss potential partnership and business opportunities.

Set in one of the nation’s largest malls, K-HIT Plaza is a new retail store being opened by the Korean Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA). The stores have been tested across Korea very successfully, and now, the first U.S. K-HIT Plaza store will feature products –ranging from homegoods to consumer electronics—from the top 12 companies that have received the best response from customers to date in the Korean test stores.

“We are very excited to open the new K-HIT Plaza store. It will provide a great look into the innovative and quality products being manufactured in Korea today,” said Suyoung Kim, Head of SBC(Small & Medium Business Corporation) U.S. office. “At the grand opening event, we are proud to showcase select Korean products to promote new partnership opportunities with U.S. companies.”

Immediately following the store’s grand opening, Korea Premier Products Showcase 2012 will take place. At this exclusive event, U.S. retail professionals will have the chance to meet with representatives from these 12 Korean companies to discuss potential partnership and business opportunities. Registrants can be matched for meetings with companies offering products of interest.

Attendees include CEOs and executives from the 12 featured Korean companies, Consul General of Korean Consulate General, Administrator of SMBA, and other key professionals from a wide range of industries.

“This event will provide a great opportunity for networking and facilitating the advancement of partnerships and business relationshipsbetween U.S. and Korean companies,” said Kim.

Companies and professionals interested in attending the event can get more information or register online at http://tradekorea.org/korea-premier-products-showcase-2012/

Complete event details include:

Date/Time: Thursday, December 20, 2012, 9:30AM-3:00PM
Location : K-HIT(Store #1168), 1 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ07652
Fee : Complimentary to those who register online in advance
Host : SMBA (Small and Medium Business Administration), SBC (Small & medium Business Corporation)

About SMBA
SMBA(Small & Medium Business Administration) was founded in 1996 under the Ministry of Knowledge Economy(formerly Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy), a branch of the South Korean government. The agency has been in the driver’s seat of Korea’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs)-led innovation for the rapid rise of the Korean national economy.

About SBC
SBC(Small & Medium Business Corporation) is a non-profit, South Korean government-funded organization established to implement government policies and programs for the sound growth and development of Korean SMEs.