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P. Graham Dunn offers largest product introduction in its history Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Wednesday, 22 January 2014 11:52 AM America/New_York

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Buyers visiting P. Graham Dunn’s showroom at AmericasMart Atlanta for the January gift show were greeted with a wide variety of new products. The company has invested significantly in its design team, resulting in growth in its new gift offerings.

“Eighty to ninety percent of our showroom is reflecting new products,” said Joe Knutson, company president. “We’ve come out with the largest introduction in our 36-year history this January.

“We’ve been growing and expanding, and we’ve invested a lot in our internal design team, so our design team has grown," Knutson added. "Therefore, what we’re bringing to market has grown with them.” 

The company has more than doubled its assortment of best-selling puzzle pieces, and has added chalk art and three-panel wall décor.

Knutson pointed out the unique nature of the new word blocks.

“Our manufacturing capabilities allow us to pair a lot of unique shapes with art and these word blocks are very unique to the market,” Knutson said.

The Dalton, Ohio-based supplier has always been known for using wood as its main medium.

“We’ve worked with wood ever since the company started back in 1976,” Knutson said. It’s part of our identity, and this year we really brought a more contemporary look to something that is core to who P. Graham Dunn is, and so our natural wood line is a reflection of our efforts of our new design team as well.”

Retailers can find more information about the new products at www.pgrahamdunn.com or through their IntegriTeam sales rep.

Additionally, P. Graham Dunn is hosting retailers at its 14th Annual Dealer Conference on March 18-19, with speakers Chuck Wallington, president, Covenant Group; Emily Fielitz Sullivan, merchandising expert; and Crystal Vilkaitis, social media expert. Call 800-828-5260 to register or go to PGrahamDunn.com/dc.