Action Products Has Strong Showing at 44th Annual Western States Toy & Hobby Show; Show Contributing To Strong 1st Quarter Finish.ORLANDO, Fla. -- Action Products International, Inc. (Nasdaq:APII APII Asia-Pacific Information Infrastructure APII Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation APII Advanced Prototype Information Infrastructure (US DoD DISA) ), a leading toy designer and manufacturer of educational and positive, non-violent branded toys for pre-school children through pre-teens, today announced that the Company posted strong sales at the 44th Annual Western States Toy & Hobby Show held earlier this month in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . The Western States Toy & Hobby Show, considered the second largest trade show in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for the toy industry, attracted buyers from around the world to the Fairplex in Pomona, California Pomona is a city in Los Angeles County, California, at the western edge of the Pomona Valley branch of the Inland Empire region since nearly the entire city is physically located east of the San Jose/Puente Hills. from March 12 through March 15. Similar to the recent American International Toy Fair The American International Toy Fair (the trademarked name uses all capitals for TOY FAIR) is one of a few major toy industry trade shows held around the world. It is held annually in late winter (mid February) in New York City's Toy District (Broadway and 5th Avenue in the mid held in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. last month, Action Products drew excited retailers to its' exhibit and generated strong sales across the broad spectrum of brands. Mark Neujahr, National Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , commented: "Retailers at the show were focused on finding products that would generate additional revenue streams. With the addition of Curiosity Kits(R) to an already strong lineup of brands, we were able to draw more traffic to our exhibit, which enabled us to increase sales at the show over previous years. ToddWorld(TM) was very well received and we closed our first opening orders for Talking Stix, which will impact third and fourth quarter revenue. Positive things happen when we are able to show retailers that we can meet their varied needs by offering a number of exciting quality brands." About Action Products International, Inc. Action Products International, Inc. is a multi brand designer and manufacturer of educational and positive branded toys emphasizing fun. Quality brands including JAY JAY THE JET PLANE Jay Jay the Jet Plane is a CGI children's television cartoon fiction series. It has about 60 episodes. The characters are mostly talking airplanes, and a helicopter, and some humans, and two talking ground vehicles, based at a fictional Tarrytown Airport in the USA. Wooden Adventure System(TM), I Dig Dinosaurs(R) and I Dig Treasures(R) excavation activity kits, Space Voyagers(R) ("The most authentic Space Toys on Earth"), Wild Climbers(TM) and Climb@Tron(TM) window-climbing animals and robots, Play and Store(TM) themed playsets, Kidz Workshop(TM) wooden projects, Drop Zone Extreme(TM) parachute toys, and Curiosity Kits(R), a leading, award-winning specialty brand for kids' craft and activity kits. Its products are marketed and sold worldwide to specialty retailers, museums, toy stores, theme parks, attractions, zoos, catalog companies, Internet retailers, and educational markets. For more information on Action Products' toys, visit the Company's web site at http://www.apii.com. Any statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements. It is possible that the assumptions made by management for purposes of such statements may not materialize. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in any forward-looking statements. Such statements may involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc product demand, pricing, market acceptance, the effect of economic conditions, intellectual property rights, the outcome of competitive products, risks in product development, the results of financing efforts, the ability to complete transactions, and other factors discussed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement for events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made. |
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