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Happy Deals Trade Fair 2012 is scheduled to be held from Oct 4-8 at Exhibition Hall, Bhrikuti Mandap. Presented by The Kathmandu Post, the event is being hosted by Happy Deals in coordination with Expo and Event Management Services.
Khagendra Kadel, managing director of Happy Deals, said that the event was being organised with the motive of assisting manufacturers and suppliers to exhibit their products and services to their prospective consumers.
“The fair will enable manufacturers to deal directly with the end consumers. Hence, people will be able to buy the products and services at nominal prices,” said Kadel. He added that both buyers and sellers would benefit from this event.
The fair is being held in the run-up to the Dashain festive extravaganza in a bid serve customers by offering products at discounted prices.
The five-day fair will feature 20 branded stalls and 100 stalls of individual exhibitors. Highlighting issues related with quality, Kadel said that the organising committee would keep a close watch on the products and services featured at the event.
Happy Deals has stated that the fair will feature products ranging from ICT to automobiles, home appliances, garments, handicrafts, cosmetics, herbal items and travel and tour packages, among others.
Likewise, social activities including yoga camp, blood donation, free health check-up and cleaning programmes will also be conducted. In addition, there will be entertainment programmes like live concert, comedy show, changa chet, fun park for children and inter-college dance competition.
“As the event has been targeted at the Dashain festival, we want it to be a place where people can shop and entertain themselves. We will leave no stone unturned to make this event a success,” he said.
The organisers expect more than 150,000 visitors at the event.
source: The Kathmandu Post,31 August 2012