Demand For Glass Gifts Opens Doors For Czech Glassmakers

Glassworks in the Czech Republic are being encouraged to supply their giftware products to the USA after US$70M worth of gifts were exported there in 2004 from Czech companies. Many Czech firms, such as Ornex and Preciosa, have already succeeded in selling their products in the USA to large retail chains. "The USA is the world's biggest market for gifts and our products should be there," says Jitka Hanzlickova, CE of Czech Trade. Czech Trade plans to present the Czech gift and glass industry at the Gift and Home market in Chicago.