Date:12/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/12/stories/2006091219910300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

The Hindu Metroplus Lifestyle Show comes to an end

Special Correspondent

The consuer exhibiton attracted over 25,000 visitors

Bangalore: It was curtains down for The Hindu Metroplus Lifestyle Show on Monday evening. The week-long event organised in Bangalore for the first time, attracted over 25,000 visitors, the largest number pouring in during the weekend into Palace Grounds.

The event was all about showcasing products and services of interest to the city's lifestyle conscious people with a wide range that included furniture, interiors, fashions, garments, arts and handicrafts, automobiles, computers and other information technology products, beauty and healthcare products, furnishing and furniture. More than 150 manufacturers, distributors, agents participated. A random survey of the visitors and participating companies revealed that furniture, home accessories, decorative and gift items, silk saris and home appliances were the most viewed and bought articles.