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2024 Easter spending expected to top $22B
Consumer spending is expected to reach a total of $22.4 billion this Easter, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The total figure is the second-highest in the survey’s history, after last year’s record-setting $24 billion when the holiday fe... READ MORE »
Crane Stationery acquired — and re-hiring
WP Strategic Holdings, a boutique private consulting and investment firm, acquired Crane Stationery, a provider of stationery products. This follows reports of Crane's potential closure, which emerged in February. With this acquisition, WP Strategic Holdings expands its portfolio into the lux... READ MORE »
Atlanta Market to reorganize temporaries for summer 2024
Atlanta Market will reorganize its 1,400 gift and home temporary exhibits into seven broad categories, with new streamlined product categories aligned on eight floors across Buildings 2 and 3 of AmericasMart Atlanta. The Atlanta Market temporary exhibits run Wednesday, July 17, through Sunday, Ju... READ MORE »
ANDMORE’s Dorothy Belshaw to receive Gift for Life 2024 Industry Achievement Award
ANDMORE’s Dorothy Belshaw will be honored with the 2024 Gift for Life Industry Achievement Award on June 19 in Dallas. [caption id="attachment_88972" align="alignright" width="293"] Dorothy Belshaw[/caption] Gift for Life’s Industry Achievement Award recognizes overall excellence and contr... READ MORE »
Old World Christmas celebrates 45 years
Old World Christmas is celebrating its 45th year as a provider of exquisite, handcrafted glass ornaments. Since its inception in 1979, the company has aimed to uphold a tradition of craftsmanship, quality and timeless holiday elegance helping to create memories around the world. To celebrate 45 y... READ MORE »
NRF: Inflation and interest rates remain key
Inflation and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring it under control will continue to play a major role in the economy this year, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist at the National Retail Federation (NRF). “With the U.S. economy’s strength resting heavily on household spending, all eyes ... READ MORE »
nora fleming set to raise more than $1M for St. Jude
nora fleming, the brand known for its unique and collectible serveware and minis, is on track to donate a sum of more than $1 million to support the life-saving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital when the six-year partnership culminates this spring. [caption id="attachment_86137" al... READ MORE »
ANDMORE’S Danielle Hall named Corporate Citizenship Rising Star
Danielle Hall, ANDMORE’s vice president of IT backoffice and operations applications, was named a “Rising Star” in the Atlanta Business Chronicle 2024 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Awards. [caption id="attachment_88859" align="alignright" width="407"] Danielle Hall at the Atlanta Busines... READ MORE »
Spring Market brings seasonal buying to Atlanta this March
Spring Market at AmericasMart Atlanta offers buyers another opportunity to continue beginning-of-year and seasonal buying with access to Open Year-Round showrooms plus additional market-only showrooms, as well as education and networking opportunities, March 4-6. “On the heels of a successful J... READ MORE »
Dave Savula joins Dallas Market Center
Industry veteran Dave Savula joined Dallas Market Center as executive vice president of leasing. [caption id="attachment_88891" align="alignright" width="288"] Dave Savula[/caption] Savula is responsible for growth strategy and permanent showroom leasing in gift, home décor/design and lightin... READ MORE »