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Keena selects e-commerce platform MarketTime

Keena, a boutique wholesale manufacturers’ representation agency offering expertise to brands in the gift, home and fashion categories, selected MarketTime as its sales enablement and e-commerce platform. According to the company, Keena expects to realize operational efficiency gains and access... READ MORE »

Changing the Narrative calls for pro-aging birthday cards

Changing the Narrative, a U.S.-based effort to change the way people think, talk and act about aging and ageism, issued a new call for greeting card designers to create birthday cards that celebrate, instead of denigrate, aging. In 2020, Changing the Narrative launched an anti-ageist birthday car... READ MORE »

Las Vegas Market unveils plans for winter 2023 show

International Market Centers (IMC) offered details about the Winter 2023 Las Vegas Market taking place Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, 2023, at the World Market Center Las Vegas. Updates include a new lifestyle floor in Building C, strategic reorganization of key home furnishings in Building A, recommitments... READ MORE »

40 products named IMC Market Snapshot finalists

Forty trending home décor and furnishings products by 40 International Market Centers (IMC) exhibitors are in the running to be “People’s Choice” winners for the Fall 2022 High Point Market Snapshot presentation. “IMC’s High Point brands are pushing the limits of great design with new ... READ MORE »

Temps at Dallas Total Home & Gift Market to be largest January show in decade-plus

The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market, which takes place Jan. 4-7, 2023, will present more exhibitors than in 10 years, according to the Dallas Market Center. The show will debut hundreds of new exhibitors inside an expanded marketplace. “The January Dallas Temps are bigger, better and reim... READ MORE »

Redback wins Best Humorous Henries Award

There was great elation in Redback HQ on the morning after the Henries winners were announced; having crossed fingers and waited with bated breath, the gang were over the moon to have won a prestigious Henries award in the Best Humorous Range category with the Zeppelinmoon line. Named after Sir H... READ MORE »

American wins coveted UK greeting card award

An American, and a long-time fixture in the greeting card industry, has been honored with a Henry award at the 2022 awards event on Oct. 6 in London. Organized by Progressive Greetings, The Henries are accepted as the ultimate accolades in the U.K. greeting card industry. The highly coveted Honor... READ MORE »

6 things to know about the 2022 holiday shopping season

The 2022 holiday shopping season is underway for many retailers as the buildup to this year's fourth quarter has included many unknowns and less predictability than past years. Inflation, gas prices and shipping disruptions have kept retailers on their toes. Yet optimism remains high as consumer spe... READ MORE »

Gift for Life partners with home industry to launch new initiative at High Point Market

Gift for Life, in partnership with home industry leaders, announced the launch of “Home vs Hunger,” a new charitable initiative raising funds for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief programs. Following the October launch, the organizing committee will develop an ongoing series... READ MORE »

New resources on tap for Winter 2023 Atlanta Market

Atlanta Market invites exploration with new gift and home decor product offerings and extensions of its must-see programming at the Winter 2023 staging, January 10-16, at AmericasMart Atlanta. Highlights include the debut of four floors of casual furnishings and outdoor living products, new online a... READ MORE »

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