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Messe Frankfurt postpones markets until 2022
Back in September 2020, a decision was reached by Messe Frankfurt and the industries involved to forgo any physical events at its home base in the first quarter of 2021. Now, following close consultation with customers, it has become necessary to postpone the international physical trade fairs plann... READ MORE »
Adam Glassman serves as Gift for Life 2021 honorary chair
Gift for Life, the gift and home industries and sole charitable organization, announced that Adam Glassman, creative director of O, The Oprah Magazine, will serve as its honorary chair and spokesperson through 2021. “I am thrilled to be contributing to Gift For Life’s mission and their fu... READ MORE »
Share Your Story: Love365 Cards
A sister run company helping customers to build a box of cards for any occasion. [caption id="attachment_21335" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Allyn & Amanda at NSS[/caption] With so many retailers and makers facing similar challenges right now, we encourage you to Share Your St... READ MORE »
Share Your Story: Hitchcock Paper Co.
This Virginian boutique stationery embraced the challenges by working with other businesses and helping families. With so many retailers and makers facing similar challenges right now, we encourage you to Share Your Story so we may share your story and help other independent retailers and creator... READ MORE »
Turner Licensing partners with illustrator Jason Naylor
Turner Licensing is excited and proud to announce a partnership with widely popular street and graffiti artist Jason Naylor with the release of new 2022 dated products featuring his work. Naylor is an award-winning artist, designer and creative director who has been working in New York City for over... READ MORE »
PPP reopens Jan. 11, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration (USBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of Jan. 11, 2021 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote access to capital, initially only community financ... READ MORE »
NRF report suggests 2020 retail imports may break records
Imports seen during 2020 appear to be headed toward a new record despite the coronavirus pandemic, and remain at high levels as 2021 begins, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. “Nobody would have thought la... READ MORE »
Surf Expo hosts first in-person event since the pandemic
Surf Expo, held in January in Orlando, Florida, met with buyers and exhibitors face-to-face for the first time event since the start of the pandemic. The water sports and beach lifestyle marketplace is held twice a year in Orlando. The next Surf Expo is slated for Sep. 9-11, 2021. This year, atte... READ MORE »
Atlanta Market names People Choice winners of Market Snapshot
Atlanta Market has named five People’s Choice winners in its Winter 2021 Market Snapshot. Showroom winners are Costa Nova’s Livia stoneware collection, Glo Pals’ Light Up Cubes, Hillhouse Naturals’ Eucalyptus collection and Wildwood Home’s Mignon Sconce. The People’s Choice winner fro... READ MORE »
Smudge Daily Journal
The Smudge Daily Journal from The Completist through Shoppe Object features artistic abstract artwork, lined pages and offers a place to write down thoughts. See more unique creations in the Artfulness Fresh Picks in Stationery Trends winter issue. ... READ MORE »
