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Dallas Total Home & Gift Market opens with new, expanded showrooms
Dallas Market Center, a lifestyle marketplace in North America, provided details for the summer edition of Total Home & Gift Market, Aug. 19-25, 2020. The marketplace will feature new and expanded showrooms, hundreds of Temps and inspiring displays, all inside a large, socially distant marketpla... READ MORE »
Greeting Card Association launches industry-wide consumer PR campaign brief
Do you have an idea for a greeting card campaign? Let the Greeting Card Association (GCA) help make it a reality! GCA is seeking for a disruptive and engaging campaign that reminds consumers, in an ongoing way, about the power of sending and receiving greeting cards.This initiative will complement b... READ MORE »
NRF shares that May retail sales improve dramatically over April
Retail sales rose dramatically in May as retailers and other businesses closed by the coronavirus pandemic began to reopen, but remained well below spending levels seen during the same period a year ago, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said. “Today’s sales report is very encouraging news... READ MORE »
Farmer’s Market Apron
The Farmers Market Apron designed by Rosanna for Peking Handicraft is a product that offers a stylish option for individuals whipping up a gourmet or casual meal. Artwork features the harvests of every season. ... READ MORE »
ASTRA unveils 2020 Best Toys for Kids award winners
The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) unveiled its 2020 Best Toys for Kids award winners. The list includes fourteen winning toys in fourteen categories. “ASTRA’s Best Toys for Kids award program is different from other top toy lists because it reflects the collective exper... READ MORE »
IMC hosts Together Safely webinar on June 17
International Market Centers (IMC) will host a webinar outlining its Together Safely Master Plan on Wednesday, June 17 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, sharing health and safety protocols for its summer markets in Atlanta and Las Vegas. “As we reopen our campuses and resume our markets in the current e... READ MORE »
Atlanta Market’s Shop the Show works from home this summer
Atlanta Market is revisiting with old friends for the Summer 2020 season of its popular Shop the Show program. Now through the Summer 2020 market, Shop the Show: Alumni at Home Edition will explore five relevant design themes and current trends with blog posts, Q&As, a digital look book and soci... READ MORE »
International Gift Expo in the Smokies opens registration for November show
The International Gift Expo in the Smokies (IGES) is an annual souvenir and resort gift show located in the beautiful Smoky Mountains. The 2020 show is scheduled for Nov. 3-7, 2020. IGES has opened registration for this event, which presents products at wholesale prices and offers more than 600 vend... READ MORE »
Summer Las Vegas Market offers resources for retail recovery
With revised dates and enhanced safety protocols due to COVID-19 recovery, Las Vegas Market will present thousands of furniture, home décor and gift resources to buyers and designers. The summer 2020 market, which will be held Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 2020, not only commemorates the event’s 15th annivers... READ MORE »
EPCH prepares for IHGF Textiles Virtual Fair 2020
The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) announced the IHGF Textiles Virtual Fair 2020 will run June 15-18, 2020, at at www.ihgftextiles.in. This is India’s first virtual fair in the home furnishings sector and an exclusive B2B platform developed to assist buyers from all across the ... READ MORE »
