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You’re Cute Greeting Card
The You're Cute Pug Card from Inkwell Cards is not only adorable, its fitting for any pug or dog enthusiast! The illustration depicts the "cute" message and offers individuals a way to let someone know how they feel. ... READ MORE »
IndieMe launches Virtual Expo
IndieMe Marketplace, an online marketplace for retailers to source handmade American and Canadian artist-made craft, announced its first Virtual Expo, which will be held from June 3-9, 2020*. The IndieMe Marketplace has over 22 years in the handcrafted wholesale industry marketing and managing th... READ MORE »
The Whitehurst Company offers drop ship program to retailers
As COVID-19 continues to halt the normal process of wholesale and retail daily processes, The Whitehurst Company has launched a special drop ship program to the brick-and-mortar retailers with an online presence in the gift industry. "Our main focus during this health crisis, is to facilitate... READ MORE »
Sullivan donates 100% of profits from new artwork to help small businesses
Sullivan, Inc., a designer and marketer of home décor products, permanent botanicals, giftware, and seasonal holiday decorations, announced 100% of the profits from a special-edition, customizable artwork print will be donated to helping small businesses across the United States. As the CO... READ MORE »
Cardthartic splits online consumer sales with brick-and-mortar stores
Cardthartic announced that, since social distancing started taking effect March 13, 2020, and store closures began, the card publisher has been splitting its online consumer sales with the brick and mortar stores that carry the company’s lines. Using the subject line “Payday!” on its email to ... READ MORE »
NRF says stopping the virus remains key to restoring sound economy
In the April issue of the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Monthly Economic Review, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz says the coronavirus pandemic “has triggered shocks” – but that the underlying economy is sound. “How quickly the country gets a handle on containing the virus will det... READ MORE »
Be-Leaf in Yourself Notebook
The Be-Leaf in Yourself Notebook from Amy Zhang is part of a notebook set. Each notebook contains 40 blank pages with a square spine and rounded corners and makes a great gift option for retailers. ... READ MORE »
Dallas Market Center cancels June Lightovation show
Dallas Market Center, a residential lighting marketplace in North America and host of the twice annual global trade event Lightovation, has canceled the June 24-27 edition of the show amid continuing coronavirus concerns. The show draws exhibitors representing top brands, retail buyers... READ MORE »
IMC ShopZio B2B Marketplace adoption surges
Adoption of the ShopZio B2B digital platform has surged – with more than 100 new vendor registrations in less than one week – following the recent announcement by International Market Centers (IMC) and its digital innovation division, IMC_di, that free subscriptions and transactions will be offe... READ MORE »
P. Graham Dunn produces PPE to help the medical community
P. Graham Dunn has been enlisted to help the medical community during this critical time with the manual production of PPE, otherwise known as personal protective equipment. The factory started producing an initial batch of the equipment on Friday, March 27 with a goal to assemble 85,000 masks with ... READ MORE »
