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Fabulously fashionable stationery + gifts This year's London Stationery Show has plenty of fabulously fashionable notebooks, cool craft items and wonderful writing instruments on offer! It's full to the brim with fantastic stationery - so don't miss out... New to the show! There w... READ MORE »
New Emerging Marketplace section joins September 2018 Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show
The nation’s largest souvenir show just got bigger. Responding to buyer requests for more artisan resources and unique finds, Urban Expositions will launch the new Emerging Marketplace section at the 13th annual Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show, September 25-28, 2018 at the Las Vega... READ MORE »
February retail sales increase 4.4 percent over last year
February retail sales increased 0.3 percent seasonally adjusted over January and 4.4 percent year-over-year as the economy continued to grow, the National Retail Federation said today. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants. “Consumers are still in the ... READ MORE »
Gift for Life and NSS team up again for AIDS Walk New York
For the seventh year in a row, Gift for Life and the National Stationery Show are once again joining forces to sponsor a team to walk in AIDS Walk New York on Sunday, May 20. AIDS Walk New York raises funds to benefit the GMHC to help fight AIDS and find a cure, and over the past six years the GFL... READ MORE »
Up With Paper celebrates 40th birthday at the 2018 National Stationery Show
Up With Paper, the original pop-up greeting card company and the world’s leading marketer of innovative three-dimensional greeting cards, introduced its very first collection of six pop-up greeting cards at the 1978 National Stationery Show in New York City, and will celebrate its 40th birthda... READ MORE »
National Stationery Show adds new all-day education seminar package
The Growth Strategy Essentials will make its debut at The National Stationery Show®. The new one-day conference will be held Friday, May 18, immediately prior to the show May 20-23, 2018 in New York City. “We’re very excited about this day of programming and our industry experts who ... READ MORE »
Paper Clips: On That Note
We're getting ready for a great NSS this May, and this issue of Paper Clips is very full of information! Therefore, I will keep my letter brief. This is an industry filled with passionate people who either create or sell beautiful products, or who curate the most wonderful stores. Paper Clips... READ MORE »
Stationery design competition to support autistic children
A stationery design competition organized by Shanghai Charity Foundation has been kick-started to support art education for autistic children. Autistic children can take part in the competition, and winning designs will be turned into products whose sales will be used to feed further art educ... READ MORE »
Urban Expositions announces the launch of The Gathering West
Urban Expositions, a leader in the Gift & Souvenir tradeshow business, announced today the launch of The Gathering West, a by-invitation-only hosted event for the souvenir & gift market’s winter buying needs. The Gathering West is being launched as a west coast version of Urban Exposi... READ MORE »
Smiggle’s soaring stationery sales a boost for billionaire Solomon Lew
Sales at retail billionaire Solomon Lew's stationery chain Smiggle have rocketed to a half-yearly record of $A170 million ($NZ182m) helping offset the weaker performance of the mid-market apparel brands owned by his company, Premier Investments. Premier, Myer's largest shareholder, on Friday... READ MORE »
