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Registration opens for Summer 2026 Las Vegas Market
Registration is now open for the Summer 2026 edition of Las Vegas Market, returning July 26-30 at World Market Center Las Vegas. Building on the momentum of Winter 2026’s newly launched brand refresh, Summer Market delivers a more focused, discoverable buying experience across 3,500-plus brands in... READ MORE »
Keep US Posted calls for USPS reforms as Congress considers financial relief
Keep US Posted, a nonprofit advocacy group of consumers, nonprofits, newspapers, greeting card publishers, magazines, catalogs and small businesses, urged Reps. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), chair and ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Gov... READ MORE »
NextGen Dallas expands showroom footprint at Dallas Market Center
The Link Companies announced the expansion of its NextGen Dallas showroom at Dallas Market Center, reinforcing its continued investment in major markets and commitment to serving independent retailers. [caption id="attachment_30958" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of The Link Compa... READ MORE »
Gift for Life welcomes 4 new board members
Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ longest-running, volunteer-led national charitable organization, announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors: Mellissa Robinson, Nicola Espinet, Richard B. Freeman and Courtney Noelle Maddox. Each brings a distinct perspectiv... READ MORE »
Tree-Free Greetings names new CEO
Tree-Free Greetings, a sustainable, American-made greeting card company, announced the appointment of Adam Sigel as chief executive officer, effective April 1. Sigel succeeds founder Steve Silverstein, who will transition to a seat on the company’s board of directors. Sigel brings more than 25 ... READ MORE »
Gift for Life / NY NOW AIDS Walk team nears $500,000 fundraising milestone
The Gift for Life / NY NOW team will once again gather in Central Park on Sunday, May 17, for AIDS Walk New York, an annual fundraiser for Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC). The team, comprised of members of the gift and home industry along with friends and supporters who have become part of the team... READ MORE »
Leanin’ Tree appoints senior vice president of sales and marketing
Leanin’ Tree announced that Michael Strachan has joined the company’s leadership team as senior vice president of sales and marketing. [caption id="attachment_30945" align="alignright" width="300"] Michael Strachan[/caption] Strachan brings experience leading sales and marketing initiative... READ MORE »
Beatriz Ball supports autism awareness for April corporate cause
[caption id="attachment_30943" align="alignright" width="230"] Beatriz Ball ornament. Photo courtesy of Beatriz Ball.[/caption] April is Autism Awareness month. Beatriz Ball supports autism awareness as its corporate cause. The inspiration for this is Beatriz’s grandson Bo, the youngest of h... READ MORE »
Atlanta Market, Atlanta Apparel to co-locate early this summer
[caption id="attachment_30940" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo courtesy of ANDMORE.[/caption] This June, Atlanta Market and Atlanta Apparel will co-locate at AmericasMart Atlanta, marking the first major buying opportunity of the summer. Two Markets, one trip. The Summer 2026 Markets will b... READ MORE »
NRF forecasts 4.4% annual retail sales growth with new economic model
The National Retail Federation (NRF) forecast that retail sales in 2026 will grow by 4.4% over 2025 to $5.6 trillion, based on a newly enhanced forecasting approach developed in partnership with Oxford Economics, one of the world’s leading independent economic advisory firms. The announcement was ... READ MORE »
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