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Serene House prepares to open a new showroom this summer
Serene House prepares to open a new showroom in time for the summer edition of Atlanta Market. The new AmericasMart Atlanta space will be located in Suite 925B in Building-2. This Serene House showroom will offer a full assortment of diffusers, an expanded assortment of essential oils, and new an... READ MORE »
Gift for Life and Dallas Market Center host fundraising campaign to support World Central Kitchen
Gift for Life and Dallas Market Center, in conjunction with select showrooms, will be hosting a summer fundraising campaign, This Showroom Feeds Families, to support World Central Kitchen (WCK) and its efforts to provide crisis-related hunger relief in Ukraine, the United States, and other locations... READ MORE »
Las Vegas offers a range of lifestyle products this summer
Las Vegas Market offers a range of lifestyle products this summer, July 24-28, at World Market Center Las Vegas that are presented together on six floors in World Market Center Building C – including some seven new, expansions and relocations. [caption id="attachment_25344" align="aligncenter" ... READ MORE »
NRF welcomes dismissal of carbon copy lawsuits over Braille gift cards
The National Retail Federation (NRF) welcomed a federal appeals court’s rejection of a series of “carbon copy” lawsuits claiming five retailers violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to sell Braille gift cards. “This ruling is important because it acknowledges that there ... READ MORE »
NRF projects that gross domestic product will climb 2.6% this year
Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist, National Retail Federation (NRF) noted in the June issue of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review that the latest Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey of economists projects that gross domestic product will climb 2.6% this year and another 2.1% in 2023. The Federal Rese... READ MORE »
IMC and Gift for Life partner to raise funds for crisis-related hunger relief
International Market Centers (IMC) and Gift for Life are partnering to raise funds for crisis-related hunger relief with the Come Together fundraiser, which runs June 1- Aug. 1, 2022. The initiative, which bridges IMC’s digital and physical markets – JuniperMarket, Atlanta Market and Las Vegas M... READ MORE »
OneCoast partners with Design Group Americas
OneCoast, an omnichannel wholesale sales and marketing company, and Design Group Americas, representing the C.R. Gibson Signature and The Gift Wrap Company brands, announced a long-term partnership that will be effective June 6, 2022. Design Group Americas designs, manufactures, sources and d... READ MORE »
Hotels offer price breaks for Las Vegas Market this summer
Hotel rates for the July 24-28, 2022 Las Vegas Market Market have dropped – some more than 50% – as registrations pick up for the buying event. Managed by Connections Housing, the Las Vegas Market hotel block offers specially negotiated rates at 30 hotels, located in gaming and non-gaming proper... READ MORE »
JuniperMarket features curated showcase of women-owned brands
JuniperMarket will present RISE, a curated showcase of women-owned lifestyle brands making market debuts, at Atlanta Market and Las Vegas Market this summer. The 17 brands – all currently live and selling on JuniperMarket – join International Market Centers’ (IMC) vendor community as part of o... READ MORE »
The Gift for Life and NY NOW team raised over $44,500 for AIDS Walk NY
The Gift for Life/NY Now team, led by top individual fundraiser Matthew Katzenson and team co-chairs, Su Hilty and Caroline Kennedy, announced that the team raised $44,500+ for this year’s AIDS Walk NY, which took place May 15, 2022. Team Gift for Life/NY NOW placed fourth in overall fundraising f... READ MORE »
