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IndieMe prepares for next Virtual Expo
IndieMe Marketplace, concluded its 4th Virtual Expo, which ran Sep. 8-14, 2021, and is preparing for its 5th Virtual Expo, Feb. 2-8, 2022. The IndieMe Marketplace has over 23 years in the handcrafted wholesale industry marketing and managing the online platform. In addition, the company has pro... READ MORE »
Spielwarenmesse provides new toys to welfare institutions
Nuremberg-based Spielwarenmesse eG has donated toys to welfare institutions in Franconia and the SOS Children’s Villages in Germany for over 40 years. Around 30 pallets of cuddly toys, board games and wooden toys were made available by more than 800 exhibitors at the last Spielwarenmesse, which op... READ MORE »
IMC welcomes back Alejandra Trombetta as the new senior events manager – apparel
International Market Centers (IMC) shared that it has re-hired Alejandra Trombetta as the new senior events manager – apparel. She will be responsible for creating a memorable experience for buyers at all Atlanta Apparel and Las Vegas Apparel markets. Trombetta will report to Morgan Ramag... READ MORE »
Caroline Hipple receives the Academy of Achievement honor
Caroline Hipple, president of Norwalk Furniture, will receive the Academy of Achievement honor at the 32nd ARTS Awards, taking place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. The ARTS Awards is presented annually during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and acknowledges p... READ MORE »
Mud Pie and OneCoast extend partnership
For 15 years, OneCoast and Mud Pie have partnered together in a national sales and marketing relationship in the wholesale gift industry. The two companies are celebrating this accomplishment by an early extension of their partnership agreement to extend well past what would be their 20th anniversar... READ MORE »
Paperworld China 2021 show merges with the 2022 edition
Paperworld China 2021 will be integrated into its 2022 edition, which will take place May 12-14, due to the evolving pandemic situation in China in recent months. The integration of the two editions is to ensure a safe trade fair and to align with the local government’s prevention and control meas... READ MORE »
CoreGiving expects to provides volunteer hours to U.S. food banks
International Market Centers (IMC) employees in Atlanta, Las Vegas and High Point, North Carolina, were proud to participate in CoreGiving Day, a nationwide volunteer effort to fight food insecurity hosted by Blackstone and 11 of its portfolio companies, on Sep. 23. CoreGiving was launched in 2016 a... READ MORE »
Gift for Life partners with Clarion Events Gift & Souvenir Portfolio
Gift for Life has partnered with Clarion Events Gift & Souvenir Portfolio to extend its successful Feed the Hungry. Feel the Good fundraising campaign across four Clarion Events managed trade shows – Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show, Ocean City Resort Gift Expo, Smoky Mountain Gift Sh... READ MORE »
People of Play opens voting for TAGIE Awards finalists
Finalists for the prestigious TAGIE Awards, sponsored by Mattel, Oxford Games, The Michael Kohner Corporation, Goliath, Radio Flyer, PlayMonster, Nextoy, and Kite and Rocket, were announced by People of Play (POP). The TAGIEs honor the best and brightest innovators, designers and marketers in the ... READ MORE »
Halloween spending increases to near pre-pandemic levels
Consumer spending on Halloween-related items is expected to reach an all-time high of $10.14 billion, up from $8.05 billion in 2020, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. Plans to celebrate Halloween are up this year compar... READ MORE »
