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Consumers plan to spend record amounts on back-to-school items
Consumers plan to spend record amounts for both school and college supplies as families and students plan to return to in-person classrooms this fall, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “The pandemic forced paren... READ MORE »
Great Outdoors Embroidery Kit
The Great Outdoors Embroidery Kit from Spot Colors is a great gift option for nature lovers. The kit includes the pattern, instructions, an image, threads, needle and hoop, as well as a color list. ... READ MORE »
Qualatex moves World Balloon Conference to 2022 and creates new bridge event
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the best-laid plans can be thrown off course! The outbreak affected all businesses in varying ways – from slowdowns to complete shuttering. The World Balloon Conference (WBC) 2021 was moved to WBC 2022 because of the pandemic. Since the postponement, Qualate... READ MORE »
DMC honors burton + BURTON with a Best Visual Presentation Award
burton + BURTON was recognized as a Best Visual Presentation Award winner during the June 2021 Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. Dallas Market Center (DMC) is a global business-to-business trade center and a wholesale marketplace in North America. A recent press release stated that DMC visual des... READ MORE »
Retail sales experience growth in June
Retail sales saw solid growth during June, increasing in most categories on a monthly basis and across the board on a yearly basis as the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic continued, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said. “Continued growth in June retail sales shows enduring strength i... READ MORE »
Atlanta Market experiences robust attendance and buying
Atlanta Market is roaring back with enthusiastic buying by national retailers and designers – with an uptick in out-of-region attendees, independent retailers and buying groups – in the first days of its Summer 2021 staging. The market runs through July 19, 2021 at AmericasMart Atlanta. “At... READ MORE »
IndieMe Marketplace launches its fourth Virtual Expo
IndieMe Marketplace, an online marketplace for retailers to source handmade American and Canadian artist-made craft, announced it will host its fourth Virtual Expo, Sep. 8-14, 2021. The IndieMe Marketplace has over 23 years in the handcrafted wholesale industry marketing and managing the online p... READ MORE »
NRF joins leading business, labor groups to launch coalition supporting bipartisan infrastructure investment
The National Retail Federation (NRF) joins the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO, Business Roundtable, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Bipartisan Policy Center, North America’s Building Trades Unions, as well as over 20 business and labor organizations to launch the Coalition for Bi... READ MORE »
Atlanta Market selects three winners for Summer 2021 People’s Choice Awards
Atlanta Market announced that three of its 40 summer 2021 Market Snapshot program finalists — Adama, for its Nuria Rug, Foil Décor, for its 9x13 Red Foil Pan and Annie Selke, for its Mod Cabin Quilt — were selected by popular vote as People’s Choice Award winners. Finalist and winning produc... READ MORE »
Atlanta Apparel presents large collection this August
Atlanta Apparel’s August edition is pacing to present its largest-ever brand collection with the expansion of existing showrooms and temporary exhibits and the introduction of a fresh shopping destination presented by the Boutique Hub. New introductions in Holiday, Resort and Autumn/Winter in wome... READ MORE »
