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June markets and daily business at Dallas Market Center hit historic highs
The recently completed month of June was the biggest summer month of buyer traffic in more than 10 years, according to Dallas Market Center. The Apparel & Accessories Market, Total Home & Gift Market, KidsWorld, and Lightovation collectively welcomed tens of thousands of buyers from all 50 s... READ MORE »
Janie Cheek joins About Face Designs team
About Face Designs announced that Janie Cheek has joined the company as its national sales manager. Cheek has worked in the gift and housewares industries since 2008 and most recently served as national sales manager with Now Designs until 2016 when she took time off to start a family. [caption i... READ MORE »
Atlanta Market selects products to raise awareness for Gift for Life’s Feed the Hungry, Feel Good campaign
Atlanta Market announced that 40 exhibitors are finalists for the Summer 2021 Market Snapshot program including five products selected by Oprah Daily Creative Director Adam Glassman to raise awareness for Gift for Life's Feed the Hungry, Feel the Good campaign. Voting to select the final three Peopl... READ MORE »
You Are Your Best Friend Everyday Rituals for Self-Care
You Are Your Best Friend Everyday Rituals for Self-Care from Chronicle Books provides individuals with practical advice and fun activities, all designed to help with self-care! Uplifting messages and brief lessons are accompanied by illustrations in this book. ... READ MORE »
Share Your Story: The Goyave Paperie
A maker that modified its business to weather the pandemic. The Goyave Paperie, located in Salt Lake City, Utah, is owned and operated by Kathrine Fraley, who is the sole person responsible for all aspects of the business. During the pandemic, Fraley sought to modify her business, specifically the ... READ MORE »
People of Play open nominations for annual TAGIE Awards
Now entering its fourteenth year, the TAGIE Awards, presented by People of Play (POP), will once again honor the best and brightest innovators, designers and marketers in the toy and game industry. Each year, the TAGIEs bring together the many communities that make up the larger industry of play, in... READ MORE »
NRF reports unprecedented recovery from pandemic
As retailers head into the second half of 2021, the “great uncertainty” that clouded the nation’s economic outlook earlier in the year has transformed into evidence of an unprecedented recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “It... READ MORE »
GCA seeks presenters for its Workshop + Retreat and extends deadline for presentation submissions
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) sent an email that discussed the details of its annual Workshop + Retreat and disclosed the deadline for those interested in presenting at the event has been extended until July 12. The email stated: "We are hosting this year’s Workshop + Retreat VIRTUALLY... READ MORE »
DMC’s Total Home & Gift Market, drives record attendance and historic number of new buyers
A surge of enthusiastic buyers from across the country arrived early in Dallas for the first show of the summer season, Total Home & Gift Market, driving record attendance including a historic number of new buyers. Retail decision makers from 47 states attended the trade event, held June 23-29, ... READ MORE »
Influencers highlight summer 2021 Atlanta Market finds
Five home décor and lifestyle influencers – with a combined 570,000+ followers – will share their favorite highlights and discoveries from the Summer 2021 Atlanta Market. Valerie Darden of Stafford, Virginia; Brittany Hayes of Monroe, Georgia; Marissa Nelums of Chicago, Illinois; Amy Williams o... READ MORE »
