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People of Play celebrates winners of the 2020 TAGIE Awards
On Friday, Nov. 21, toy and game professionals watched and cheered from their homes around the world as People of Play (POP), formerly the Chicago Toy... READ MORE »
NRF expects holiday sales to grow
With retail sales rebounding strongly due to continued consumer resilience, the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasted that holiday sales during ... READ MORE »
Paper House Productions donates $6 million in craft supplies to NAEIR
Right now, nonprofits across the country are desperately short on all types of resources and supplies. Paper House Productions, a manufacturer of stic... READ MORE »
GCA introduces Festive Friday to encourage people to send holiday cards early
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has added a special card-sending holiday to the calendar for 2020: Festive Friday. Occurring on Friday, Nov. 27, 2... READ MORE »
DIFFA matching grant benefits SAGE
Through a generous DIFFA matching grant, every donation to Gift for Life’s Text-to- Give campaign will be doubled through Dec. 31. Launched in conne... READ MORE »
JuniperWeb launches first B2B site for gift and home industry
JuniperWeb, an ecommerce website development tool powered by IMC_di (International Market Center’s digital innovations division), has launched www.b... READ MORE »
Core Home acquires W+W and Wild and Woofy brands
Core Home, a New York City-based producer of premium housewares, announced its acquisition of the UK-based gift and pet brands, W+W and Wild and Woofy... READ MORE »
Paperworld welcomes buyers Nov. 19-21
Around 400 exhibitors at Paperworld China are all set to welcome trade buyers and stationery professionals from Nov. 19-21. Visitors will source the l... READ MORE »
Pinterest releases details on most-searched holiday gift ideas
Pinterest recently released its annual holiday gift guide, highlighting the most-searched holiday gift ideas on the platform. These gift guides can pr... READ MORE »
Consumers embrace earlier start to holiday shopping
Over 40% of holiday shoppers say they started earlier than they normally do, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail F... READ MORE »