Retail
May’s retail sales show consumer resilience
May’s retail sales show consumer resilience and confidence in the economy. Retail sales rose 0.5 percent in May seasonally adjusted from April and ... READ MORE »
Retailers warn of growing tariff bill for American businesses
The National Retail Federation (NRF) responded to the Trump administration’s plans to impose a five percent tariff on all Mexican imports starting J... READ MORE »
What’s in the Cards: High Water Marks
Greeting Cards that will Capture the Summer Season Be it the ocean, the lake or the river, the waterfront is an evergreen hot-weather theme with thes... READ MORE »
What’s in the Cards: Social Butterflies
A Look at Greeting Card Seasonal Trends The greeting cards featured here have a focus on summer and are ideal to stock retail shelves with to mee... READ MORE »
Father’s Day spending expected to reach all-time high
Americans are expected to spend more than ever on gifts for Father’s Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual sur... READ MORE »
Keeping It Real with Consumers and Market Trends
Today people seek equilibrium, authenticity and balance While the desire for standout design never abates, the market is trending toward a certain do... READ MORE »
Upcoming markets provide retailers buying opportunities
Although the summer purchasing season is almost upon us, there are still opportunities to attend a spring market to procure gifts, books, journals, ca... READ MORE »
2019 Graduation gift spending trends
According to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics, 34 percent of respondents will purcha... READ MORE »
2019 Gift Trends
Gifts' Form & Function Form and function are more important than ever before, or as Shannnon Martin, Shannon Martin Design, described it: “beau... READ MORE »
2019 Office Stationery Trends
High Design for Office & Desktop Accessories High Design offers a big infusion of excitement in this market, which can get as humdrum as say, a d... READ MORE »
