Pico Rivera, CA – Leading toy and gift manufacturer Aurora World Inc. announced today the highlights from its annual “Holiday” catalog, which features over 100 winter and Christmas themed plush animals and characters. In addition to the 20 new holiday themed styles for its best selling YooHoo & Friends™ brand, Aurora’s holiday and winter themed Dreamy Eyes™ (second in sales only to YooHoo & Friends), Fancy Pals™, Cheeky Charlie™ and Carmen and the all new Love to Cuddle Bear™ are all ready to warm hearts. Read more...
Portland, ME - Planet Dog's holiday collection offers canine companions on shopping lists a new seasonal flavor for their popular line of organic dog treats, durable Orbee-Tuff® toys and soft, squeaky toys for dogs of all sizes and ages. The values-led and globally recognized designer and developer of award-winning products for dogs, is proud to offer socially responsible products for shoppers looking for meaningful gifts this holiday season. Read more...
Atlanta, GA - Offering coastal and shore community retailers from Maine to Virginia Beach an opportunity to get a jump on their spring/summer 2011 resort buying, the Ocean City Resort Gift Expo returns November 14-17, 2010 to Ocean City, Maryland's Roland E. Powell Convention Center. As the Northeast's biggest and most important souvenir and resort gift event, the show's timing and extensive product selection continue to offer the buying audience an unparalleled selection of themed merchandise, resort apparel, gifts and souvenirs. Read more...
Mooresville, NC - Wholesalecrafts.com, producers of the American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE) shows, including ACRE Orlando, to be held January 22 - 24, 2011, announces that the Florida Chapter of the Museum Store Association has recently announced new dates for their annual regional meeting. Historically scheduled to meet in October, the Chapter's meeting will now be held January 21 - 24, 2011 in order to offer their members more reasons to attend, including premiere wholesale shopping at ACRE Orlando as well as the Orlando Gift Show. Both shows are running cooperatively and concurrently. ASI (a large advertising specialty products show) is also running in the same facility opening January 23, giving buyers yet another reason to shop in Orlando. Read more...
New York, New York — Tastement™ is a line of contemporary cards that debuted at the National Stationery Show in New York in May 2010. The show was held at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center May 16th through May 19th, 2010. Tastement™ cards represent a unique interpretation of tastes such as spicy, sweet, salty, and sour and their connection to where we live, how we feel and how we emote. These cards will make you smile at the ingenious parallels they draw between tastes, emotions and the simple joys of daily living. Tastement cards are inspired by everyday experiences yet make for not so every day cards. Read more...
Chicago, IL – The Chicago Market: Living and Giving® is proud to offer buyers and retailers the largest selection of folk, primitive andcountry-themed resources this July. The Chicago Market offers a wide variety of styles including traditional country, primitive artisan, shabby chic, sophisticated lodge and more. A variety of Chicago Market showrooms also feature licensed product designed by Midwest designers. Additionally, many of these showrooms also offer Lake Living product, which is lifestyle-focused product defined and inspired by freshwater living. Read more...
White Plains, NY — A new Carol Sedestrom Ross “Maker-to-Market” Scholarship, funded by the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), will be presented annually to two emerging artisans displaying the greatest potential for success in the wholesale craft arena. Beginning in summer 2011, applicants to NYIGF’s Handmade® Designer Maker and Handmade® Global Design, will be eligible to receive one free booth in the Fair, complimentary travel and hotel during market and business-to-business marketing support. Read more...
World Market Center Las Vegas, a technological trendsetter in the home furnishings industry, will be offering a brand new concept to attendees at its upcoming August Las Vegas Market called Hot Spot: The Social Media Bar. Read more...
Townshend, VT -- Today's little girls are "all about fashion". Mixed prints and bold colors drive their clothing design and room décor. Mary Meyer’s new Print Pizzazz Purses join the other Print Pizzazz stuffed toys, puff pillows and piggy banks. Perfect for today's junior fashionistas, the new Print Pizzazz Purses are 10inches x 12inches and be worn cross-body or off shoulder. The purses feature a satin lining and a Velcro closure. Read more...
Chester, VA - The inaugural ICON Honors Awards debuted this past Saturday in Atlanta, during the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market, honoring gift and home industry companies and individuals for innovation and achievement. The sold-out event, attended by more than 900 guests, kicked off with a performance by Grammy Award-winning musician Michael McDonald. It closed with a keynote speech from noted retailer Stew Leonard Jr., founder of the Stew Leonard's grocery chain in the Northeast. The program was co-sponsored by AmericasMart Atlanta, the Gift & Home Trade Association and HFN-Home Furnishings News. ICON honorees were selected by distinguished judges drawn from the international retailing, design, branding and merchandising arena. Read more...