Julie McCallum

Julie McCallum is publisher of Gift Shop Magazine. She is formerly the editor-in-chief of the publication, as well as editor of Museums & More, and she has more than 25 years experience in publishing.

• Earthquake relief campaign launched by Gift for Life
• Going mobile: Considerations for incorporating a food truck at your retail event
• Jim Shore and Enesco announce lifetime alliance
• Enesco acquired by holding company
• Gift for Life kicks off 2023 fundraising at Las Vegas Market
• Sticker Expression from Stickers Northwest
• Shoppe Object expands for Winter 2023 edition
• E-commerce platforms provide avenues for selling products and reaching customers
• All is Bright Clay and Salt Soak from FinchBerry
• Simple Essentials from Crossroads Original Designs
• Toy Association unveils its Holiday 2022 STEAM Toy Guide
• Record shoppers expected during Thanksgiving weekend
• IHA welcomes Travel Goods Association to The Inspired Home Show 2023
• Home and décor updates expand Atlanta Market resources in Winter 2023
• Gift for Life raises record funds for 30th anniversary
• Dallas Total Home & Gift Market set for record-breaking winter edition
• Transpac acquires Season’s Designs
• IMC expands FIRST LOOK program to explore nationwide trends
• nora fleming promotes Janice Dayon Christensen to President
• New lifestyle floor and gift resource updates bolster Las Vegas Market for Winter 2023
• Hooked Dog Pillow
• Avery Jackson Pillow
• Set of 4 Ceramic Plates by Melrose International
• Zenith Necklace
• Rifle Paper Co. Bon Voyage Cosmetic Cases
• Reusable Gift Bag + QR Card
• Live Temporary Tattoos AR Animals Set
• Long Blanket Kimono by Natural Life
• 6 things to know about the holiday shopping season
• GHTA announces winner of the Chad Corzine Young Gift and Home Executive Award
• New resources invite exploration at Winter 2023 Atlanta Market
• Greeting Card Association announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members
• New fed debit card regulations mean networks will have to compete online, not just in-store
• Home industry partners with Gift for Life to launch new initiative at High Point Market
• ASD Market Week reports strong growth at August 2022 event
• OneCoast launches boutique wholesale marketplace Indie & Main
• New Shopify POS hardware empowers brick and mortar retailers
• October events educate, celebrate and fundraise at Las Vegas Design Center
• Better Homes & Gardens unveils 2023 Color of the Year
• Ambiente and Christmasworld expand global sourcing with simultaneous trade fairs
• IMC Fall Cash & Carry delivers immediate fall and holiday inventory
• Toy Foundation’s Toy of the Year Awards celebrate top toys and games
• MarketTime appoints Landon Metts as Vice President of Sales
• Top Halloween costumes for 2022
• Halloween spending returns to pre-pandemic levels
• Three new directors elected to IHA board
• High Point Market Tours focus on trends, lighting and product discovery
• GHTA and Gift for Life launch 30 for 30 campaign to benefit World Central Kitchen
• Comfort and creativity shape Atlanta Apparel trend report
• New Waterfront Living publication rides wave of coastal style popularity
• IMC launches new midseason Fall Buying Event at World Market Center Las Vegas
• Same-day sourcing available November 1-3 at AmericasMart Atlanta
• ToyFest 2023 plans underway
• MarketTime unveils retail industry educational platform, InsideOut
• NY NOW announces winners of Summer 2022 Market Awards
• IMC’s Fall Market at AmericasMart provides education and events
• July retail sales show consumers still shopping despite inflation
• Gift + Stationery 40 Under 40 Awards add World Central Kitchen fundraising opportunity
• Initiative bridging IMC’s physical and digital markets benefits World Central Kitchen
• Gift Shop® Plus and Stationery Trends celebrate 40 Under 40
• Programs and events set for Summer 2022 Las Vegas Market
• Three IMC apparel events combine for Atlanta’s largest sourcing event of year
• Support for Ukraine
• Gift For Life/ NY NOW partner for 2022 AIDS Walk New York
• Temps at Dallas Total Home & Gift Market to be expanded for June show
• Spring Market in Atlanta to feature cross-category shopping and in-person education
• Online service connects retailers, designers with merchandise from India
• NY Tabletop Show undergoing management changes
• Garden trend continues as seen at Atlanta Market
• Atlanta Market provides holiday preview for Gift Shop Plus editor
• Record-breaking opening for Total Home & Gift Market in Dallas
• Special events and seminars announced for Dallas Total Home & Gift Market
• Gift Shop® Plus seeks images of storefront makeovers
• Gift + Stationery Week kicks off with 40 Under 40 celebration
• 40 under 40 industry leaders to be honored during Gift + Stationery Week
• In-person events, celebrations and new amenities return to Atlanta Market
• Attendance up 25% at first show of the summer, Total Home & Gift Market in Dallas
• Atlanta Market sponsors GCA Louie Awards
• IMC sponsors Gift for Life raffles at Atlanta Market and Las Vegas Market
• Design Imports announces rebranding of Tickled Pink to Hadley Wren
• NY NOW to be first event to run at reopened Javits Center in August
• First event of summer taking place in June at Dallas Market Center
• Gift leasing accelerates for Summer 2021 Atlanta Market
• Gift Shop Road Trip: Heritage House of Crystal River, Florida
• Paper Source files for bankruptcy
• Las Vegas Design Center webinar explores residential performance fabrics
• Studio M launches new in-house sales team
• Licensing Show and Conference held online next week
• Dogs are King in the Big Easy
• IHA president releases message to industry
• Total Home & Gift Market in Dallas to debut MarketTime Experience Center
• Ready for More
• High Point Market Authority postpones Spring 2021 Market until June
• Keep on Keeping On
• IMC expands customer outreach to prioritize omnichannel business needs
• IMC to present 22 buying events in 2021
• Dallas Market Center becomes national resource for apparel and accessories
• Greeting Card Association announces virtual line up
• IMC CEO Bob Maricich named to The Atlantan Magazine’s 25 Most Influential People list
• Market on the Square
• Atlanta Market successfully adapts for buying and safety
• IMC_di unveils new digital tools
• Tennessee Retail
• Glitterville Studio Store
• Faire offers online trade show event
• LA Mart opens for permanent showroom business
• Retailers and brands gravitate to Bridge’s online community
• Adaptability
• Let’s Pawty
• Atlanta Apparel Market reports strong attendance
• Statement Piece
• Kid’s Clothing
• Accessories & Jewelry
• Women’s Clothing
• Moonglow offers relief initiatives for retail partners
• Stronger Together
• IMC ShopZio B2B Marketplace adoption surges
• Toy Association unveils Toy Fair Everywhere
• Dallas Market Center closes temporarily
• Cruise ship retail going beyond the basics
• Papyrus closing retail stores, wholesale brand to continue
• 2020 Tabletop Trends & Housewares Preview
• Gift for Life’s Party for Life raises $232,000 in Atlanta
• Gift Shop and museums&MORE Creative Display Contest
• Creative Display Contest
• Still United in the Fight
• Whitehurst Company welcomes Christina’s World to Atlanta showroom
• Party for Life Silent Auction opens
• Gift For Life: Still united in the fight
• Pantone reveals Color of the Year 2020: Classic Blue
• Gift industry mourns loss of young leader
• Hallmark closing Home & Gift division
• Meet the Maker: nora fleming
• Summer 2019 Editor’s Picks
• Labor of Love
• Marketing to shoppers under 40
• Editor’s Letter Summer 2019
• Watercolor Card. Apartment On Belmont.
• Pepper Stem
• Mud Pie encourages volunteerism with new VTO Policy
• Dallas Market Center launches new advertising campaign
• Sweet Lilac
• Style Influence a Fashion & Accessory Lookbook
• From the Editor: Creative Spark
• Aspen Gold
• Garden & Outdoor Living
• Trend expert shares latest lifestyle trends at 2019 International Home + Housewares Show
• Gift for Life’s Party for Life raises $202,000+
• Greeting Card Association and BookExpo announce collaboration
• Editor’s Picks: Seen at winter Las Vegas Market
• Trends in Baby Gifting
• Splurge, Greenwich, Connecticut
• Back to Basics: Why young customers love physical stores
• The Expo at World Market Center brings exhibit space to downtown Vegas
• Photos: New products launched at AmericasMart Atlanta
• NY NOW Winter 2019 Market emerges as epicenter of retail renaissance
• Late gift industry inventor to be honored at NY NOW
• Enesco debuting sculpture collection at AmericasMart
• Fresh & Fun
• Back 40 Mercantile, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
• The Illustrated Space
• The Artful Floral
• Pantone announces the Color of the Year 2019: Living Coral
• Designer Greetings acquires V&M Sales
• Retail industry has record-breaking Thanksgiving weekend
• Five retail trends to watch in 2019
• Candles set a delicious mood for fall entertaining
• Thanksgiving weekend multichannel shopping up almost 40 percent over last year
• Crafting Through Kenya
• Souvenirs & Gifts
• IMC announces marketing and digital team structure
• Young adults most likely to spend more this holiday season
• CG Creations releases 2019 Winter Survival Guide
• October retail sales increase from last year
• Kelly Bristol joins Dallas Market Center
• IMC announces sales and leasing team structure
• IMC announces new leadership team for combined markets
• Up a Tree
• Emerald Expositions announces change in leadership along with third-quarter earnings
• Locally crafted products and souvenir showcase headline Seattle Gift Show
• Chocolate & Candy
• National Veterans Small Business Week is Nov. 5-9
• Space going fast for Greeting Card Association event
• IHA members can donate inventory to aid hurricane victims
• How to stand out from the noise of holiday shopping
• Take-aways from last year’s healthy holiday season
• Retail sales up in September
• Leaf it Alone!
• The Only Way to Market
• Holiday spending to increase to $700 billion this year
• Festive decoration trends introduced by Christmasworld
• Global source for fashion jewelry coming to Las Vegas
• Dallas Market Center shifts dates for January 2020
• Learn how to prepare for disasters at Twitter chat, webinar
• Legal Corner: Respect My Privacy
• The Power of Focal Points in Store Design
• Baby Apparel & Décor
• Shinola, Detroit
• Gift for Life Gala raises nearly $17,000 at Las Vegas Market
• Great American Media Services Retail Group named a finalist in FOLIO Magazine Eddie & Ozzie Awards
• Handcrafted Heyday
• Tabletop
• Nora, Detroit
• Las Vegas Market Announces 10 Best Booth Winners
• LA MART increases buyer attendance during The Greatest Trade Show on Earth
• National Retail Federation signs White House’s ‘Pledge to America’s Workers’
• Mega merger between AmericasMart, Las Vegas Market all finalized
• Stick With It
• Gift + Stationery 40 Under 40 Awards to announce Class of 2018 at upcoming Las Vegas Market
• Summer 2018
• Deva Designs awarded Visionary Awards
• Back-to-school and college spending to reach $82.8 billion
• Contemporary products featured in NY NOW’s Accent on Design section
• Editor’s Picks: Feel Good Finds
• Bath & Body: Squeaky Clean
• City Bird & Nest, Detroit
• Sailor Blue
• Almost Mauve
• The Captain’s Mermaid Boutique, Key West, Florida
• Gifts Get Personal
• Dallas Market Center and CUR8 to Launch First Ever Product “Innovation Petting Zoo”
• Collegiate
• Cherry Tomato
• BREAKING NEWS: IMC and AmericasMart to merge
• SBA Announces Partnership with Veterans Affairs’ Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program
• GHTA Announces Conference Lineup
• Spring 2018
• Blooming Dahlia
• Candles
• Tucker’s Provisions, Key West, Florida
• Ultra Violet
• Editor’s Picks: Cultivate Happiness
• Mohawk Fine Papers purchases Crane Stationery
• Creative Display Contest Top Ten
• Ten Essentials to Include in an Employee Handbook
• Products with Purpose
• Retailer Spotlight: Lion in the Sun
• Global Pet Expo 2018 photo gallery
• Up With Paper to celebrate 40th anniversary at upcoming National Stationery Show
• Easter spending expected to be second highest in NRF history
• Gift for Life and NSS Team Up Again for AIDS Walk New York
• UK card shop finds itself in middle of Russian spy poisoning
• Retail job growth surges in February
• Whitehurst introduces new line of ornaments at Atlanta Spring Gift show
• St. Patrick’s Day spending to hit record high
• Crazy for Kids’ Collectibles
• Can’t Hide Your Hometown Pride
• Text Messaging Services: Are They Right For You?
• City of Detroit paving the way for urban retail
• Pink Olive, Brooklyn
• “Best New Product” winners announced at NY NOW Winter 2018 Market
• Seattle Gift Show brings new Artisan Alley, expanded handcrafted resources to Pacific Northwest Retailers
• Greetings from Germany
• Coming Clean
• NY NOW spotlights creativity and innovation across home, lifestyle and handmade
• Book the Block hotel promotion returns to Las Vegas Market
• Emily McDowell Studio, Sisters of Los Angeles join Knock Knock to become Who’s There Group
• The Perfect Wedding Day
• The Perfect Favors, Gifts & Decor
• Retailer Spotlight: Ladyfingers Letterpress, Colorado Springs
• Editor’s Letter: Celebrate and Enjoy
• Editor’s Picks: NSS Products
• #shopseattle
• From the Editor: Refresh & Renew
• Editor’s Letter: Dreaming Big
• From the Editor: Getting it Done
• Scandinavian Design: Form Meets Function
• From the Editor: An Introspective Look
• Personalization
• Living the Organic Lifestyle
• Holiday Décor
• Fashion & Accessories
• #shopsanfrancisco
• Products with Purpose
• Something for Everyone
• Editor’s Letter: Inform, Connect, Comment and Share
• Paradise Found
• Editor’s Letter: Discover the treasures of travel
• Trending Up — Summer 2015
• Editor’s Letter: Passionate about retail
• Best-Sellers in Portland, Oregon
• Show Pieces: Tabletop trends, summer 2015
• Welcome Home: Monica Potter Home strives to make guests feel comfortable
• Old and New Treasures
• Trending Up, Spring 2015
• National Stationery Show has something for everyone
• Editor’s Letter: Partners for Success
• Shindig Paperie: A well-curated collection of paper and gift
• Winners of gia Global Innovation Awards announced at International Home + Housewares Show
• CMC’s Winter Gift & Home Market Kicks Off 2015 With New Resources, Enthusiastic Retailers and Strong Orders
• West Coast Ports Resume Normal Operations
• Cash Crop
• Boost Your Holiday Sales