Atlanta Market continues its positive momentum with its Summer edition

Atlanta Market continues its positive momentum with an engaging Summer edition presenting expanded resources bolstered by the return of in-person industry events and celebrations set for July 13-19, 2021 at AmericasMart Atlanta. “As conditions have... more »

Northwood Retail launches a podcast initiative that aims to inspire shoppers

Eighty million Americans are now weekly podcast listeners, which is a 17% increase over 2020. Playing off this trend, Northwood Retail launched a unique podcast initiative, Backstory Beginnings, aimed at engaging this growing audience, supporting... more »

Faire launches Apparel Week this August

This August Faire is launching its first Apparel Week, which will be held Aug. 30 through Sep. 3, 2021. During the last year, Faire saw significant increases in apparel pre-orders. Faire's Apparel Week will offer... more »

Dallas Market Center experiences record-setting month

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,... more »

About Face Designs welcomes Janie Cheek

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... more »

Atlanta’s Market Snapshot Program showcases 40 top products

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... more »

Nominations open for the 2021 Toy & Game International Excellence 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... more »

DMC’s June Total Home & Gift Market experiences biggest summer show in years

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... more »

NRF says retailers’ uncertainty transforms into recovery

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... more »

Influencers showcase 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,... more »