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20 years of amazing experiences for International Gift Exposition

The 2019 International Gift Exposition in the Smokies (IGES) will take place from November 5-9, 2019, at the Sevierville Convention Center in Sevierville, Tennessee and the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. This year marks... more »

NSS 2019 Best New Product Awards

Judging for the Best New Product Awards at The National Stationery Show® (NSS)  were announced at the event Sunday, February 3.  Industry judges were Sarah Schwartz, editor-in-chief, Stationery Trends; Nole Garey, blogger, Oh So Beautiful... more »

2018 holiday retail sales update

Holiday retail sales during 2018 grew a lower-than-expected 2.9 percent over the same period in 2017 to $707.5 billion, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said today after the Commerce Department released data that had been delayed... more »

New products, big excitement for Lightovations

Lightovation — Dallas International Lighting Show, the largest residential lighting trade event in North America, extended its leadership position and deepened connections between buyers and sellers while welcoming a record number of attendees to its... more »

Retail imports still strong

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports have dipped since peaks seen last fall but remain at higher-than-usual levels as a possible increase in tariffs on goods from China approaches in March, according to... more »

Greeting Card Association and BookExpo announce collaboration

In a move to expand opportunities for creative “makers” at smaller and emerging greeting card companies, the Greeting Card Association has agreed to collaborate with Reed Expositions, producer of BookExpo, to offer its popular “GCA Village”... more »

Blacksaw wins at NY NOW

Blacksaw, a premium eco-luxury textile brand, made their debut with a splash. Their Harvest Moon reversible throw from their Zero Dye collection swept both awards for Best New Product in the categories of Accent on... more »

Toy Fair New York After Hour Events

Whether it’s catching up with old friends and colleagues or forging new connections, there are numerous opportunities to network and connect with industry peers during Toy Fair New York even beyond official showtimes. Here is... more »

Dallas Market Center Celebrates Unprecedented January Markets

Dallas Market Center welcomed more order-writing customers across all major business types and categories during the January editions of Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and Lightovation — Dallas International Lighting Show as well as... more »

Retail Renaissance NY NOW Winter resonates with retailers

Repositioned at the center of the renaissance sweeping the retail market, NY NOW Winter 2019 set out to recreate itself as the most important resource for better or premiere retailers. The retail renaissance has seen... more »