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Gift For Life, NY NOW partner for 2025 AIDS Walk New York

Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ longest-running, volunteer-led, national charitable organization, and NY NOW are once again fielding a team for AIDS Walk New York, the largest single-day AIDS fundraising event in the... more »

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows March sales grew moderately amid tariff concerns

Retail sales grew in March after two straight months of declines, but gains remained moderate as consumers continued to be concerned by rising tariffs, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released... more »

Two’s Company appoints Majda Rensberger as chief strategy and brand officer

Two’s Company announced the appointment of Majda Rensberger as chief strategy and brand officer (CSBO). Rensberger brings nearly 20 years of experience in the gift and home industry, most recently serving as president of OneCoast,... more »

Las Vegas Market brings style, sourcing to West Coast for summer 2025

Las Vegas Market boasts an exciting lineup of gift and home products, at-market brand experiences and industry inspiration this summer as the west coast’s premier buying event prepares for another season of commerce and connection.... more »

Import cargo levels to drop sharply amid new tariffs and uncertainty

With sweeping tariffs now imposed on all U.S. trading partners, import cargo at the nation’s major container ports is expected to drop dramatically beginning next month, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the... more »

NRF predicts consumers to spend $23.6 billion on Easter

Consumers plan to spend a total of $23.6 billion on Easter this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The amount is above last year’s... more »

Commerce and community intersect at summer 2025 edition of Atlanta Market

The Summer 2025 Atlanta Market offers exclusive discovery opportunities with fresh updates across all categories, featuring more brands, more connections and more celebrations alongside Casual Market Atlanta for added cross-category discovery. Registration is now open... more »

MarketTime announces the formation of a Customer Advisory Board

MarketTime, the leading B2B sales enablement technology provider for the gift, home, and toy industries, announced the formation of a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) and the return of Todd Litzman in an advisory capacity. This... more »

Debut April Buying Week delivers cross-category sourcing success

The first-ever April Buying Week at AmericasMart Atlanta concluded with steady order writing and engaged buying from key accounts across its three co-located markets: Atlanta Apparel, Formal Markets and Spring Gift & Home Market. Over... more »

NRF: More tariffs lead to higher costs for American families

The following statement was released by National Retail Federation's (NRF's) Executive Vice President of Government Relations David French regarding the Trump administration’s announcement to impose reciprocal tariffs on all trading partners. “More tariffs equal more... more »