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Nicole Brayden Gifts acquires Keep Nature Wild

Nicole Brayden Gifts, a wholesaler in the gift industry, added Keep Nature Wild to its portfolio. This launch brings outdoor-inspired apparel, accessories and a mission-driven focus to Nicole Brayden’s lineup, which already includes brands such... more »

NRF calls on administration to use ‘any and all authority’ to end port strike

The National Retail Federation (NRF) released the following statement from NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay after a labor strike was initiated at all U.S. East and Gulf Coast container ports. The strike went into... more »

Mud Pie launches new collection of plush toys, gifts

Mud Pie debuts a new assortment of plush toys and gifts for the Spring/Summer 2025 season. The collection, which is available for purchase today, features more than 60 charming new characters, each with their own... more »

Keep US Posted supports ‘USPS SERVES US Act’

Keep US Posted — a nonprofit advocacy group of consumers, nonprofits, newspapers, greeting card publishers, magazines, catalogs, forestry and recycling interests, and small businesses — declared support for new legislation to restore fiscal stability and... more »

Winter 2025’s Atlanta Market provides must-see muses in gift, home categories

Winter 2025’s Atlanta Market boasts unique discovery opportunities with updates in all categories, offering more brands across more categories than any other market. Highlights, including the Winter debut of a reimagined Gardens category and The... more »

Home vs Hunger returns to High Point Market with a new fundraising goal

Gift for Life’s Home vs Hunger team brings its signature “Party with a Purpose” fundraising event back to Fall High Point Market, on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Eichholtz Showroom,... more »

NRF: US households have the ‘underpinnings to spend’

Retail sales continued to grow in August, fueled by rising wages amid falling inflation, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist of the National Retail Federation (NRF). “These numbers show the continued resiliency of the American consumer,”... more »

Successful Fall Casual Market Atlanta solidifies return to semi-annual market cadence

The return of the Fall edition of Casual Market Atlanta, which ran Sept. 15 – 18 at AmericasMart Atlanta, reestablished the important twice-yearly cadence for the outdoor and casual furnishings industry buying event, providing a... more »

Nearly half of Halloween shoppers to purchase items before October

Early Halloween shopping is on the rise, with 47% of survey participants beginning their shopping before October, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. [caption id="attachment_89982" align="alignright"... more »

Greeting Card Association’s *Noted Expo finds new home at Las Vegas Market

ANDMORE has partnered with the Greeting Card Association (GCA) to move and expand its *Noted: The Greeting Card Expo from San Francisco to Las Vegas, showcasing the new and now of stationery at the Expo... more »