Accent On Design Accepts Four New Companies Into A+: The Young Designers’ Platform

Four design studios – all less than a year old – have been invited to participate in the "A+: The Young Designers' Platform" showcase within Accent on Design® at the winter 2012 New York International... more »

Kitchenware Industry Vet Opens Retail Store

McKinney, TX - After years of advising independent kitchenware retailers across the country, Karen Chandler opened her own kitchenware store, Kitchenwares on the Square, in McKinney, Texas, in September.For more than eight years, Chandler has... more »

National Retail Federation Says Holiday Sales up 4.1 Percent, But Discounting Clouds Results

New York, NY - A major retail trade organization is announcing that holiday sales rose 4.1 percent, better than its forecast for a 3.8 percent gain. But the season was clouded by heavy discounting needed... more »

FINDS Dallas Temp Show Breaks Record for New Lines

Dallas Market Center today announced that the FINDS Dallas Temp Show will present hundreds of new lines as well as Made in the U.S.A products. The show will be held January 20-23 and take place... more »

California Gift Show Announces Full Schedule of Showroom and Exhibitor Events at L.A. Mart and Los Angeles Convention Center

As the countdown to January's California Gift Show begins, L.A. Mart's permanent showrooms as well as temporary exhibitors at L.A. Mart's Beckman's Handcrafted Show™ L.A. and Los Angeles Convention Center's South Hall Gift and Kentia... more »

The Candy Cottage Highlights Successes of 2011

The Candy Cottage, a ready-to-decorate, no bake, reusable Gingerbread House, experienced a prosperous year in 2011. Aimed at helping families make memories as sweet as their decorated creations The Candy Cottage – created by two... more »

The Candy Cottage Debuts New Smaller Cottages for Single-Use Decorating

The Candy Cottage, a ready-to-decorate, no bake, reusable Gingerbread House, introduces new, smaller, single-use cottages appealing to a broader market with the same concept in mind. Aimed at helping families make memories as sweet as... more »

The Candy Cottage Welcomes News Sales Representatives

The Candy Cottage, a ready-to-decorate, no bake, reusable Gingerbread House, has realized growth in the gift and toy industry and recently added sales representatives in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee to better service... more »

Dallas Market Center Increases Free Wi-Fi Access

Dallas Market Center (DMC) today announced an increase in free Wi-Fi access throughout the common areas of its 5 million-square-foot campus with a more than 65 percent increase in bandwidth, allowing faster download speeds. In... more »

Zimmerman’s Nuts & Candies Has it All – Candy, Peanut Butter, Coffee

Penbrook, PA - Walking into Zimmerman's Nuts & Candies is a baker's dream and a child's fantasy. There are miles of shelves of chocolate candy, candy-colored gems, gummy candy of all shapes and sizes, malted... more »