A common theme Gift Shop® Plus editors have heard from wholesalers and retailers alike in recent months is that 2023 is the year of customization, whether that’s in the products customers shop for, how they decorate...
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Autumn Fair 2023 will feature new and exclusive brands as well as up-and-coming start-up businesses Sept. 3-6 at NEC Birmingham, show executives said. New or exclusive brands and collections include Moult England, Candles Bloom, CIMC...
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nora fleming launched its newest product and philanthropic initiative, "band together with nora fleming." The creation of the silicone bands is a brand-new vertical for the...
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Memories are at the heart of life. Custom gifts and souvenirs commemorate life's moments, from vacations to birthdays and everything in between. Offering such products enables retailers to connect with their customers. “Customization allows retailers...
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Major stores and buying groups are heading to Dallas Market Center for upcoming June trade events — Total Home & Gift Market (June 21-27), Lightovation (June 21-24) and Apparel & Accessories Market (June 27-30) —...
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Sincere Surroundings, a Rock Rapids, Iowa-based gifts and décor wholesaler, released its Regional Collections Catalog. With a range of specialty gifts inspired by coastal themes, desert motifs and more, Sincere Surroundings says it aims captivate...
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ANDMORE, formerly International Market Centers, launched the new @Market app, a market mobile experience combining registration, pre-market planning, at-market navigation, product and showroom organization, and post-market activity recaps. @Market – currently available on the Apple...
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ANDMORE, formerly International Market Centers, coined “Formal Markets” as the new umbrella brand name for its social occasion and bridal markets. Previously, the Atlanta- and Las Vegas-based markets were known as VOW Bridal & Formal...
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"Life is very grey, so fashion should always be fun," stated 101-year-old fashion icon Iris Apfel, in a piece she wrote for Harper’s Bazaar in 2020. That philosophy is seemingly shared across generations, and now...
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