Hometown Retailer Shines During the Holidays

As seen in Holiday Shop 2022. Southern Antiques, located in picturesque Laurel, Mississippi, goes all out with its holiday displays and merchandising. Read on for tips and tricks Andrea Milhan, owner, has learned during the... more »

Go Big

As seen in Holiday Shop 2022. Merchandising is a key component in generating sales — especially during the holiday shopping season! I had the opportunity to ask Michelle Sherrier from MC Design Collaboration some questions... more »

Family Time

As seen in Holiday Shop 2022. The pandemic brought families together, creating a space for bonding opportunities, such as playing games and puzzles. The ripple effects of that time spent with family mean that more... more »

burton + BURTON celebrates 40th anniversary with Ballooniversity

burton + BURTON, a family-owned and -operated business founded in 1982 by Maxine H. Burton, invites customers and vendors to Athens, Georgia for Ballooniversity. Ballooniversity In celebration of the company’s 40th anniversary, burton + BURTON... more »

Las Vegas Market names five Market Snapshot People’s Choice winners

Las Vegas Market named five products as Summer 2022 Market Snapshot People’s Choice winners: Henning Collection by Fusion Designs and Camilla Fossilized Clam Console Table by PALECEK (tie) for furniture; Frida Table Planter by Deconcepto... more »

Las Vegas Market expands cross-category product offerings

Expanded cross-category product offerings, expert-level educational programming and can’t miss industry celebrations are drawing the West Coast design and retail community to Las Vegas for the Summer 2022 Las Vegas Market, July 24-28, 2022 at... more »

Gift for Life celebrates 30 years

Industry leaders raised a glass to Gift for Life’s 30th anniversary during a GHTA reception on July 14 at Atlanta Market. Since its founding in 1992, the all-volunteer organization has motivated the gift and home... more »

Data privacy legislation fails to provide effective uniform national standard

The National Retail Federation called on the House to move cautiously on federal privacy legislation, saying a measure approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee fails to establish a single national standard for U.S. data... more »

Mud Pie celebrates Atlanta showroom expansion

Mud Pie celebrated the expansion of the brand’s AmericasMart Atlanta showroom with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 14, 2022 during Atlanta Market. Mud Pie’s leadership team was joined by partners at OneCoast to toast... more »

NRF reveals that June retail sales increased

Retail sales increased in June even as inflation climbed higher and drove up prices across the board, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said. “June retail sales data shows that consumers remain on solid footing despite... more »