June Atlanta Apparel provides autumn/winter 2022 order wrap up

The June edition of Atlanta Apparel marks the second opportunity to wrap up buying for Autumn/Winter 2022 or pick up Summer immediates, as well as source leading fall categories alongside hallmark market education, events and... more »

Dallas Market calls for entries for Dallas Gourmet Gold Specialty Food Awards

Entries are now being accepted for the Dallas Gourmet Gold Specialty Food Awards, to be held at Dallas Market Center during the Total Home & Gift Market, June 22-28. The Gourmet Gold Specialty Food Awards... more »

Level Up Your Product Business Branding

When it comes to small, product-based business, it’s important to focus on building a solid brand versus building only a business. A brand is something that lives and breathes, and is truly unique to YOU.... more »

Adventurous Retail

Like many cultural institutions, Shedd Aquarium in Chicago had to adapt during the pandemic closures. In a highly successful move, the marketing department teamed up with its animal care givers and created a digital experience... more »

Gift Shop Plus and Stationery Trends prepare to honor Gift + Stationery 40 Under 40 honorees

Gift Shop® Plus and Stationery Trends have announced that the highly anticipated Gift + Stationery 40 Under 40 Awards will once again be held in-person on July 24, 2022 in partnership with Las Vegas Market.... more »

GCA honors the Noted @ *Noted Products Awards winners

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) announced the winners in the third annual Noted @ *Noted Products Awards Competition. The awards ceremony marked the kickoff of the industry’s annual greeting card focused tradeshow, *Noted: The Greeting... more »

The Need for Immediate Sales

Gift Shop® Plus connected with Landon Metts, sales manager — gift division for Creative Brands, to learn more about the importance of retailers offering impulse buys and strategy behind this type of merchandise. In this... more »

Positive Impact

Zoo Atlanta is a destination that is “dedicated to connecting people to animals and inspiring conservation action.” For more than 100 years, the zoo has served Atlanta and it is the oldest cultural institution in... more »

Q&A with Emily Teters

Gift Shop® Plus connected with Emily Teters, museum store manager for Dayton History to learn more about the importance of impulse buys and works best with this type of merchandise. In this Q&A Teters shared... more »

Totalee Gift brand transitions to Ivystone

Award-winning brand, Totalee Gift announced a representation transition to Ivystone in the Southwest. Effective May 2022, Ivystone will add Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas to its Totalee Gift sales representative coverage. Nebraska and... more »