Oktoberfest gives buyers head start on spring buying

SEATTLE - Pacific Market Center hosts a two-day buying event together with its showrooms celebrating Oktoberfest. In addition to an opportunity for buyers to finish up any last-minute holiday ordering, the showrooms will be offering... more »

Christmas shop opens at Empsall Plaza

NY — Christmas always has been a special time for Vernon L. Phillips. His father and brother were born on Christmas. When money was tight one year, a turkey dinner and presents appeared in a... more »

Lionsgate Grants Urban Smalls North American License for Dirty Dancing Quote “Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner”

Santa Fe, NM — The Urban Smalls Corporation, a leading provider of humorous infant gift apparel, announced today that it has signed a North American license agreement with Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the leading next generation... more »

This quilt-covered life started with a dream that wouldn’t die

The population of Tunkhannock will double next Saturday as more than 2,000 people flock to an unusual and beautiful once-a-year sight. Quilts — hundreds of them — will blanket the streets. The handmade quilts will... more »

CIB Releases 
Video Announcing 2007 Award Winners

GRUNDY CENTER, IA -- The Collectors' Information Bureau (CIB), a trade association comprised of the top manufacturers in the field of limited edition collectibles, has just released a YouTube video featuring the winners of the... more »

Store appeals to cuties of all ages

South Caroline — At the Anderson business Carolina Cuties, it's all about the bling.Described as a "children's boutique and more," Carolina Cuties opened last week in the Brittany Square Shopping Center at 192 Civic Center Blvd.... more »

New business in town, with helpful salespeople, good gift ideas

There's a new business in town. Well, actually, it opened about a year ago. The sales people are great, and they're very willing to help you find just the right gift for your student.The special... more »

bombay duck makes splash in the US

(Atlanta, Ga.) -- Fun, flirty, and fabulous, bombay duck, a wholesale distributor of on-trend giftware, including items for adults, kids and pets, is now offered exclusively within the United States by the Santa Barbara Design... more »

GHTA Offers Free Trial Membership to Conference Attendees

(Grand Rapids, Mich.) - The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), the industry's non-profit professional trade association, is pleased to offer a free trial membership, good through the end of 2008, to vendors, sales agencies,... more »

Top It Off Expands Its Line of Distinctive Footwear

(Boston, MA) – Top It Off announced today that it will include three new styles of flip flops in its spring 2009 product line.The wedge sole, first introduced in spring 2007, is back by popular... more »