burton + BURTON receives a Best Visual Presentation Award at Dallas Market Center

burton + BURTON was recognized as a Best Visual Presentation Award winner during the June 2021 Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. Dallas Market Center (DMC) is a global business-to-business trade center and a wholesale... more »

Raising Awareness

Two companies are taking the extra effort to spread kindness in the world by offering merchandise that gives back to autism and pandemic-related causes. AUTISM AWARENESS ORNAMENT Kurt S. Adler's mission is “to raise awareness... more »

Coming Together

Kelly Tuit is a people gatherer by nature and loves to throw parties, so opening a shop and event space was a natural fit for the former art teacher turned business owner in Rockford, Michigan.... more »

Children’s Clothing Trends

The adage ‘like mother like daughter’ is true in the fashion world: many of the children’s clothing trends are mirroring adult clothing trends, noted Jill Zagar, owner of Pink Lemonade in Michigan. Tie dye is... more »

IGES opens registration for November show

The International Gift Expo in the Smokies (IGES) has opened registration for its November show. The show is a gathering for American wholesale resort and souvenir gift buyers and over 400 vendors that showcase resort... more »

Atlanta Market experiences enthusiastic buying in the first days of the summer staging

Atlanta Market is roaring back with enthusiastic buying by national retailers and designers – with an uptick in out-of-region attendees, independent retailers and buying groups – in the first days of its Summer 2021 staging.... more »

Casual Chic

The country is in flux right now, transitioning from a pandemic state of life to a gradual recovery. Some consumers are tiptoeing back into life while others are driving full speed ahead. Now that consumers... more »

IndieMe Marketplace hosts its fourth Virtual Expo this September

IndieMe Marketplace, an online marketplace for retailers to source handmade American and Canadian artist-made craft, announced it will host its fourth Virtual Expo, Sep. 8-14, 2021. The IndieMe Marketplace has over 23 years in the... more »

IHA launches news and information platform and welcomes Sean Daly to its team

International Housewares Association (IHA) launched HomePage News, the Home + Housewares Business Authority to provide the industry with an independent news and information platform, and welcomes Sean Daly as vice president, member and buyer relations.... more »

Cat Lovers Unite

Cats are wonderful companions due to their ease of care, cleanliness, affordability, independence and of course their cute antics. The 2019-2020 American Pet Products Association’s National Pet Owners Survey concluded that 42.7 million U.S. households... more »