People of Play celebrates launch of virtual program

People of Play (POP), formerly CHITAG, celebrates the official launch of its website and interactive POP database with POP into Spring week, Mar. 1-5, 2021. The virtual program epitomizes the organization's mission of celebrating and... more »

NPD Group reports juvenile products sales reached $7.35 billion

Dollar sales for the U.S. juvenile products industry reached $7.35 billion in 2020, an increase of 6.5% over 2019, according to The NPD Group. Units grew by 1.8% and the average retail price of $18.21... more »

Atlanta Apparel accelerates recovery at first market of 2021

Atlanta Apparel kicked off its 2021 trade show year with a return to historic traffic attendance levels and expansion of product offerings signaling robust recovery in the apparel and accessories sector. Retailer traffic at the... more »

Philadelphia Gift Show postpones spring event

Philadelphia Gift Show announced that it has postponed its spring edition. The rescheduled  Philadelphia Gift Show will be held from July 25-28, 2021. The following statement was issued by Clarion Events. We have made the... more »

Market Gift News: February 2021

View more of what Atlanta Market has to offer here:  https://www.atlantamarket.com/ Check out Las Vegas Market's offerings here: https://www.lasvegasmarket.com/ Visit the IMC site for more detail here:  https://www.imcenters.com/   more »

Maker’s Spotlight: Be Home

{Sponsored} Beauty and function combine in every product the designers at Be Home create. The eclectic aesthetic, created by teams of designers in the U.S., Benelux and India plus several other regions around the globe, focuses... more »

Buyer’s Corner: Kitchen Window

{Sponsored} After a tumultuous 2020, Kitchen Window in Minneapolis managed to rebound. Kitchen Window didn’t only have the pandemic to worry about; they were also hit hard several days in a row by riots, with hundreds... more »

Western & English trade show debuts at Dallas Market Center

Dallas Market Center and WESA, the Western & English Sales Association (WESA) organized in 1921, announced details of the successful January launch of the world’s largest marketplace for Western and English brands. Buyers from 46 states and... more »

NY NOW Digital Market delivers unique buying experience

NY NOW, a modern wholesale Market for retailers and specialty buyers seeking diversity and discovery, delivered a unique buying and selling experience to its community during the Winter Digital Market Week that ran from Jan.... more »

CWI Gifts acquires Bright Ideas

Ohio-based CWI Gifts, a leading wholesaler of country, farmhouse, and primitive gifts and home decor, has acquired Bright Ideas, a wholesale holiday home décor company. The acquisition was completed on Jan. 1, 2021. “The CWI... more »