Core Home acquires gift and pet product brands W+W and Wild and Woofy

Core Home, a New York City-based producer of premium housewares, announced its acquisition of the UK-based gift and pet brands, W+W and Wild and Woofy, subsidiaries of design-led lifestyle conglomerate Wild+Wolf. The acquisition comes at... more »

DIFFA matching grant benefits LGBT elders

Through a generous DIFFA matching grant, every donation to Gift for Life’s Text-to- Give campaign will be doubled through Dec. 31. Launched in connection with NY NOW’s Digital Market, the current campaign benefits SAGE, the... more »

NY NOW releases dates for its winter and summer 2021 markets

NY NOW, a modern wholesale market for retailers and specialty buyers, announced the dates for its Winter 2021 Digital Market Week, Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2021, and its summer 2021 in-person market, Aug. 8-11, 2021, at... more »

JuniperWeb launches first B2B site for gift and home industry

JuniperWeb, an ecommerce website development tool powered by IMC_di (International Market Center’s digital innovations division), has launched www.bethanylowe.com – its first proprietary B2B site for the gift and home industry. “JuniperWeb is off and running!”... more »

Dallas Market hosts 31 trade events in 2021

Dallas Market Center, a successful U.S. marketplace currently hosting trade events uniting buyers and sellers, has announced its official 2021 calendar that includes 31 markets and trade events—the highest number of events in more than... more »

More in Store

Many of your customers have countless questions about safety and their interactions with the world around them. What is a risk, what is safe, what can I do to get back to normal while still... more »

Paperworld welcomes buyers Nov. 19-21

Around 400 exhibitors at Paperworld China are all set to welcome trade buyers and stationery professionals from Nov. 19-21. Visitors will source the latest products ranging from stationery and office supplies, to hobby, arts and... more »

Whimsical Fun

Mélange Collection began 20 years ago and at its inception began its work globally. Bethany Therrien is the third owner and president of this successful enterprise that has two U.S. employees, and several artisan collectives... more »

Pinterest details most-searched holiday gift ideas

Pinterest recently released its annual holiday gift guide, highlighting the most-searched holiday gift ideas on the platform. These gift guides can provide retailers with valuable insights into what consumers are looking for this holiday season. ... more »

NRF reports earlier start to holiday shopping season

Over 40% of holiday shoppers say they started earlier than they normally do, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “Retailers have demonstrated their commitment and... more »