Positive results from March Dallas Western Market

Dallas Market Center, the western lifestyle marketplace and home to WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Markets beginning in 2021, shared its results of its March Dallas Western Market. The event had a 25% increase... more »

Museum Store Association, AmericasMart partnership continues to bear fruit

(Sponsored) As the Museum Collective at AmericasMart — and the partnership with the Museum Store Association (MSA)  — continues to evolve, buyers can be confident that they will be able to not only network and... more »

Melrose International collaborates with Adama

Melrose International, a wholesale supplier of home, holiday, and giftable décor, partnered with Adama LLC, sister company to Adama-Alma S.L. (Adama) of Barcelona, Spain. Adama manufactures vinyl rugs, tableware and wall art in Spain and... more »

BookExpo selected titles for Editors’ Buzz program

BookExpo selected titles for the 2019 Editors’ Buzz program, which features the top authors and titles expected to resonate with readers in the coming months. There are three Editors’ Buzz Panels where the books’ editors will... more »

Customization Sells

Many businesses have been creating customized products to feature branded names, locations, images, unique stories, and more. Gift Shop discussed customization with a few manufacturers to learn more about how and why they began offering... more »

AmericasMart connects buyers with eco-friendly products

{Sponsored} As reports about the volume of plastic and other waste in oceans continue to flood news outlets and social media feeds, more and more consumers are seeking out sustainable products. AmericasMart knows it’s essential... more »

Gift resources expand at Summer Las Vegas Market

Las Vegas Market will offer more than 60,000 square feet of new, expanded and renewed showrooms for Summer 2019 Las Vegas Market, running July 28-Aug. 1, 2019. “The number of gift resources available at Las... more »

Retailers respond to threat to raise tariffs

The National Retail Federation's (NRF) David French, senior vice president for government relations, responded to the President’s threat to raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods from 10 to 25 percent. “Tariffs are taxes paid... more »

Millennial Series: Back to Basics

In the coming years, the combined population of the millennial and Generation Z demographics — essentially people 40 and under — will make up more than half of the United States. In 2019, Gift Shop will present... more »

Dallas Market Center to open Western Fashion Accessories showroom

Dallas Market Center, a western lifestyle marketplace and home to WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Markets beginning in 2021, said that Western Fashion Accessories will open a permanent showroom inside its western marketplace. Western... more »