IMC selects five best booth winners at Spring High Point Market

International Market Centers (IMC) released the Best Booth winners for Spring 2019 High Point Market. The five named winning exhibitors include: Barloga Studios, Creative Cables, Michel Ferrand, Objet De Curiosite, and Revelation Culture. "IMC is... more »

Dallas Design Week to feature Taste of Lightovation

Dallas Market Center, an open-daily design center shared the Taste of Lightovation, the special residential lighting event for the interior design community, will be held during Dallas Design Week, April 15–18, 2019. On Wednesday, April... more »

2019 Creative Display Contest Winner Entices and Inspires

Retail stores around the world incorporate product displays to entice and inspire customers. Artistic, creative, subtle and sometimes bold arrangements allow shoppers to experience merchandise, view complimentary products (to spur on additional purchases), and to... more »

Hear Us Roar

There’s no doubt about it: we’re in the midst of a paradigm shift where female empowerment is very noticeably on the rise. The women’s movement is and has been an ongoing crusade in so many... more »

A Handful of Pebbles: Artist spotlight on Sharon Nowlan

Pictou is a charming, old seaside town in Nova Scotia, Canada; home to people who fish, farm, sing, dance and hang their clothes outside to dry. It’s a friendly place centered around community and family.... more »

Woof Gang Bakery awards outstanding franchises at national conference

Woof Gang Bakery, a specialty pet retailer, awarded top honors to exceptional franchises during the company’s national convention in Orlando, Florida, in March. The company held its annual national meeting concurrent with Global Pet Expo... more »

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Studio M names Margo Tantau as new director of product innovation

Studio M, a provider of artful home and garden products, has hired Margo Tantau as its new head of product innovation. Tantau brings over 20 years of experience in... more »

Retail imports rise as summer approaches

With tariff increases delayed for the foreseeable future and the busy summer season approaching, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are beginning to climb again, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report... more »

Overall job gains point to economic growth despite retail employment drop

Retail industry employment in March was down by 11,700 jobs seasonally adjusted from February and down 47,400 jobs unadjusted year-over-year, the Labor Department said. The retail numbers, which exclude restaurants, came as the nation saw... more »