burton + BURTON announces Albert D. Maslia Award winner

burton + BURTON announced Mercy Hospital Gift Shop of St. Louis, Missouri, as the winner of the Albert D. Maslia Award. The award showcases excellence in visual merchandising for hospital gift shops and honors the... more »

NY NOW presents the latest home and entertaining brands from around the world

Winter may be in full swing, but the industry is already looking towards the spring season and beyond – a time when many consumers are expected to refresh their homes and entertain, both indoors and... more »

AmericasMart January 2018 Market: optimism, nonstop order writing and global buying power

Global buying power, peak order-writing volume and surging optimism continued to fuel the pace of the January 2018 Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market as it approached its closing bell at AmericasMart® Atlanta today. “What... more »

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Surya wins 2018 America’s Magnificent Carpet Award for second consecutive year

Surya won the America’s Magnificent Carpet Award for the second consecutive year this past Thursday during the Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. The Harput rug (HAP-1044) triumphed in the $200 and under machine-made category and features a... more »

Explosive new tabletop game launches on Kickstarter

Calliope Games announced today the launch of The Mansky Caper on Kickstarter. This Prohibition-era heist game, designed by Ken Franklin, offers a thrilling, press-your- luck adventure that is easy to teach and plays in under an hour. The... more »

January 2018 Philadelphia Gift Show attracts region’s retailers

As the first gift trade show of the year, the January 5-8, 2018 edition of the Philadelphia Gift Show welcomed retailers from throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Tri-State areas who came to see the show’s newest... more »

Niche Fair welcomes “The coolest small company in America” to The Spark in Cleveland

Zingerman’s has been called the “Coolest Small Company in America" by Inc. Magazine and has been featured in the Harvard Business Review and on MSNBC for their business practices. In his book, Small Giants, Bo... more »

Sold-out NRF Foundation gala raises $2.8 million to support student scholarships and retail career initiatives 

The fourth annual NRF Foundation Gala took place Sunday, January 14, at Pier Sixty in New York City, featuring an uplifting awards program and formal dinner that included both silent and live auctions. The star-studded... more »

Holiday retail sales exceed NRF forecast, showing strongest gain since Great Recession

Holiday sales during November and December increased 5.5 percent over the same period in 2016 to $691.9 billion as growing wages, stronger employment and higher confidence led consumers to spend more than had been expected,... more »