AmericasMart July Market to operate on seven-day schedule

Beginning in July 2018, AmericasMart Atlanta’s July Market will operate on a seven-day schedule. The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market in July 2018 is Tuesday, July 10 to Monday, July 16, 2018 with Temporaries Wednesday, July 11 to... more »

More than 164 million consumers plan to shop over Thanksgiving weekend, Cyber Monday

The biggest shopping weekend of the year is right around the corner and 69 percent of Americans — an estimated 164 million people — are planning to shop or considering shopping during Thanksgiving weekend, according... more »

Forever Yellowstone

With a highly Instagramable presence and three endemic plants that grow only within its borders, Yellowstone is the world’s first national park. Called Mi tse a-da-zi by the Minnetaree tribe, the literal translation is Rock... more »

Peer Perspective: Judy Rancour, Saint Louis Zoo

Judy Rancour Director of Retail Operations, Saint Louis Zoo Incoming board president, Zoo & Aquarium Buyers Group (ZAG) What is your professional background? My retail background started in 1981 in St. Louis, at the now... more »

Interior, floral designers explore Pantone color trends in AmericasMart Vignette Exhibition

One of the most powerful elements in design language comes to life in AmericasMart Atlanta’s next vignette gallery presentation “In Living Color.” Six interior designers and six floral designers are collaborating on all new vignette presentations... more »

Home décor designer Abbott to celebrate new showroom at AmericasMart

Abbott is inviting customers to celebrate their new showroom with mimosas and daily giveaways. They will open their doors at the next Gift & Home Furnishings Market in Atlanta. The new location is easy to... more »

Paws N Claws eyewear now offers more gifting options with OptiPets, Dazzling Paws jewelry

    Paws N Claws Eyewear is known for being the eyewear brand that gives back — a philanthropic, animal-friendly optical company that donates a portion of  proceeds to the ASPCA. Under our family of brands we’ve... more »

Two’s Company to host annual charity warehouse sale to benefit Delivering Good

Two's Company, a respected leader in the gift and home accessory industry is holding their annual charity warehouse sale to benefit Delivering Good on Friday, December 1-4, at its warehouse located in Elmsford, New York.... more »

Factors that could impact retail holiday 2017

Holiday 2017 began, with little fanfare, on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. That’s news to anyone who pays more attention to Black Friday weekend — which these days spans Thanksgiving Day into Cyber Monday. As anywhere from... more »

International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association issues call for speakers

The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA), the leading trade group for the $262.9 billion-per-year global licensing industry, is now inviting industry experts to participate as presenters in its range of professional programming, including webinars, seminars and roundtable discussions,... more »