Pantone Color Institute releases spring 2018 Fashion Color Trend Report for New York Fashion Week

Pantone LLC, an X-Rite company and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced the PANTONE® Fashion Color Trend Report Spring 2018 edition for New York Fashion... more »

November ’17 Ocean City Resort Gift Expo welcomes new exhibitors, more coastal, nautical resources

As the Northeast’s largest souvenir and resort industry trade event, the Ocean City Resort Gift Show returns to the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, MD from November 12-14, 2017. Custom-tailored to the specialized... more »

Fashion Angels wins gold medal award

Fashion Angels is proud to announce that their Watercolor Portfolio Set was chosen as a 2017 Gold Medal Winner in the Toy Shop UK Independent Toy Awards. “We are thrilled to have one of our... more »

NY NOW lit up New York City with trends for home, lifestyle

NY NOW, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, was brimming with excitement from all corners of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center during the summer 2017 market. From August 19-23, thousands of attendees took to... more »

NRF adjusts forecast for 2017 retail sales following government data revision

The National Retail Federation today adjusted its forecast for retail sales for 2017, saying sales are now expected to increase between 3.2 percent and 3.8 percent rather than the 3.7– 4.2 percent forecast earlier this year.... more »

Global Goods

If there’s one thing that gift retailers don’t go for, it’s fast fashion and mass-produced goods. Gift shops and gift retailers pay special attention to making their stores and boutiques differentiate from the big boxes.... more »

Highlights from Rocky Mountain Gift Show

Over two hundred and thirty gift and apparel exhibitors welcomed buyers at the August event. The Rocky Mountain Gift Show and Denver Apparel Market maintained momentum with buyer traffic from Colorado and twelve surrounding states.... more »

Las Vegas Market to open third pavilion for winter market

Las Vegas Market revealed dynamic expansion and realignment plans for winter market that include the debut of a new 15,000-square-foot Pavilion as well as fresh concentrations of existing gift and home décor resources. In total,... more »

Retail store opening increase in 2017

  As the “retail apocalypse” canard continues to grab the odd headline in the media, the data and the facts are consistently telling us quite a different story: a story of an industry in transition,... more »

LA Mart announces return of temporary exhibits during markets

LA Mart, the West Coast’s largest gift & home wholesale buying resource announced that it will once again produce 2nd-floor temporary exhibits that will debut during the 2018 Winter Market, January 18 -22, 2018. TEMPS ON... more »