First & Main acquires Calypso Studios

First & Main, Inc. acquired Calypso Studios, Inc., effective on July 14, 2017, which greatly expands the combined companies’ product breadth and its overall resourcefulness. Calypso Studios is an 11-year-old company that has focused on... more »

Industry expert Cindy Hodnett joins IMC

International Market Centers (IMC) today announced that Cindy Hodnett has been named as the director of public relations and communications. Prior to joining IMC, Hodnett was previously the upholstery and style editor for Furniture Today and... more »

Retailers mull ballot question, wait on tax holiday decision

A 2018 ballot campaign to lower the state's 6.25 percent sales tax is being considered by brick-and-mortar retailers stung by the migration of consumers to online shopping and frustrated by Beacon Hill's retreat from an... more »

NRF to host Vice President Pence at Retail Summit

Members of the National Retail Federation will hear from Vice President Mike Pence Tuesday during NRF’s annual Retail Advocates Summitas more than 200 retailers from across the country come to Washington to meet with policymakers about issues critical... more »

Trend Lab introduces Dinosaur Roar; a friendly themed nursery collection

Trend Lab, LLC launches the Dinosaur Roar Crib Bedding Collection, a fun dinosaur themed collection, available for immediate delivery. Your little one’s imagination will roar with the Dinosaur Roar Collection by Trend Lab. Friendly pre-historic dinosaurs... more »

Donny Osmond to attend Las Vegas Market fundraiser

Las Vegas Market announced that Donny Osmond, celebrity entertainer, former teen heartthrob and home products licensor, will serve as a live auctioneer at its 7th annual “Up on the Roof” fundraiser benefiting Gift For Life,... more »

Noir to host Las Vegas meet-and-greet with Designer Inc., LuAnn Nigara

Noir Furniture will host a design-inspired Las Vegas Market meet-and-greet in collaboration with Designer Inc. on Monday, July 31 at 4 p.m. Noir will host the event at their recently debuted 8,000-square-foot showroom located at... more »

Las Vegas Market adds more new temporary exhibitors

Las Vegas Market has announced that brisk sales activity continues to swell the number of new gift and home décor temporary exhibitors to be featured in the Pavilions at the Summer 2017 Las Vegas Market, July... more »

Appelman Schauben continues expanding in Atlanta

Appelman Schauben had a packed house yesterday at its new showroom in Atlanta. The group added a 5,000-square-foot corner suite on the 11th floor to its already booming 20,000-square-foot space on the 18th floor, both... more »

Peer Perspective: Jared Bednar, Topeka Zoo

Jared Bednar Guest Services Manager, Topeka Zoo Topeka, Kansas What’s your background? I have been with FOTZ for two years. Prior to my current position, I spent a year as an intern in the Topeka... more »