Burton + BURTON announces Albert Maslia Memorial Award winner

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

Las Vegas Market announces record buying attendance, highest level of leasing activity in five years

With record levels of new and expanded resources and double-digit gains in buyer attendance, the Winter Las Vegas Market delivered on its promise to create the leading buying platform for furniture, home décor and gifts... more »

Demdaco expands LillyBit line of fashionable, functional accessories for mothers

DEMDACO, the Leawood, Kansas-based design firm specializing in gift and home décor products, is delighted to expand its LillyBit collection of one-of-a-kind personal accessories designed for the on-the-go Mom with new Messenger Backpacks and Day... more »

Las Vegas Market announces Best Booth winners

Las Vegas Market announced that nine furniture, gift and home décor suppliers — 12 Small Things From One Big World; Bamboo54; 200 North; Rust and Roses Vintage; Joanie Design; devall; KidKraft; Ethics Supply Co.; and... more »

Play Fair ramps up play experience packed with toys, entertainment for kids of all ages

Play Fair, presented by LEGO and Nickelodeon, is a celebration of play and entertainment for all ages, debuting at New York City's Javits Center Feb. 13-14, 2016, and tickets for the highly-anticipated event are selling... more »

L.A. Mart enlarges showroom lineup with more than 87,000 square feet of new resources

The L.A. Mart, the West Coast’s premier resource for gifts, home décor, design, fashion accessories, and lifestyle products, greets the new year by welcoming a wide variety of new and expanded showrooms, all making their... more »

Maxine, Bob Burton presented Medallion of Honor from UGA College of Agriculture

University of Georgia alumni Maxine and Bob Burton have been awarded the Medallion of Honor by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.... more »

What I learned in Dallas

While snow was piling up everywhere across the country, it was a cool 40-something degrees in Dallas last week. Thousands of people with a penchant for product inundated the Dallas Market Center to see the... more »

Online bidding opens for Party for Life auction items

Gift for Life, the gift and home industries' charitable organization, announced that more than 40 auction items — including luxury experiences such as a 7-night stay for four at St. James’ Club in Antigua, a VIP... more »

Pillow Pets introduces plush toys for this year’s blockbuster movies

CJ Products, the creators of the iconic Pillow Pets foldable plush is taking entertainment to the next level tying into children’s blockbuster favorites including Disney’s Finding Dory and Moana, DreamWorks’ Trolls, and Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant... more »