Fall 2024 Spotlight Award Voices: Final questions with 2024 honorees

We began 2024 by introducing you to 12 incredible visionaries in gift and stationery, including retailers, manufacturers, designers, sales managers and executives. Their stories are as diverse as our industry, and we want to continue... more »

Census data for October shows ‘healthy’ retail sales, ‘early step forward’ into holiday season

Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that retail sales grew solidly over the past two months, demonstrating households’ capacity to spend and the strength of the economy, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist... more »

Museum Marvels: Old World Christmas

Ornaments are one of the most popular souvenirs for tourists to purchase when visiting a new place. It’s a physical reminder of their travels and adventures over the years each time they look at their... more »

‘Speaking of Retail’ headlines events at January Total Home & Gift Market

Dallas Market Center presents a wide range of inspiring and educational events during its upcoming Total Home & Gift Market, Jan. 8-14, 2025. The headline... more »

Record number of shoppers expected over Thanksgiving holiday weekend

A record 183.4 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The figure is... more »

Shop in History: The Root House

Cobb Landmark’s executive director Trevor Beemon said the biggest surprise for the Root House was looking at visitation numbers after the first year it opened in 2019. Nearly half of the people who visited the... more »

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows gains in October after slow September

Retail sales bounced back strongly in October as the economy remained in good shape and consumers moved past concerns about a port strike and other issues that slowed September’s sales, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor,... more »

Home vs Hunger raises $47,293 for World Central Kitchen in 2024

Gift for Life’s Home vs Hunger team surpassed an ambitious fundraising goal for 2024, with a record $47,293 raised for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief programs through its “Party with a Purpose” events held... more »

The Toy Association names new chief policy officer

The Toy Association Inc., the business trade association representing a wide array of manufacturers, retailers, licensors, and others involved in the youth entertainment industry, announced that Kathrin Belliveau, who most recently served as EVP and... more »

AmericasMart Atlanta names 7 special 2024 holiday shopping dates

This holiday season, AmericasMart Atlanta is opening its expansive cash-and-carry showrooms to the public for seven shopping days: Black Friday (Nov. 29), the first three Saturdays in December, Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and New Year’s... more »