Byers’ Choice Commemorates Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday With Author’s Great-Great Grandson And Dickens Festival

One of the greatest authors of all time is celebrating his 200th birthday this year and Byers' Choice, makers of the handcrafted Caroler figurines, is throwing a weekend-long party in his honor. Charles Dickens, who... more »

Holiday Clifford is Coming to Town!

You better not pout, but you'll very likely shout when you see that Holiday Clifford is coming to town for the holiday season. Plush toy maker and lifestyle gift creator, Douglas Company, introduced Clifford the... more »

GHTA Hosts Industry Summit at NYIGF

The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), the industry's non-profit professional trade association, will host a special roundtable dialogue focusing on marketing to today's women. The roundtable, a private industry summit sponsored by the New... more »

Roman Signs Leasing Agreement in the Las Vegas World Market Center

Roman will unveil their newest corporate showroom in the Las Vegas World Market Center in January 2013. Roman has leased a space on the eighth-floor of building C to showcase Roman, Cottage Garden and Alexa's... more »

Time to Give

Marshall, MN - Every scarf and piece of jewelry patrons buy at the Avera Marshall Auxiliary Gift Shop at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center provides enjoyment for the buyer in the item itself and... more »

Indies Urged to ‘Celebrate an Independent Christmas’

The organisers of Independent Retailer Month, the global 'Shop Local' campaign which ran throughout July, have launched a UK spin-off event calling for independent retailers to 'Celebrate an Independent Christmas'.The seasonal campaign will run for... more »

CMC Brimming With New Resources For Holiday/Resort 12 Fashion Market

The California Market Center (CMC) will be presenting thousands of Holiday/Resort 2012 collections to buyers, Monday-Thursday, August 13 – 16, 2012, for Los Angeles Fashion Market, also open on Sunday, August 12 for Preview. Resources... more »

Cash in on Cash Mobs

Buy Local's Impact Encourage your customers to buy local. A 2012 Independent Business survey conducted by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance found that: A larger share (61%) of survey respondents reported revenue growth in 2011... more »

Main Street Specialty Shop Keeps the Message Real

Moorestown, NJ - It must have been fate.Colleen O'Neill thinks back to the day when she saw a broker friend coming out of Remember Me Stationery and Gifts, before she bought the specialty shop four... more »

California Git Show Concludes With Strong Performance and High-Volume Order-Writing

Idyllic weather and robust optimism provided the perfect backdrop for an impressive and energized summer Market for California Gift Show®. Sustained attendance of new and returning buyers, highly-trafficked showrooms busy taking orders and exceptional merchandising... more »