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Shopify experiences record Black Friday sales
Shopify shared its record-setting Black Friday sales of $2.4 billion* from the independent and direct-to-consumer brands on the platform worldwide. On Nov. 27, from the start of Black Friday in New Zealand through the end... more »
Dallas Market Center and Brussels Trade Mart create global marketplace
MarketTime, a provider of B2B software as a service (SaaS) solutions for the business of wholesale and retail, has secured an agreement with Brussels Trade Mart, Europe’s only permanent wholesale market center. MarketTime will provide... more »
Paperworld China closes on positive note
After three productive days, Paperworld China came to a close on a positive note after 12,857 visitors came to source from a total of 334 exhibitors in Hall 3 of the National Exhibition and Convention... more »
Brandwise partners with Canadian Gift Association
The Canadian Gift Association (CanGift) is partnering with marketplace innovator Brandwise to lead the way in wholesale ordering technology. With a strong focus on Canada’s gift and home décor industry, the platform connects wholesale suppliers... more »
Las Vegas Design Center addresses Sherwin-Williams 2021 Colormix Forecast
International Market Centers (IMC) announced that the December installment of Las Vegas Design Center’s (LVDC) monthly First Friday webinar series will address Sherwin-Williams’ popular 2021 Colormix Forecast. Participants in the free Dec. 4 session will... more »
Transpac debuts new brand Totalee Gift
Transpac's new brand, Totalee Gift, will debut January 2021 at the Dallas, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Minneapolis market centers. Totalee is founded on “in the now” product designs and a carefully curated product mix that... more »
Smoky Mountain Gift Show reconnects face-to-face at its 55th annual event
The Clarion Events Gift & Souvenir portfolio returned to face-to-face events in November with the 55th annual Smoky Mountain Gift Show, known as the nation’s oldest and most respected event for the resort, gift and... more »
AmericasMart offers Dec. buying opportunities
AmericasMart Atlanta closes out 2020 with a series of December buying events – Market Wednesday on Dec. 2 and three Saturday buying events – and new virtual educational programming on Thursday, Dec. 4 to support... more »
People of Play celebrates winners of the 2020 TAGIE Awards
On Friday, Nov. 21, toy and game professionals watched and cheered from their homes around the world as People of Play (POP), formerly the Chicago Toy & Game Group, awarded the winners in the 13th... more »
NRF expects holiday sales to grow
With retail sales rebounding strongly due to continued consumer resilience, the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasted that holiday sales during November and December will increase between 3.6% and 5.2% over 2019 to a total between... more »
Paper House Productions donates $6 million in craft supplies to NAEIR
Right now, nonprofits across the country are desperately short on all types of resources and supplies. Paper House Productions, a manufacturer of stickers and crafting accessories, is heeding the call for help. Paper House recently... more »
Museum Store Sunday helps cultural institutions affected by COVID-19
With many museums worldwide closing again due to recent surges of COVID-19 cases, patrons can look to Museum Store Sunday during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as a way to lend much needed support to these... more »
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Retail sales grew modestly from the month before in April, but a shift in the timing of Easter appeared to be behind a slight year-over-year decline, according to the CNBC/National Retail Federation Retail Monitor.
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