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WTHRA celebrates 2022 Hall of Fame inductees
Western Toy & Hobby Representative Association (WTHRA) will kick off its next ToyFest during the week of March 7, 2022. Toy industry veterans will be inducted into the WTHRA Hall of Fame and one toy... more »
Temps at Dallas Total Home & Gift Market to be expanded for June show
The first market of the summer season will include an expanded and reimagined Temp show, Dallas Market Center announced. The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market, June 22-25, will be the largest in more... more »
Las Vegas Apparel posts gains for semi-annual edition
Las Vegas Apparel more than doubled both exhibitor and buyer numbers at its second semi-annual edition, Feb. 12-14, at the Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, surpassing expectations and continuing the upward trajectory of... more »
LVDC opens 2022 ANDYZ Design Award submissions
Submissions are now open for the eighth annual ANDYZ Design Awards, presented by Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) and the California Central/Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Winners of the ANDYZ,... more »
Retail sales show strong gains in January
Retail sales powered through COVID-19’s omicron variant, inflation and other challenges to post strong increases in January, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said. “January’s numbers show that 2022 is starting very strong for consumers and... more »
Spring Market in Atlanta to feature cross-category shopping and in-person education
International Market Centers (IMC’s) Spring Market will feature its largest-ever collection of gift and home showrooms with new partnerships creating synergistic cross-category shopping opportunities, as well as full roster of in-person education, March 2–4 at... more »
Pitch Programs return to *Noted: Greeting Card Expo this April
*Noted: The Greeting Card Expo, co-located with SF NOW, April 28-29 in San Francisco, will once again offer its Pitch Program, which gives selected makers the opportunity to pitch their line to a panel of... more »
Online service connects retailers, designers with merchandise from India
Expo Bazaar USA, a digital B2B marketplace offering curated merchandise to independent retailers, will debut in March 2022. Specialty stores and designers will have access to the wealth of handicrafts, gift and home décor products... more »
NRF reports congested retail ports see welcome break
Imports at the nation’s congested container ports are expected to grow modestly during the first half of 2022, but continued high volumes will keep up pressure that built as the economy bounced back from the... more »
Atlanta Apparel sees largest number of exhibitors and retailer attendance since 2016
Atlanta Apparel’s first 2022 market broke records for largest-ever number of exhibitors and largest retailer attendance at a February apparel market since 2016. The apparel sourcing event continued upward growth across all categories in both... more »
Gift For Life shares Fine Lines raises more than $11,000
Gift for Life announced that a January fundraiser spearheaded by Matthew Katzenson, CEO of Fine Lines sales agency and Gift For Life immediate past chair, raised $11,000+ for World Central Kitchen (WCK). “I have been... more »
IMC invites the Las Vegas design community to Designer Appreciation Wine Walk
International Market Centers (IMC) invites the Las Vegas design community to a Designer Appreciation Wine Walk, Friday, Feb. 18 – National Drink Wine Day – at the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC). The event, with... more »
