News

June 25, 2020
Atlanta Apparel releases 2021 dates

Atlanta Apparel today released its 2021 market calendar, featuring five men’s, women’s and children’s apparel markets and three social occasion markets at AmericasMart Atlanta. “We are actively planning for the return of markets as usual,” said... more »

June 24, 2020
Gift for Life supports women’s center in Dallas with Text-To-Give Campaign

Gift for Life continues its text-to-give campaign in connection with the 69th annual Retailer Excellence Awards. Donations, which are being accepted now through the virtual event on Thursday, Aug. 6, will directly benefit A Sister’s Gift... more »

June 24, 2020
GCA goes virtual with the 2020 LOUIE Awards

GCA released information on the Virtual 2020 LOUIE Awards pertaining to ticketing and registration. Registration Registration is now open for this July 30, 2020. >>ALSO SEE: GCA opens registration for Virtual 2020 LOUIE Awards for more... more »

June 23, 2020
EPCH presents IHGF Delhi Fair Spring 2020 virtually

India reforms and adopts new ways to connect sellers with buyers and trade visitors, helping each to save costs and recover from loss of business due to the pandemic. EPCH presents IHGF Delhi Fair-Spring 2020... more »

June 23, 2020
Two’s Company forms alliance with UK greeting card line Poet & Painter

Two’s Company announced that it will be the sole U.S. representative of award-winning U.K. greeting card product line called Poet & Painter. This alliance represents the company’s recent initiative of identifying every day high-volume commodity... more »

June 22, 2020
Dallas Market Center now requires masks and temperature screenings

Next week Dallas Market Center (DMC) will begin welcoming buyers back to markets at DMC, and it’s critically important to offer an experience that offers each of you confidence in our ability to support your... more »

June 22, 2020
Abbott supports customers with new summer initiatives 

After more than 70 years in business, Abbott has learned that in order to thrive, businesses need to adapt. These are unprecedented times, and both Abbott and their retailer partners are reinventing the ways they... more »

June 22, 2020
Global Pet Expo offers flexible payment plans, safety measures for 2021 show

With plans for the 17th Annual Global Pet Expo well underway, Andrew Darmohraj, executive vice president and COO of the American Pet Products Association (APPA), announced safety and accessibility remain top priority, and that Global Pet Expo will offer 2020... more »

June 20, 2020
Atlanta Apparel Market reports strong attendance

International Market Centers (IMC) resumed market activity with a smaller, appointment-focused June Atlanta Apparel Market, presented Jun. 10-13, 2020 at AmericasMart Atlanta. The successful buying event – IMC’s first since COVID-19 forced cancelation of its... more »

June 19, 2020
ASD Market Week cancels August 2020 event

Emerald Expositions delivered the news that ASD Market Week, scheduled for August, has been canceled. Here is the full statement: Dear ASD Market Week Community, When we think about what makes ASD Market Week such... more »

June 19, 2020
Atlanta Market updates gift collection planned for this summer

Updates to the Atlanta Market gift category are underway as the next phase of International Market Centers’ (IMC) Atlanta NEXT initiative creates a lifestyle destination in Building 2 and continues to remerchandise existing resources to... more »

June 18, 2020
ASTRA unveils 2020 Best Toys for Kids award winners

The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) unveiled its 2020 Best Toys for Kids award winners. The list includes fourteen winning toys in fourteen categories. “ASTRA’s Best Toys for Kids award program is different from... more »

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