News

June 18, 2020
DEMDACO launches new website and retail store

DEMDACO, a Leawood, Kansas-based company that specializes in artist-driven gift and home décor products, has launched a new e-commerce website tailored specifically to better serve its retail customers and opened its first retail store, Legends... more »

June 17, 2020
Toysmith forms new alliance with Anne McGilvray & Company

Toysmith shared that on July 1, Anne McGilvray & Company (AMCI) will begin selling the entire portfolio of Toysmith toy and gift products in the United States. For over 45 years, Anne McGilvray & Company has... more »

June 17, 2020
Dallas Total Home & Gift Market opens with new, expanded showrooms

Dallas Market Center, a lifestyle marketplace in North America, provided details for the summer edition of Total Home & Gift Market, Aug. 19-25, 2020. The marketplace will feature new and expanded showrooms, hundreds of Temps... more »

June 17, 2020
APPA highlights products encouraging summer fun with pets

According to the American Pet Products Association’s (APPA) 2019-2020 National Pet Owners Survey, benefits of pet ownership include: pets promote exercise, provide companionship and are good for the health of the pet owner. As temperatures... more »

June 16, 2020
Pup Scruffs turns its dog apparel into masks

Pup Scruffs, a Virginia-based business that launched in March as a dog-apparel company, rebranded its merchandise to be masks for people when the pandemic hit the country. Initially, Pup Scruffs made designer neck wear for... more »

June 16, 2020
IAAPA Europe cancels 2020 London expo

IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, has cancelled the IAAPA Expo Europe 2020, due to the uncertainty surrounding the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Expo was scheduled to take place Sep. 21-24 in... more »

June 16, 2020
NRF shares that May retail sales improve dramatically over April

Retail sales rose dramatically in May as retailers and other businesses closed by the coronavirus pandemic began to reopen, but remained well below spending levels seen during the same period a year ago, the National... more »

June 16, 2020
LA Mart reopens with new safety protocols

LA Mart has implemented protocols issued by the CDC and the Los Angeles County Health Department and has reopened with limited capacity. The following statement was released from LA Mart in regards to current protocols... more »

June 15, 2020
IMC hosts Together Safely webinar on June 17

International Market Centers (IMC) will host a webinar outlining its Together Safely Master Plan on Wednesday, June 17 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, sharing health and safety protocols for its summer markets in Atlanta... more »

June 12, 2020
Greeting Card Association launches industry-wide consumer PR campaign brief

Do you have an idea for a greeting card campaign? Let the Greeting Card Association (GCA) help make it a reality! GCA is seeking for a disruptive and engaging campaign that reminds consumers, in an... more »

June 12, 2020
Catching up with Davidson Lewis, 40 Under 40 Class of 2017

In 2017, Davidson Lewis was part of the inaugural class of the Gift + Stationery 40 Under 40 Award. Lewis is the CEO, Eco Brands Group, Makers of Alchemy Goods. The business is focused on... more »

June 12, 2020
Atlanta Market’s Shop the Show works from home this summer

Atlanta Market is revisiting with old friends for the Summer 2020 season of its popular Shop the Show program. Now through the Summer 2020 market, Shop the Show: Alumni at Home Edition will explore five... more »

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