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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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