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Better Choice and its portfolio brand, Halo, exhibits at Global Pet Expo
Better Choice Company, an animal health and wellness company, will exhibit at the Global Pet Expo hosted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) at the Orange County Convention Center in... more »
PetSafe expands its electronic cat toys category
PetSafe brand has expanded its electronic cat toys category with the release of the PetSafe Dancing Dot Laser Cat Toy. Designed to be placed anywhere for various play sessions, the toy can be used on... more »
Square now offers Square for Retail on Square Register
Square now offers Square for Retail on Square Register, enabling the point-of-sale solution specifically for retailers to run on Square’s end-to-end, an integrated POS built for larger sellers. This new offering provides access to one... more »
GCA collaborates with Book Expo for the second year
In a move to further expand opportunities for creative “makers” at smaller and emerging greeting card and stationery companies, the Greeting Card Association (GCA) has announced plans to collaborate for the second year with Reed... more »
Woof Gang Bakery unleashes first Alabama store and raffle prizes
Woof Gang Bakery, a leader in specialty pet retail and grooming with 130 locations across the U.S., will celebrate the opening of the company’s first Alabama store with a grand opening event from Feb. 29... more »
NY NOW delivers strong Winter 2020 market
NY NOW delivered a strong Winter 2020 market that embodied a renewed energy and a feeling of positive change, which resonated with retailer and exhibitor communities alike. The five-day show, combined with the co-location of NSS,... more »
International Paper names first chief sustainability officer
International Paper, a producer of renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, has named its first-ever chief sustainability officer as it prepares to advance its contributions to the circular economy. Sophie Beckham will lead the company’s... more »
Las Vegas Design Center, ASID are accepting applications for the ANDYZ design awards
Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) and the California Central/Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) are accepting applications for the sixth annual ANDYZ design awards through April 27 with specially-priced “early bird”... more »
NexPet offers new benefits for members
NexPet, a national co-op of independent pet retailers, is partnering with two organizations to provide new services to its members in 2020. One is a custom geo-targeting advertising campaign allowing stores to target customers via... more »
MasterPieces licenses Scholastic Entertainment’s Clifford The Big Red Dog series
MasterPieces, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year, will now offer Clifford The Big Red Dog products through its licensing agreement with Scholastic Entertainment. MaterPieces will "unleash" its Clifford The Big Red Dog games... more »
HKTDC reschedules eight shows due to coronavirus
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has rescheduled eight trade fairs originally scheduled for Apr. 6-30, 2020, due to the current development of the coronavirus outbreak. "The safety of exhibitors and buyers has always... more »
The Greeting Card Association selects Detroit for its Annual Workshop & Retreat in 2020
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has chosen Detroit for the location of its Annual Workshop & Retreat in 2020. GCA is a growing community of 220+ publishers from across North America. Well-established companies with thousands... more »

