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IMC selects five best booth winners at Spring High Point Market
International Market Centers (IMC) released the Best Booth winners for Spring 2019 High Point Market. The five named winning exhibitors include: Barloga Studios, Creative Cables, Michel Ferrand, Objet De Curiosite, and Revelation Culture. "IMC is... more »
Dallas Design Week to feature Taste of Lightovation
Dallas Market Center, an open-daily design center shared the Taste of Lightovation, the special residential lighting event for the interior design community, will be held during Dallas Design Week, April 15–18, 2019. On Wednesday, April... more »
Woof Gang Bakery awards outstanding franchises at national conference
Woof Gang Bakery, a specialty pet retailer, awarded top honors to exceptional franchises during the company’s national convention in Orlando, Florida, in March. The company held its annual national meeting concurrent with Global Pet Expo... more »
Studio M names Margo Tantau as new director of product innovation
Studio M, a provider of artful home and garden products, has hired Margo Tantau as its new head of product innovation. Tantau brings over 20 years of experience in... more »
Retail imports rise as summer approaches
With tariff increases delayed for the foreseeable future and the busy summer season approaching, imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are beginning to climb again, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report... more »
Overall job gains point to economic growth despite retail employment drop
Retail industry employment in March was down by 11,700 jobs seasonally adjusted from February and down 47,400 jobs unadjusted year-over-year, the Labor Department said. The retail numbers, which exclude restaurants, came as the nation saw... more »
Las Vegas Market debuts new temporary gift and home exhibits
Las Vegas Market will debut a new floor plan for its temporary exhibits at Summer 2019 Las Vegas Market, running July 28–Aug. 1, 2019. For the first time, The Pavilions at Las Vegas Market will... more »
Record number of buyers, booths and exhibitors at Global Pet Expo
GlobalPet Expo wrapped its 15th show with record-setting numbers during the three-day event. Global Pet Expo, presented by APPA and the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA), boasted a show floor spanning 360,400 net square feet of... more »
Nashville Wraps offers new services
Nashville Wraps, a full-service retail, gift, and gourmet packaging company, now offers digital printing services. Nashville Wraps introduced this service, which provides minimum orders of only 25 pieces, and full-color capabilities, to assist clients in... more »
NRF warns border closure could hurt U.S. retailers
The National Retail Federation sent a letter to Trump administration officials expressing concerns over ongoing threats to close the United States-Mexico border and outlining how a closure would hurt U.S. retailers, workers and consumers. “We share the... more »
Dallas Market Center receives special design and architecture recognition
Dallas Market Center, a large, open-daily design center in North America, recently received special design and architecture recognition for its Interior Home + Design Center. The facility, which serves as a design center for interior... more »
AmericasMart Atlanta shares rebrand for seasonal and outdoor collections
AmericasMart Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market shared it has completed a reorganization and rebranding of two season-specific merchandise collections Seasonal/Gift and Outdoor Living – in the lead-up to its summer edition, July 9 -... more »
