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February 8, 2017
Best New Product award winners announced at NY NOW winter market

Winners of the Best New Product Awards and Best Exclusive Launch Award were announced at NY NOW, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift. Each of the winning companies stood out among hundreds of entries... more »

February 8, 2017
Farmhouse Fresh launches Organics collection

FarmHouse Fresh announces the launch of Organics, its long-awaited, highly-anticipated collection of body products certified to the NSF/ANSI 305 standard, which lovingly hydrate and nurture hands, face, and body, with light but scrumptious aromas often uncommon... more »

February 8, 2017
Dress Abstract, Cate & Levi win Eco Choice Awards at NY NOW

NY NOW, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, is excited to announce the winners of its semi-annual Eco Choice Awards program for the winter 2017 market. Three winning products have been selected from more than 100 submissions... more »

February 8, 2017
Accent on Design Award winners announced at NY NOW

NY NOW, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, today announced the winners of the Accent on Design Awards. This awards program recognizes product design excellence, innovation and creativity among NY NOW’s Accent on Design exhibitors, a... more »

February 8, 2017
The LA Mart, Urban Expositions team up to sponsor special Made in America buying tour

The LA Mart, the West Coast’s premier resource for gift, home, holiday, furniture, fashion, design and lifestyle products, and Urban Expositions, long-time producer of the LAMKT show (formerly the California Gift Show), have joined forces... more »

February 6, 2017
University of Phoenix, National Retail Federation inspire retailers to ‘Dream BIG’

For the fifth consecutive year, University of Phoenix and the National Retail Federation are collaborating to offer the Dream BIG Scholarship Program to support the dreams of the next generation of retail leaders. The program will... more »

February 4, 2017
NY NOW running Feb. 4-8 with trends in home, lifestyle and gift

NY NOW, the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift, kicked off Feb. 4 and was expected to bring thousands of attendees and more than 2,400 emerging and leading established brands together at the Jacob K. Javits... more »

February 3, 2017
January 2017 Dallas Total Home & Gift market boasts strong attendance, increased order writing

Dallas Market Center announced today that strong attendance and increased order writing created solid momentum for its recent Total Home & Gift Market, Jan. 18-24. Eager buyers attended the show including more new buyers from... more »

February 3, 2017
Hong Kong to Atlanta to Dallas; Diverse Insights’ top trends from January Trade Shows

"How was your year?" Those four words were uttered by me more than any other during the first four weeks of the year. Meetings with suppliers, licensors, PR firms, inventors, warehousers, representatives, and anyone else tied to the toy... more »

February 2, 2017
Frankfurt consumer goods fairs end with rise in exhibitor, visitor numbers

Innovations, new product ideas and sales concepts bring trade up to speed: The three international consumer goods fairs Christmasworld, Paperworld and Creativeworld, as well as the new Floradecora trade fair end today for 2,938 exhibitors... more »

February 2, 2017
Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market delivers results

Las Vegas Market announced that steady buyer and designer attendance and strong order-writing set a positive tone at the largest-ever Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market, which ran Jan. 22-26, 2017. Overall attendance surpassed last Winter’s... more »

February 1, 2017
NRF says consumers will spend $18.2 billion on Valentine’s Day

After a decade-long increase in Valentine’s Day spending is expected to finally see a market correction this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.... more »

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