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Creative Co-Op Named Manufacturer of the Year at the 2012 Retailer Excellence Awards
Creative Co-Op was the winner of the inaugural Retailers' Choice Manufacturer of the Year award presented in conjunction with Gifts and Decorative Accessories Retailer Excellence Awards gala. Finalists were named from a national survey of... more »
Five Best New Product Awards Presented at Summer 2012 New York Home Textiles Market Week
Four companies participating in Home Textiles Market Week® in New York City were presented with "Best New Product Awards" today, with Alicia Adams Alpaca Inc.™ receiving the "Best of Market" award for its Suri fur... more »
Frank Davis Promoted to Midwest-CBK Vice President of Sales
MVP Group International, leading designer and manufacturer of Midwest-CBK, Colonial Candle and Everybody's Ayurveda brands, has promoted Frank Davis to vice president of sales. Davis has been with Midwest-CBK and Colonial Candle for 12 years,... more »
Jill-e Designs Expands Online for School, Fall Fashion Shopping
Jill-e® Designs, the creators of fashionable, functional bags for today's tech-savvy, on-the-go lifestyle, enters this year's back-to-school and fall fashion shopping season on more high-profile retail web sites than ever before. This means everyone from... more »
Four Companies Receive Best New Product Awards at the Gourmet Housewares Show at NYIGF
Four companies were presented with "Best New Product Awards" at The Gourmet Housewares Show® today, with Joseph Joseph receiving "Best of Show" honors for its Triscale. The Gourmet Housewares Show runs through Wednesday, August 22,... more »
Five Best New Product Awards Presented at NYIGF’s Baby & Child
Five companies were presented with Baby & Child "Best New Product Awards" today, with Box Play for Kids® receiving the "Blogger's Best" distinction for Box Play for Kids Stickers. Baby & Child, one of 10... more »
Six Best New Product Awards Presented at Ex-Tracts
Six companies were presented with EX•TRACTS® "Best New Product Awards" today, with Votivo receiving "Best of Show" honors for its Dulce Caramelo Holiday Collection. EX•TRACTS, one of 10 divisions of the New York International Gift... more »
On the Job: Maeann Bush, Co-owner, Bush Mountain Stitchery & Framing Gallery & Gift Shop, North Brookfield
North Brookfield, MA - What made you decide to open a cross-stitch shop?"I started stitching in 1993. I was a housewife and Gary worked full time. In 2004, we lived in Montoursville, Pa., and a... more »
GLM Announces Launch of Sources
GLM has announced plans to launch Sources - an exhibition connecting international and domestic manufacturers, artisans and producers of materials, home décor, accessories, gifts, private label apparel and handcrafts, with US-based importers, wholesalers, volume buyers,... more »
Dallas’ The Next Big Give Contest Open for Nominations
Dallas Market Center today launched the third annual The Next Big Give contest, a national search for specialty retailers that give back in their communities through volunteering, raising funds or donating goods. Whether spending time... more »
Edmonton Show Offers Sneak Peek at Holiday Season’s Hot Gifts
Edmonton, AB - Western Canadian retailers started searching for the Holy Grail in Edmonton this week.That elusive item — also known as the holiday shopping season's next big thing — may be among the wares... more »
Jack of the Green
Lake Leelanau, MI - There's still time to bring a touch of English elegance and charm to your home garden with a visit to Jack of the Green in Lake Leelanau, where owners Tracy John... more »
