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Two’s Company Announces New & Expanded WMC Showroom Space for January Las Vegas Market
Elmsford, NY - Two's Company, is excited to announce a new, expanded showroom location at the World Market Center for the January 2011 Las Vegas Market. The new Vegas showroom is located in building C,... more »
The Lennon Sisters Team Up with Jim Shore to Introduce a Line of Limited Edition, Collectible Dolls
Branson, MO - KatJan, Inc., the toy design and manufacturing company started by Kathy and Janet Lennon (of the Lennon Sisters) announced today that they will launch a line of BEST PALS limited edition, collectible... more »
Holiday retail sales and hiring up significantly from 2009 season
ShopperTrak, the latest retail group to release holiday figures, said Monday that U.S. retail sales rose a solid 4% for the crucial November-December period. Foot traffic increased 1.8%.Poor weather hurt shopping trends in December, but... more »
LMS Design Group Opens Showroom at Las Vegas Design Center
Las Vegas, NV - LMS Design Group is opening a 5,000 square-foot showroom inside Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center Las Vegas. The company, owned by Principal Lou Ann Sanoff, is exclusive to... more »
GHTA Names Mary Liz Curtin to Its Board of Directors
Grand Rapids, MI - The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), whose mission is to lead and transform the gift and home industry, ensuring its long term health and viability, has named award-winning retailer, Mary... more »
Art(ology) a funky, eclectic addition to downtown
Mobile, AL - If destiny means anything, the cozy downtown space that once was home to Chesser Gallery and The Paper Wasp is clearly intended to be a home for art. Call it fate, karma... more »
L.A. Mart® Design Center and the California Gift Show® Welcome Celebrated Interior Designer Thomas O’Brien Back to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA - L.A. Mart Design Center and the California Gift Show are proud to announce that celebrated interiors and product designer Thomas O'Brien will give this January Market's keynote presentation on Friday, January... more »
New York’s Newest Welcomes 200 New Companies to NYIGF
White Plains, NY - An influx of some 200 new companies from 17 countries – representing businesses of all sizes, including individual designers, importers, and major manufacturers – will be among exhibitors debuting new gift,... more »
Owner looks to lighten load by selling business’ building — but not store
Even though Joe Caparulo wants to sell the building that houses Cappy's, the Elmira business he bought from his father in 1985, it doesn't mean the 65-year-old two-generation family enterprise is going away.Caparulo, 59, says... more »
Red Bluff store promotes Tehama fare
Red Bluff, CA — It's a one-stop shop for chocolate-covered prunes, habanero-flavored pickled garlic and buffalo pepper sticks.And it keeps Larry Carper busy."Like I tell my wife, I live here now," said Larry Carper, who... more »
Grand Rapids man crafts birdhouses from recycled Michigan barn wood
Grand Rapids, MI — Local birdhouse craftsman John Guertin isn't competing with China.He doesn't want to. Through a love of all things nature, he's developed a special process, collecting materials and assembling them in a... more »
World Market Center Las Vegas’ Gift+Home Show Bright with New Exhibitors
Las Vegas, NV - First time-to-market exhibitors and the introduction of new dynamic destinations are among the many reasons gift retailers won't want to miss Gift+Home at Las Vegas Market, taking place January 24-28, 2010.Temporary... more »
