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Las Vegas Market refines gift offerings
Las Vegas Market continues to refine its gift offerings with seven new, expanded and relocated showrooms debuting Jan. 23-27, 2022, at World Market Center Las Vegas. Representing diverse verticals including accessories, décor, handmade, housewares, seasonal... more »
Coral & Blue Paper Co. helps support a mission in Africa
Coral & Blue Paper Co., a children's stationery company, is on a mission to encourage gratitude, thoughtfulness and creativity by helping continue the tradition of writing Thank You notes. After forging a relationship with a... more »
GCA names its new president
Greeting Card Association (GCA) has named Amy McAnarney, vice president/general manager at Hallmark Cards, as its new president following the organization’s 2021 Annual Workshop & Retreat. McAnarney previously served as vice president and treasurer of... more »
IMC completes Atlanta NEXT home décor transformation in Winter 2022
International Market Centers (IMC) marks a major capital and strategic investment milestone with the Winter 2022 completion of its multi-market Atlanta NEXT transformation of the AmericasMart Atlanta home décor offerings. An additional 60,000+ square feet... more »
Dallas Market Center’s January Total Home & Gift Market delivers new and expanded showrooms
Dallas Market Center, the marketplace welcoming a record number of new buyers from across the country, is setting the stage for the first market of the year, Total Home & Gift Market, Jan. 5-11, 2022.... more »
JuniperMarket offers a phased preview for more than 30,000 select buyers
JuniperMarket enters the penultimate stage of its new B2B e-commerce marketplace, and has offered a phased preview for more than 30,000 select buyers to source from the site’s more than one million gift and home... more »
NRF reports nearly 180 million Americans shopped Thanksgiving weekend
Nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “Retailers... more »
Juniper hires Ray Shikatani as its new country manager for Canada
Juniper has hired Ray Shikatani, a 30-year veteran of Canada’s gift and home B2B industry, as its new country manager for Canada. This new role, which blends responsibilities formerly held by Ross Amyot, is effective... more »
Las Vegas Design Center hosts its final First Friday session of 2021
Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) wraps up the year with a hands-on Bubbles and Blooms session covering the basics of floral design on Dec. 3. The final First Friday session of 2021 will be presented... more »
Atlanta Market presents educational sessions this winter
Atlanta Market is preparing retailers and designers to build their brands in 2022 with a series of seven at-market educational sessions – including the proprietary Ahead of the Curve East Coast edition – and live culinary demonstrations presented Jan.... more »
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