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Noted: The Greeting Card Expo debuts May 18

The greeting card industry is buzzing with excitement for Noted: The Greeting Card Expo happening May 18 through May 20, 2019 at the Brooklyn Expo Center and hosted by the Greeting Card Association (GCA). Noted... more »

ASTRA 2019 Marketplace & Academy features new Play from Day One zone

The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) said its new Play from Day One zone at this year’s Marketplace & Academy will showcase products that support play across the lifespan starting at birth and moving... more »

Greeting Card Association and Blue Print establish partnership

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) and Blue Print have established a new partnership between Noted: The Greeting Card Expo and Blue Print beginning in May 2020 at the Festival Pavilion in San Francisco, California. Noted is debuting in 2019 in Brooklyn... more »

International Home + Housewares Show welcomes new name

The just-concluded 2019 International Home + Housewares Show was sold-out with 2,205 exhibitors from 43 countries and featured a focus on influencers/bloggers, smart/connected products and the specialty beverage movement. “Over and over we heard from... more »

Trend expert shares latest lifestyle trends at 2019 International Home + Housewares Show

"People aren't buying objects, they're buying experiences," said consumer trend expert Tom Mirabile. We’re now in a consumer-centric period of retail where the consumer is in control, said Tom Mirabile, trend expert for the International... more »

IHA: New show name, new logo

The International Housewares Association (IHA) introduced a new logo and graphic identity system for the Association and all of its related brands. Coming at the same time as the announcement of the new Show branding,... more »

Greeting Card Association and BookExpo announce collaboration

In a move to expand opportunities for creative “makers” at smaller and emerging greeting card companies, the Greeting Card Association has agreed to collaborate with Reed Expositions, producer of BookExpo, to offer its popular “GCA Village”... more »

National Veterans Small Business Week is Nov. 5-9

The U.S. Small Business Administration will celebrate the accomplishments of veteran, service member and military spouse small business owners nationwide during National Veterans Small Business Week, Nov. 5-9. “National Veterans Small Business Week is another... more »