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Chris Menefee Joins Urban Expositions Sales Team

Urban Expositions announces the appointment of gift and home industry veteran Chris Menefee to the executive sales team for its cash and carry division. In his new role, Menefee will work in tandem with Jim... more »

Summer 2012 Home Textiles Market Week in New York Showcases Top Suppliers & Offers Full Slate of Activities

Home Textiles Market Week®, the largest market for home textiles resources in the United States, returns to New York City August 17- 22, with some 600 bed, bath, linen and home fashion vendors showcased at... more »

Vianza Drives the Future of Specialty Retail through Major Sponsorship of Urban Expositions Events

Urban Expositions, the largest gift and souvenir trade show organizer, today announced that Vianza, Inc. has become the exclusive technology sponsor of its trade shows for wholesale business management.Vianza will make its networked software-as-services (SaaS)... more »

Emmaus Cash Mob Brings Dollars to the Downtown, Follows Footsteps of Easton, Bethlehem

Emmaus, PA - Would-be participants are given a meeting date, time and place, plus one instruction: Bring cash.They've been tapped to join a cash mob -- a group of folks who descend on a small... more »

Weslaco ‘Where’s Waldo’ Promotes Locally Owned Businesses

Weslaco, TX - Look closely while shopping local city stores this month. You might spot a striped, bespectacled little man grinning from merchandise displays or clothing racks.Waldo is in Weslaco.Candlewick Press, publisher of the elusive,... more »

Five Color Palettes and 80+ Products Selected For “Open House” Trend Preview at Summer 2012 NYIGF

The inaugural "Open House" project, to be presented at the summer 2012 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), moves one step closer to fruition with Pantone's identification of five fresh color palettes and One Kings... more »

Encouraging People to Shop Locally

Cootamundra, NSW - AN INITIATIVE encouraging residents to shop locally has generated a great deal of interest among Cootamundra businesspeople. Two information sessions about the Why Leave Town Promotion took place on Wednesday, with Cootamundra... more »

Acquisition of L.A. Mart By PHR L.A. Mart LLC Announced

PHR L.A. Mart LLC, a commercial real estate management company, announces the purchase of L.A. Mart® from Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI). Guided by the property management expertise of PHR's principals, L.A. Mart enters its... more »