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Urban Expositions Blazes New Trail for March 2012 Portland Gift & Accessories Show

Now owned and managed by Urban Expositions, the Portland Gift & Accessories Show will return to the Oregon Convention Center March 3-5, 2012 with an earlier spring date pattern offering retailers the ideal opportunity to... more »

Holiday Shopping: Merchants Ring up Robust Sales

Wilton, CT - Drawn by the mild weather and a national small business promotion, shoppers helped boost holiday sales in local stores this season, with most merchants in an informal survey reporting better results than... more »

Urban Expositions Names Joan Ulrich Vice President of New Business Development

Urban Expositions has appointed Joan C. Ulrich to the newly created post of Vice President of New Business Development. Ulrich's responsibilities will be overseeing the research and development of ongoing new business growth opportunities as... more »

Urban Expositions Acquires Airport Revenue News

Airport Revenue News (ARN) has been acquired by Urban Expositions. Urban Expositions is the largest gift and souvenir trade show organizer in the U.S., hosting a total of 21 shows each year. The company was... more »

NYIGF’s Highest “Sustainability” Status Awarded to Seven Product & Producers

Seven of the 250 products chosen to be featured in theSustainAbility: design for a better world® display at the winter 2012 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), have been designated as "SustainAbility3," the Fair's highest... more »

20th Annual Winter NYC Restaurant Week Offers Dining Discounts During NYIGF

White Plains, NY - The 20th Annual Winter NYC Restaurant Week™ will coincide with the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), January 28-February 2, 2012, offering dining discounts at more than 300 of the City's... more »

Urban Expositions Acquires Portland Gift & Accessories Show, Cash & Carry Trade Shows From Western Exhibitors

Urban Expositions has acquired the Portland Gift & Accessories Show, San Francisco Cash & Carry Show, Seattle Cash & Carry Show and Portland Cash & Carry Show from Western Exhibitors. The latest acquisitions are part... more »

A Savvy Shopper Resolution: Shop Local

In December 2009 — yes, I had to look through the archives for that date — I publicly promised readers that I would spend more dollars in locally owned stores in the upcoming year.I'm happy... more »