holidays

Willow & Ivy Press launch first collection of greeting cards

Willow & Ivy Press launched its first collection of greeting cards. The offering introduces a collection of 134 cards for everyday occasions, plus 24 designs... more »

Mud Pie debuts Hanukkah collection

Mud Pie debuted a Hanukkah collection for the fall/holiday 2024 season with home and kids’ gift items. The collection, which is now available for purchase by... more »

Old World Christmas celebrates 45 years

Old World Christmas is celebrating its 45th year as a provider of exquisite, handcrafted glass ornaments. Since its inception in 1979, the company has aimed to uphold a tradition of craftsmanship, quality and timeless holiday... more »

Merry & Bright: Previewing holiday 2024 décor

Retailers have packed away the remaining ornaments and ribbons from their holiday displays as Gift Shop Plus Winter 2024 went to press, but product designers already have their sights on the upcoming holiday 2024 décor debuts.... more »

Thanksgiving holiday weekend sees record number of shoppers

A record 200.4 million consumers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, surpassing last year’s record of 196.7 million, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation... more »

NRF survey shows top 5 gift categories for the holidays

As an estimated 182 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, the latest survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics shows the top... more »

2023 import cargo winds down

With most imported holiday season merchandise already here, inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to slow during the remainder of 2023, according to the Global Port Tracker report by the... more »

2023 holiday spending to reach record levels

Holiday spending is expected to reach record levels during November and December and will grow between 3% and 4% over 2022 to between $957.3 billion and $966.6 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).... more »