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JuniperMarket spotlights women-owned brands

Beginning March 8, International Women’s Day, JuniperMarket, a B2B ecommerce platform powered by IMC, shines a month-long spotlight on women-owned gift and home brands with a series of product features, live interviews and other curated... more »

Say Anything Planters from Sullivan Gift

The Mood of 2022

Sentiments, attitudes and opinions are trending as consumers are searching for ways to express themselves. Whether looking to a higher power for inspiration, or something cheeky for a laugh, products that fit a mood are... more »

Increasing Your Social Media Reach

When it comes to the ever-changing algorithms of social media giants like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, keeping your store’s organic reach steady can be a challenge. Whether you’re taking on the challenge of building your... more »

Top 10 Display Tips

I consider myself a creative curator. Spending the last 41 years in retail, I have learned a lot about merchandising and design. Between seven years at the iconic Fred Segal to another seven years at... more »

Yes She May!

Mei Xu, founder and CEO of Yes She May and also the founder and CEO of BlissLiving Home and Chesapeake Bay Candle, launched a consulting service in 2019 to help women grow their businesses around... more »

Utility Goods formerly located at One Market Plaza

Working It

Stellar yet simplistic design, quality and environmental concern were always guiding principles in Ryan Lafrenz’s vision. Prior to launching Utility Goods—an award-winning lifestyle brand based in San Francisco, Lafrenz worked as an environmental consultant. [caption... more »

Core Home acquires gift and pet product brands W+W and Wild and Woofy

Core Home, a New York City-based producer of premium housewares, announced its acquisition of the UK-based gift and pet brands, W+W and Wild and Woofy, subsidiaries of design-led lifestyle conglomerate Wild+Wolf. The acquisition comes at... more »

Votivo partners with Pura to offer smart technology, customizable home fragrance diffusion

Votivo, a curated fragrance collection manufactured and distributed in Spartanburg, South Carolina, announced its partnership today with Pura, an innovative smart home fragrance company that specializes in smart diffuser technology. The Pura Smart Home Fragrance... more »