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The Whitehurst Company celebrates 75 years

The Whitehurst Company, LLC is celebrating its 75th year anniversary of importing Christmas! Mr. and Mrs. Morris Whitehurst founded Whitehurst Imports in 1947, bringing mouthblown and hand painted ornaments, made by skilled artisans in Europe,... more »

DMC and ARTS celebrate ARTS Award recipients

Dallas Market Center (DMC) and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the recipients of the 32nd ARTS Awards. Following a judging process guided by a panel of industry experts, category winners were announced... more »

Totalee Gift celebrates its first anniversary

Totalee Gift has marked its first year after debuting in January 2021 at Dallas Market Center, Atlanta Market, Las Vegas Market and Minneapolis Mart. Totalee was founded on trend-forward, fun designs and has become known... more »

JuniperMarket opens for business

JuniperMarket is now open for business – allowing home décor, gift, furniture and apparel buyers and sellers to connect anytime and anywhere. The new multi-line B2B e-commerce platform powered by International Market Centers (IMC) is... more »

Atlanta Apparel presents over 500 showrooms and 250 temps this February

Atlanta Apparel will present over a 500 showrooms and 350 temporary exhibits at its 2022 Apparel Market, Feb. 1 – 5 at AmericasMart Atlanta. “The apparel industry is booming back, and exhibit sales and pre-registration... more »

Enesco acquires Allen Designs

Enesco is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of Allen Designs, a growing creative and whimsical international branded line of quality and functional products sold by retailers around the world. Leading the continued... more »

Appelman Schauben launches major rebranding

Appelman Schauben announced the launch of a new brand identity that will reflect a vision for the future, while demonstrating a commitment to providing customers the creative direction and service they have come to expect.... more »

Leanin’ Tree transitions to employee-owned business

Leanin’ Tree, Inc, a greeting card company based in Boulder, Colorado, transitioned from a family-owned business to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) effective Dec. 26, 2021. Leanin’ Tree was co-founded in 1949 by Edward... more »