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IHA moves The Inspired Home Show to August 2021

The International Housewares Association (IHA) announced that its annual home + housewares gathering, The Inspired Home Show, will be held in-person August 7-10, 2021 at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. The event had previously... more »

Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show cancels October event

Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show released a statement regarding the cancellation of its Oct. 7-10, 2020 show that was slated to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada. It is... more »

Greeting Card Association recognizes LOUIE Award winners

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) announced the winners of its 2020 LOUIE Awards, the International Greeting Card Awards Competition, at the 31st annual celebration on Thursday, July 30. For the first time in 30 years,... more »

Faire offers online trade show event

Earlier this year, Faire announced new tools and online events with the purpose of bringing the Faire community together to connect in the absence of traditional trade shows. Faire announced the first online trade show event to... more »

Retailers and brands gravitate to Bridge’s online community

Bridge, an online e-commerce community, saw significant increases in membership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Retail membership increased by 17% and nine brands joined the platform, including Lenox, Kate Spade, Dansk, and Richard Ginori. Since the spring,... more »

IMC presents webinars on post-COVID-19 retail

International Market Centers (IMC) is presenting two webinars exploring post-COVID-19 retail strategy as a planning tool for its Summer 2020 markets. Presented together by Atlanta Market (Aug. 13-18) and Las Vegas Market (Aug. 30-Sep. 3)... more »

NY NOW reveals re-imagined stationery destination

NY NOW unveiled plans to create a single stationery destination within its market. The reimagined stationery destination will be part of a re-branded Gift + Stationery section and, as a result, the National Stationery Show... more »

SJT donates $8,900 to Feeding America

SJT Enterprises, a 35-year consumer products company, came out with COVID-19 Support car magnets in April with the plan that a portion of the sales would be donated to Feeding America, the non-profit that distributes... more »