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Consumers celebrate Halloween despite COVID-19

Like many holidays this year, Americans are planning to celebrate Halloween despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The autumnal holiday may look a little different this year, but consumers are finding ways to safely mark the... more »

Gifts of Nature adds Syracuse Cultural Workers to its offering

Gifts of Nature, a sales representative group with headquarters in Escondido, California, announced it has added Syracuse Cultural Workers to their offering of brands and vendors. Founded in 1982, Syracuse Cultural Workers is a “progressive... more »

Mary Meyer sends Australia wildlife relief

Mary Meyer has sent much needed funds to help the wildlife of Australia rebound from the devastating fires that raged through Australia during their last summer season (Nov. 2019 through Feb. 2020). As the fires... more »

National Candle Association celebrates World Candle Month

The National Candle Association (NCA) is celebrating Wold Candle Month. Candle use is up and people are lighting candles now, more than ever. As the COVID pandemic continues, more people are working from home, spending... more »

Data indicates a need for economic stimulus measures

Data indicating that small business owners are increasingly pessimistic about the coronavirus shows the need for continued economic stimulus measures, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “The coronavirus continues as a shock... more »

IMC_di unveils new digital tools

IMC_di (International Market Centers’ Digital Innovations division) recently unveiled Juniper, the new brand identity for its full suite of digital tools. The capstone of the project will be Juniper MKT, a new B2B ecommerce marketplace,... more »

Las Vegas Market presents signature Ahead of the Curve trend program

Las Vegas Market announced that its signature Ahead of the Curve trend program will be presented as a CEU-accrediting webinar on Aug. 19 in advance of Summer 2020 Market, running Aug. 30 – Sept. 3,... more »

Retail sales show increase in July

Retail sales continued to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in July, growing more slowly than the month before but adding to the strong turnaround seen since this spring’s declines, the National Retail... more »