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Gift for Life supports Bailey House with Text-to-Give

Gift for Life, the gift and home industries' sole charitable organization, continues its successful Text-to-Give campaign in connection with the 2019 Retailer Excellence Awards (REAs). Donations are being collected and will directly benefit Bailey House,... more »

Shop Southern California

Beautiful palm trees, low humidity, Pacific Ocean, and statuesque mountains — these physical attributes draw people to southern California (SoCal). Smaller retail establishments, up and down the coast, are ideal places for shoppers to soak... more »

Portmeirion Group purchases Nambé

Portmeirion Group shared it purchased Nambé LLC, a U.S. homewares business. The acquisition provides the Group with additional scale in key U.S. markets and complements the existing U.S. subsidiary while continuing to diversify business into... more »

IMC shares July 2019 Visual Display Award winners

International Market Centers (IMC) shares the winners of its semi-annual Visual Display Awards for The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market. Winners were selected in showrooms and temporaries for excellence in visual merchandising and... more »

Retailers back bill requiring congressional review of tariff hikes

The National Retail Federation (NRF) welcomes legislation introduced on June 25, 2019, that would strengthen congressional authority over tariff increases. “We agree with the need to deliver fair and balanced trade deals, but taxing Americans isn’t... more »

What You Need to Know About CBD Products

Customers love a new product that’s all the rage. Currently, that product is CBD. The popularity of this plant extract, newly legal in most states, has produced a wave of information that can be difficult... more »

Prada launches the sustainable Re-Nylon collection

Reflecting changing times and a shifting world, Prada launches a new project, Re-Nylon, a sustainable line of iconic Prada bag silhouettes executed in a new regenerated nylon, ECONYL. The product of a partnership between Prada... more »

Vera Bradley acquires ownership of Pura Vida

Vera Bradley, Inc., an American bag and luggage company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 75 percent interest in Creative Genius, Inc., which also operates under the name Pura Vida Bracelets (“Pura Vida”).  Pura... more »