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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 »

IndieMe offers Virtual Expo in September

IndieMe Marketplace, LLC, an online marketplace for retailers to source handmade American and Canadian artist-made craft for over 22 years, announced that it will hold its second Virtual Expo from Sep. 9-15, 2020*. The IndieMe... more »

NRF expects retail imports to be at its lowest annual total in four years

Imports at major U.S. retail container ports during 2020 are expected to see their lowest total in four years as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy continues, according to the monthly... more »