Spotlight Awards

Spotlight Awards Voices: 2024 honorees share lessons, insights

In the Winter 2024 issue of Gift Shop® Plus, we introduced you to 12 incredible visionaries in gift and stationery, including retailers, manufacturers, designers, sales managers and executives. Their stories are as diverse as our industry,... more »

Gift Shop Plus reveals its 2024 Gift + Stationery Spotlight Awards winners

Gift Shop® Plus and its sister publication, Stationery Trends, are thrilled to unveil the inaugural class of Gift + Stationery Spotlight Awards honorees. While there are countless awards programs in the gift and stationery communities,... more »

5 minutes with ANDMORE’s Sarah Mount

Editor's note: Since the time of this interview, International Market Centers (IMC) has rebranded as ANDMORE. All IMC references in the quotes have been updated to reflect the company's new name for clarity's sake.  As... more »

Sustainability and eco-friendly trends in paper and stationery

Families can be such valuable resources in life and for me, my family has been truly life changing. My grandfather's passion with printing began over 40 years ago repurposing hardcover books into paperback books. [caption... more »

Retail chat: The mindset of a successful leader

We chatted with 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 honoree Gavin Marks to get his perspective on what it takes to make it as a great boss and all-around successful leader. Whether you are running... more »

Retail Chat: Branding in Motion

Ever feel like the only store on earth that hasn’t made a social media video? You’re not alone. In fact, 1 in 4 retailers report being initially “intimidated” to enter the video space – including... more »

40 Under 40: Honoring the Class of 2022

Gift Shop® Plus and its sister publication, Stationery Trends, are proud to introduce the 40 new honorees to the Gift + Stationery 40 Under 40 program. The class of 2022 features a new group of... more »

Gift + Stationery Week webinars are now available on-demand

Stationery Trends and Gift Shop®️ Plus presented an exciting week of free programming, Aug. 9-11, during its annual Gift + Stationery Week. This event  featured three interactive webcasts highlighting trends, diversity and the state of... more »