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DMC shares expansions for October Apparel & Accessories Market
Following the best-attended spring and summer markets in more than a decade, Dallas Market Center (DMC) announced details for its upcoming Apparel & Accessories Market, Oct. 26-29, 2021, including expanded temps, new showrooms, and a... more »
About Face Designs acquires Brownlow Gifts
About Face Designs, based in Highland Park, Illinois announced the acquisition of Brownlow Gifts, an inspirational gift company based in Fort Worth, Texas. “The purchase of Brownlow Gifts is a strategic expansion by About Face... more »
GCA receives recognition for its Black Makers Pitch Program
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) was honored with the highest recognition, the Summit Award for Diversity & Inclusion, for its Black Makers Pitch Program. The honor was bestowed at the annual American Society of Association... more »
IHGF Delhi Fair readies for in-person October event
The wait for IHGF Delhi Fair in its signature form is over as the 52nd edition returns to the India Expo Centre & Mart, Oct. 28-31, 2021. The show connects India's manufacturers of home, lifestyle,... more »
DEMDACO and OneCoast part ways
OneCoast and DEMDACO mutually announced the end of their representation agreement effective Jan. 1, 2022. The representation agreement was initiated in January of 2016 and has come to a natural end at the end of... more »
ToyFest West celebrates 60 years
The Western Toy and Hobby Representatives Association (WTHRA) celebrates its Diamond Anniversary with 60 years of producing its toy show in the west! To celebrate this accomplishment, the WTHRA Board of Directors have chosen to... more »
The Metropolitan Museum of Art unveils new licensing partnerships
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) unveiled new licensing partnerships across home décor, fashion accessories, gifting and educational games. The first of these new licensing collaborations will launch to consumers and the trade this... more »
New York Tabletop Show welcomes two new temporary brands
Forty One Madison welcomes two new temporary brands to the building for the upcoming New York Tabletop Show, Oct. 5-8. World renowned artist Hunt Slonem will be opening its Hop Up Shop Pop Up on... more »
IMC opens registration for its October Market Insights webinar
As retailers enter the busy fourth quarter, International Market Centers (IMC) is encouraging an examination of the unique value that individual stores bring to local communities in its Market Insights: The Art and Science of... more »
IndieMe celebrates successful Virtual Expo
IndieMe Marketplace, has announced its 4th Virtual Expo, which ran Sep. 8-14, 2021, has concluded and the platform is preparing for its 5th Virtual Expo, Feb. 2-8, 2022. The IndieMe Marketplace has over 23 years... more »
Warefo celebrates new global headquarters
Warefor, a new company that connects manufacturers of home products to targeted retailer buyers and consumers, is inaugurating its global headquarters in the greater Houston area in Brookshire, Texas in September, 2021. Warefor offers integrated... more »
Spielwarenmesse provides welfare institutions with new toys
Nuremberg-based Spielwarenmesse eG has been donating toys to welfare institutions in Franconia and the SOS Children’s Villages in Germany for more than 40 years. Around 30 pallets of cuddly toys, board games and wooden toys... more »