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January 9, 2024
Ivystone, Rifle Paper Co. establish nationwide partnership

Ivystone, a sales agency in the gift and home industry, launched a new, nationwide partnership with stationery and lifestyle brand, Rifle Paper Co. The partnership is effective immediately and includes placement of the popular brand... more »

January 8, 2024
Atlanta Market names 40 Winter 2024 ‘Market Snapshot’ finalists

“People’s Choice” voting is open now through Jan. 15 for the Winter 2024 Atlanta Market edition of Market Snapshot, a showcase of 40 new and inventive products from its gift and home exhibitors. Buyers are... more »

January 8, 2024
Las Vegas Market opens ticket giveaway for U2 at the Sphere

Las Vegas Market is hosting a giveaway, offering pre-registered buyers an opportunity to win tickets to see U2 at the Sphere on Saturday, Jan. 27, the day before the winter buying event, Jan. 28-Feb. 1... more »

January 8, 2024
SHOW T.O. expands for January 2024 event

SHOW T.O., Canada's permanent showroom venue for the gift and home trade, expanded its showroom collective with the addition of four new permanent showroom members. SHOW T.O., which already boasts over 110,000 square feet dedicated... more »

January 4, 2024
Formal Markets, Mon Cheri Academy introduce 2024 educational program

ANDMORE Formal Markets and Mon Cheri Academy partnered to produce a yearlong educational program with in-person courses at two Formal Markets — April 8 in Atlanta and Aug. 10 in Las Vegas — supplemented with... more »

January 4, 2024
Gift for Life relaunches website, creates single destination for donors

Gift for Life, a charitable organization in the gift and home industries, is kicking off the new year with a newly redesigned website. Giftforlife.org is designed to be a clean, easy-to-navigate website that allows both... more »

January 3, 2024
Winter 2024 Atlanta Market presents gourmet product sourcing, programming

Winter 2024 Atlanta Market offers gourmet product sourcing and category-specific programming this January, complete with live cooking presentations and GCX: Start the Year, a full schedule of events and education presented by GC Buying Group,... more »

January 2, 2024
Retail sales grow this holiday season

U.S. retail sales — excluding automotive — increased 3.1% year over year this holiday season, according to preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse. This measures in-store and online retail sales, running from Nov. 1 through Dec.... more »

January 2, 2024
Joan Ulrich retires from Dallas Market Center

Joan Ulrich, who has spent decades in leadership roles across the market center and trade show landscape, from Chicago to New York to Los Angeles to Dallas, is retiring in March 2024. For the past... more »

January 2, 2024
NRF says $743B in merchandise returned in 2023

Total returns for the industry amounted to $743 billion in merchandise in 2023, according to a report released by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. As a percentage of sales, the total return rate... more »

December 21, 2023
Papersalt launches sister brand for expanded giftware

Papersalt will debut its sister brand, Salty, in January 2024. The new line includes more traditional gift categories, expanding the company’s offerings beyond Papersalt’s current books and... more »

December 20, 2023
Carolyn Rafaelian launches jewelry brand &LIVY, partners with Ivystone

Jewelry industry icon Carolyn Rafaelian launched &LIVY — a new brand of American-made, eco-friendly jewelry aimed bring to market affordable, high-quality and meaningful designs to amplify wearers’ intentions and connect people. &LIVY is designed to... more »

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