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Gift for Life and DMC partner to host summer fundraising campaign

Gift for Life announced that Dallas Market Center, in conjunction with select showrooms, will be hosting a summer fundraising campaign, This Showroom Feeds Families, to support World Central Kitchen (WCK) and its efforts to provide... more »

Las Vegas Market offers expanded gift-sourcing this summer

Las Vegas Market offers a broad range of lifestyle products presented together on six floors in World Market Center Building C – including some seven new, expansions and relocations – July 24-28, 2022 at World... more »

NRF welcomes court’s rejection of lawsuits regarding Braille gift cards

The National Retail Federation (NRF) shared that it welcomes a federal appeals court’s rejection of a series of “carbon copy” lawsuits claiming five retailers violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to sell Braille... more »

GHTA welcomes two keynote speakers at its annual conference

The Gift & Home Trade Association (GHTA) released detailed information on the 2022 conference keynote speakers, Dr. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, co-founders of Beekman 1802 for the 2022 GHTA Conference that will be held... more »

IMC introduces coast-to-coast bridal sourcing

International Market Centers (IMC) is set to host its semi-annual Atlanta edition of VOW Bridal & Formal, co-located with its once-annual World of Prom & Social Occasion, as well as launch its premiere Las Vegas... more »

NRF says economy experiences ongoing expansion despite uncertainty

The Federal Reserve faces “a tricky job” in addressing inflation but continuing growth in employment, wages and consumer spending make it unlikely the effort will backfire into a major setback for the economy, Jack Kleinhenz,... more »

IMC and Gift for Life partner to raise funds for crisis-related hunger relief

Gift for Life and International Market Centers have partnered to raise funds for crisis-related hunger relief through a new fundraiser, Come Together, which runs June 1- Aug. 1, 2022. The initiative, which bridges IMC’s digital... more »

OneCoast partners with C.R. Gibson Signature and The Gift Wrap Company

OneCoast, an omnichannel wholesale sales and marketing company, has announced a long-term partnership with Design Group Americas representing the C.R. Gibson Signature and The Gift Wrap Company brands effective June 6, 2022.  Design Group Americas designs, manufactures,... more »