Category: stm-Newsletter
JuniperMarket launches new curation initiative
JuniperMarket launched a new curation initiative with user-generated content designed to demonstrate the convenience and ease of shopping on a digital marketplace.
MarketTime establishes partnership with Anne McGilvray & Company
Sales agency Anne McGilvray & Company — representing more than 150 brands — selected MarketTime as its sales enablement partner.
Greg & Company showcases new artist
Greg & Company is now representing artist Robert Francis, whose art reflects a contemporary style of traditional subject matter.
Hong Kong International Stationery & School Supplies Fair returns in January
The 21st edition of the Hong Kong International Stationery & School Supplies Fair will return Jan. 9-12, 2023, with a new fair name, exhibit categories and exhibition model at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Carole Middleton’s Party Pieces launches in US
Party Pieces — the British party supplies company founded by Carole Middleton in 1987 — launched its partyware collection at Saker ShopRite stores in New Jersey.
Keena selects e-commerce platform MarketTime
Keena, a boutique wholesale manufacturers’ representation agency offering expertise to brands in the gift, home and fashion categories, selected MarketTime as its sales enablement and e-commerce platform.
Changing the Narrative calls for pro-aging birthday cards
Changing the Narrative issued a new call for greeting card designers to create birthday cards that celebrate, instead of denigrate, aging.
Las Vegas Market unveils plans for winter 2023 show
International Market Centers offered details about the Winter 2023 Las Vegas Market taking place Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, 2023, at the World Market Center Las Vegas.
40 products named IMC Market Snapshot finalists
Forty trending home décor and furnishings products by 40 International Market Centers (IMC) exhibitors are in the running to be “People’s Choice” winners for the Fall 2022 High Point Market Snapshot presentation.
Redback wins Best Humorous Henries Award
There was great elation in Redback HQ on the morning after the Henries winners were announced; having crossed fingers and waited with bated breath, the gang were over the moon to have won a prestigious Henries award in the Best Humorous Range category with the Zeppelinmoon line.
American wins coveted UK greeting card award
An American, and a long-time fixture in the greeting card industry, has been honored with a Henry award at the 2022 awards event on Oct. 6 in London. Organized by Progressive Greetings, The Henries are accepted as the ultimate accolades in the U.K. greeting card industry.
6 things to know about the 2022 holiday shopping season
The 2022 holiday shopping season is underway for many retailers as the buildup to this year’s fourth quarter has included many unknowns and less predictability than past years. Inflation, gas prices and shipping disruptions have kept retailers on their toes. Yet optimism remains high as consumer spending remains steady, according to the National Retail Federation.
Gift for Life partners with home industry to launch new initiative at High Point Market
Gift for Life, in partnership with home industry leaders, announced the launch of “Home vs Hunger,” a new charitable initiative raising funds for World Central Kitchen’s crisis-related hunger relief programs. Following the October launch, the organizing committee will develop an ongoing series of future fundraising activities.
Greeting Card Association announces 2022-2023 Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has announced changes to its Board of Directors and Advisory Board for 2022-2023. These changes were approved by a vote of GCA’s membership and went into effect on October 1, 2022.
New wholesale marketplace launched for independent retailers
Indie & Main is a curated boutique wholesale marketplace representing a select group of vendors in gift, home, fashion and consumables to independent retailers.
Christmasworld and Ambiente expand global sourcing with simultaneous trade fairs
In the sourcing area of Ambiente and Christmasworld, which takes place simultaneously for the first time, trade visitors will find a unique spectrum of international producers on the largest sourcing platform outside China. By having the two fairs in parallel, a global range of Ambiente Dining, Living, Giving and Working as well as Christmasworld will be bundled in Halls 10 and 11.1 – opening up additional, valuable contacts and a maximum degree of internationality for exhibitors.
Las Vegas Design Center hosts educational October events
Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) has announced its October events calendar, including four educational, celebratory and fundraising events at World Market Center Las Vegas. The four events happening at LVDC are an IDS-hosted session on 10/4, a women’s educational and networking event on 10/6, an art show kick-off on 10/7 and Halloween event on 10/28.