Newsmakers

CSS Industries announced that Laurie Gilner is joining the organization as president of C.R. Gibson (www.crgibson.com). Laurie succeeds Donald French, who is retiring. Laurie has more than 20 years of management and sales...[more]

Stronger retailer-manufacturer partnerships and greater investment in new product development and innovation are essential if store brands want to keep the big market share gains they achieved during the recession and lay the...[more]

The Gift and Home Trade Association has recently connected with Creative Solutions Group and will offer a suite of health benefits to its members. Benefits include:•    Free prescription card offering savings...[more]

The Greeting Card Association will host its Annual Convention October 13-16 at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa. The event will include keynote speakers, industry insight from panel discussions, a program about viral...[more]

Scandinavian Child, a U.S. children's product distributor, launched the Cognitive Solutions Authenticity Program. This Assurance and Authentication solution provides 24/7 awareness of product origin, compliance and safety for...[more]

Juvenile-product retail organizations affiliated with BabyProductExperts.com are banding together in support of the Mainstreet Fairness Initiative and U.S. House Bill H.R.5660, the Main Street Fairness Act. In 1992, the Supreme...[more]

After 25 years of helping children and families in need with donated new products, Kids in Distressed Situations Inc. (K.I.D.S.) is making it easier for millions of people in New York's Times Square to support its efforts. On...[more]

Due to choking hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and P. Graham Dunn (www.pgrahamdunn.com) issued a voluntary recall of about 500 wooden toy rattles sold in gift stores and book retailers nationwide from June...[more]

A new Carol Sedestrom Ross “Maker-to-Market” Scholarship, funded by the New York International Gift Fair (www.nyigf.com), will be presented annually to two emerging artisans displaying the greatest potential for success in the...[more]

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Kind + Jugend (www.kindundjugend.com) organizers expect a significant international presence at the Cologne, Germany show, held September 16-19. Suppliers from 40 countries will use the Cologne...[more]

Held October 9-10, The Gourmet Experience takes center stage among scenic San Diego's north county featuring hundreds of food, luxury and lifestyle products and services that cater to discriminating consumers with refined and...[more]

As a smart retailer you are constantly looking for new ways to expand your market. Well, there’s a category that can do just that and the target group probably already shops in your store. The category is professional sports...[more]

Roman, Inc. and Cottage Garden Collections, two award-winning, family-run gift companies well known in the industry for their inspiration and sentiment product lines, announced a merger effective October 15, 2008.  This...[more]

Wholesalecrafts.com Inc., producers of the American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE) show, has hired Nanette Asbury as Buyer Services Representative, to service and recruit retailers for Wholesalecrafts.com's online shopping service...[more]

Applejack Art Partners Inc. has announced that Vice President Jim Giller has been promoted to president of the art company. Giller joined Applejack in January; previously he was president of Wild Apple Graphics and is a former...[more]

Effective October 6, 2008, Baekgaard began operating out of their new Corporate Office and Distribution Center. The new contact information is: Baekgaard, 12420 Silverado Road, Roanoke, IN 46783; phone 260/672-1600, fax...[more]

California-based Bestever, designer, manufacturer and distributor of unique soft toy creations and lifestyle gifts, is proud to announce its partnership with Kids Wish Network. Together they are set to launch a new philanthropic...[more]

OneCoast, the largest and only national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of home, gift and collegiate products, announced its decision to form a third sales division, called National Division 2...[more]