Newsmakers

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The National Stationery Show (NSS), which will take place May 16-19 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, will showcase extensive product collections of companies including Papyrus, Recycled Paper Greetings, The...[more]

The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) is continuing partnership for 2010 with It’s A Baby & Family Expo, a consumer show reaching expectant parents and new families with young children.

As part of this program,...[more]

Through its partnership with Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.), Communities In Schools (CIS) of Nevada was able to provide Clark County, Nevada teen moms with needed baby items.

This partnership is part of a national...[more]

American Greetings Properties (AGP), the intellectual property and outbound licensing division of American Greetings Corporation, welcomed Gabrielle Oliff to its team as marketing director. Gabrielle joins AGP from The...[more]

More than $45,000 worth of Taggies products was donated to children’s charities through the company’s Tags of Love campaign and other philanthropic activities. Taggies, the award-winning line of children’s products featuring...[more]

The Toy Industry Association announced the winners of the tenth annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards during the kick-off celebration of the 107th American International Toy Fair.

      The ...[more]

"Focus Forward NYIGF 2013," a strategic reorganization of the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), comprising a series of considered changes to product categories and layout, has been announced by GLM. These changes, which...[more]

Gift for Life announced a partnership with the New York International Gift Fair (www.nyigf.com) to establish the Gift For Life Product Design Competition, a new annual competition that invites emerging and established designers...[more]

The Toy Industry Association (TIA) will host a pavilion for toys and youth products during the Craft & Hobby Association’s 2010 Summer Convention & Trade Show held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference Center in...[more]

Rick Segal and Doug Fleener will headline the speaker series at the The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) 2010 Marketplace & Academy, June 13-16, 2010, in Providence, Rhode Island.  

Fleener will provide...[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]