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GHTA Stampedes Its Way to Excellence By Caroline Kennedy - 01/04/2010
The Gift & Home Trade Assn. held its annual conference at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, AZ. The gathering brought together representatives of a cross-section of the gift industry: manufacturers, sales organizations and reps, trade show and mart executives, technology vendors, retailers and trade press. More
Double Take: Summer Markets 2009 By Bessie Nestoras - 10/27/2009
A look back at the Summer Markets of 2009. See what you might have missed, and what you may see continuing to evolve at the upcoming winter markets.
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Double Take: 2009 REA gala By Caroline Kennedy - 09/08/2009
On Sunday evening, August 16, representatives from all walks of the gift industry came together at New York’s Marriott Marquis for Gifts & Decorative Accessories’ 53rd annual Retailer Excellence Awards gala.
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Double Take, Too: Winter Markets 2009 By Bessie Nestoras, Caroline Kennedy and Meredith Schwartz - 03/13/2009
The Winter 2009 markets weren’t just about business. There was plenty of fun to be had with showrooms hosting parties, artist signings and book signings.
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Double Take: Winter Markets 2009 By Bessie Nestoras, Caroline Kennedy and Meredith Schwartz - 02/27/2009
The 2009 Winter market season is over. We’ve traveled the country and found a number of trends and interesting products despite the down economy.
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DoubleTake: Summer Markets 2008 By Bessie Nestoras, Meredith Schwartz and Caroline Kennedy - 09/17/2008
The 2008 Summer major market season has passed and despite the gloom — a bad economy, rising gas prices, an election — the gift industry managed to come out okay.
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DoubleTake: Retailer Excellence Awards Gala By Staff - 08/29/2008
New York — Out-shining the lights of NYC’s Times Square were the gift industry’s best and brightest, as they gathered at the Marriott Marquis for Gifts & Decorative Accessories’ 57th annual Retailer Excellence Awards Gala.
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Double Take: National Stationery Show 2008 By Caroline Kennedy - 06/13/2008
The National Stationery Show drew exhibitors and retailers from around the world to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, May 18–21. In a changing world where electronic communication challenges the hand-written word to remain relevant, the stationery industry and the show itself rose to meet those challenges.
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Panjiva is the leading intelligence platform for global trade professionals. With detailed information on 1.5 million companies that do business across borders, Panjiva is the go-to source for information for global trade professionals who want to...
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Shopatron is the world's leading provider of global eCommerce for consumer goods. With Shopatron, orders placed on branded websites are offered to a managed network of global partners for fulfillment, typically for assignment to local retailers...
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Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline, and accelerate product design, development, and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized...
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Red Gold, LLC is one of America's largest producers of tomato products. Offering premium quality ketchup, tomatoes and tomato juice at a more affordable price than other national brands, Red Gold is the right choice for today's foodservice economy...
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Double Take 2010 - ARTS awards Industry insiders gathered in Dallas for the 21st Annual ARTS Awards. Presented by the Accessories Resource Team & the Dallas Market Center, winners included past Gifts & Decorative Accessories REA honorees, Melissa Haberstroh & Christi Tullis.
Product Wire – March 15, 2010
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