Tile it On!
Peggy Karr Glass has just introduced a new line of handmade fused glass tiles perfect for the kitchen and bathroom. 5/26/2006

Custom Made
Heritage Prints will take a vintage advertisement and tweak it to add your own name. 5/25/2006

Gifts & Dec to Honor Retail Excellence
New York — This August, Gifts & Decorative Accessories will continue a tradition conceived some 55 years ago by honoring excellence in retailing.

Artists, Designers Lure Licensees at Surtex
New York – New color waves, new patterns, and new takes on traditional subjects were found in abundance at the 20th annual Surtex show here this week.

Come and Get It!
The new Peas & Carrots plate set from Gregg Gift Co. includes a plate, bowl, cup, fork and spoon. 5/24/2006

Market Report — National Stationery Show
If anyone was thinking that maybe greeting cards, pens, diaries and bookmarks were all going the way of BlackBerries, Palm Pilots and other hi-tech paraphernalia... fughettaboudit, as we say here in New York.

Market Report — National Stationery Show
If anyone was thinking that maybe greeting cards, pens, diaries and bookmarks were all going the way of BlackBerries, Palm Pilots and other hi-tech paraphernalia... fughettaboudit, as we say here in New York.

Holiday: Retailers Forecast Good Volume, Tough Margins
Chicago – Retailers expect holiday 2006 to be strong on sales but tough on margins, suggesting that retailers plan to absorb rising energy and transportation costs rather than pass them on to consumers, according to software company Oracle.

A Bit of the Exotic
This capiz shell lamp can easily be seen in a tropical setting. 5/23/2006

CMC Launches VIP Mini-Market
Los Angeles — Jon Weiglin, director of gift and home for the California Market Center (CMC), announced that the mart will create a new VIP buyer mini-market called Platinum,

Best New Products: Stationery
New York — George Little Management, producers of the National Stationery Show, honored five exhibitors at its 10th annual Best New Product Awards on May 21st.

Hostess Gift
On your next visit to your friend’s house, why not take the chocolate cake you’re bringing out of the box and place it on a decorative serving plate? 5/22/2006

A Broad Move
WonderChess, a kit that makes learning the game fun and rewarding for kids, is going global, and will be distributed in Australia. 5/19/2006

Chicago/Midwest Preview
Chicago Gift & Home Market, The Columbus Marketplace July Show, The Columbus Marketplace August Show, The Columbus Marketplace Temporary Show, Offinger's Handcrafted Marketplace, Heritage Cash & Carry Wholesale Market, Kansas City Gift Mart, Minneapolis Gift Mart, Minneapolis Gift/Souvenir Temporaries

Market Report — Gourmet Housewares Show
It’s a good thing we brought our appetites to Las Vegas last week, because the Gourmet Housewares Show was a feast of gift merchandise cool, hot, trendy and the unusual — as well as delicious food.

Market Report — Gourmet Housewares Show
It’s a good thing we brought our appetites to Las Vegas last week, because the Gourmet Housewares Show was a feast of gift merchandise cool, hot, trendy and the unusual — as well as delicious food.

Mart Expands Collegiate Licensing
Atlanta —  AmericasMart and the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) agency are again joining forces to expand licensing presence.

A Rose By Any Other Name...
Hixson, TN – It's Happy Whiskerz! Cookie Co. from now on.

Luggage IDs
Help your customers make their suitcases recognizable and easy to spot. 5/18/2006

Shop At Home TV to go Dark
Cincinnati – Broadcasts of Shop At Home television and the ShopAtHomeTV.com will cease on June 22, parent company E.W. Scripps has announced.