Gift sales are like no other retail category: they include just about every kind of product, from apparel and accessories, home, gift, decor, souvenirs, and more. Plus, every retailer is a gift retailer. Even if you are not a park gift shop or a tourist town boutique, it’s guaranteed that you have sold a gift […]
July 2019 Issue
International Gift Exposition in the Smokies Celebrates 20 Years in November
Founded in 2000, International Gift Exposition in the Smokies (IGES) is a wholesale-only gift show in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, TN. As a favorite Tennessee show, it is held in late Fall and draws many buyers from specialty stores across the U.S., the Caribbean, and Canada. The show features more […]
Gift Trends for Any Season
People always need to buy gifts – whether for a birthday, anniversary, souvenir, or holiday, gift-giving is a year-round event. As retailers, we tend to associate gifts with the winter holiday season. However, the winter holidays make up just under half of gift givers’ annual gift spend. Shoppers spend more throughout the year on gifts […]
CBD Products: The Next Gold Rush
No matter what kind of retail business you’re in, there’s a good chance you have heard about one of the fastest growing product categories: CBD. The CBD industry, also sometimes referred to as “the next gold rush” is set to become a $22 billion market by 2022. With CBD sales skyrocketing, now is the time […]
Rocky Mountain Gift Show at The Denver Mart
The Rocky Mountain Gift Show and Denver Apparel & Accessory Market combine twice yearly at The Denver Mart for the region’s premier wholesale buying event. Each event attracts over 1,500 retailers and store owners who come to convene around the huge array of temporary, permanent, and cash and carry showrooms. At every market, buyers can […]
NY NOW Product Preview
NY NOW is a biannual gift, home, and lifestyle trade show owned and operated by Emerald Expositions. NY NOW is the perfect show for indie retailers to find exciting trends, new brands, as well as favorite household names. The show is also colocated with the National Stationery Show. New for August 2019, NY NOW will […]
Refunds Don’t Have To Be the Pain Point of Retail
Returns have always been a touchy subject for retailers. You have to know your battlegrounds and find that sweet spot to not only keep customers happy, but also to keep your store up and running. Returnly, the post-purchase payments company for retailers and brands that care about customer loyalty, is changing the return experience for […]
JA New York Summer Product Preview
JA New York, a jewelry trade show with over 100 years of history, is held in New York City three times per year. The show focuses on buying, trend spotting, treasure-hunting and business-building. Over 600 suppliers and designers exhibit at the show, representing all styles and price points. The next show, JA New York Summer […]
Low Wholesale & Closeout Prices at Miami International Mart
The Miami International Mart is a business-only trade show held in Miami, the hub of the Americas. This show offers an array of general merchandise, food, electronics, party, health and beauty products, and more, all from a mixture of national and international suppliers. At this home-away-from-home trade show, retailers can shop tens of thousands of […]
Amazon Prime Day Boosts Sales Across Entire Retail Industry
Amazon Prime Day is an annual sale event for Amazon members typically held in mid-July. Prime Day, though recently founded in 2015, quickly grew to one of retail’s biggest shopping days. In 2018, Prime Day brought in over $4.2 billion in sales, with 40 percent of consumers making impulse purchases. The sale includes Amazon’s private […]
