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Dallas Market Center cancels June Lightovation show
Dallas Market Center, a residential lighting marketplace in North America and host of the twice annual global trade event Lightovation, has cancele ... more »
Costume makers and designers make a difference in the medical community
All across the country, there is a trend and it is not in the type of costume designs that will be seen this year and beyond. Instead, it is a purpose ... more »
Pet Krewe switches production to make masks and other PPE products
Pet Krewe, a maker of pet costumes and toys, has shifted its factories from making costumes to creating masks and other PPE products to help pandemic ... more »
Christmasworld receives positive signal with over 670 registrations
Despite coronavirus and the emergency situation world-wide, more than 670 exhibitors have decided to attend Christmasworld in Frankfurt am Main from ... more »
Party & Halloween Retailer offers a way for retailers to connect with one another
As retailers across the nation are being forced to close, we are seeing incredible determination and creativity from small business owners trying to q ... more »
Party City temporarily extends store closures
Party City Holdco Inc. provided on its response to COVID-19. “We are temporarily extending our store closures as the health and safety of our team ... more »
P. Graham Dunn produces PPE to help the medical community
P. Graham Dunn has been enlisted to help the medical community during this critical time with the manual production of PPE, otherwise known as persona ... more »
Retailers welcome bipartisan CARES Act
The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay in response to the Senate’s expected vote on stimu ... more »
Educational toy companies offer free at-home learning activities for children
In light of recent announcements across the country and around the world as it relates to unexpected school and childcare closings due to COVID-19, ed ... more »
Crazy Aaron shifts operations from toy-making to producing hand sanitizer
Crazy Aaron’s, the creators of Thinking Putty, announced on March 25 that they will be shifting their operations from toy-making to producing mu ... more »
WOODCHUCK USA modifies production of gift and home merchandise to assist with COVID-19 efforts
Benjamin Vandenwy Melenberg, founder and chairman for WOODCHUCK USA, released a statement on March 25, 2020, about how its business is transitioning i ... more »
Mud Pie asks sourcing partners to secure N95 masks
What is the perfect gift for a doctor or nurse? This week, the most wished-for gift is protective gear. So that is exactly what Mud Pie founder an ... more »
