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JUNE/JULY 2008
Table of Contents
Commentary
News Briefs
Trade Show News
Green Retailing
Editorial
INDUSTRY
Industry Alerts
Show Calendar
ARCHIVES
2008
May 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
2007
Nov./Dec. 2007
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June/July 2007
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2006
Nov./Dec. 2006
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March 2006
February 2006
January 2006
2005
Nov./Dec. 2005
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Aug./Sept. 2005
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March 2005
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January 2005
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Retail Sales Show Resiliency in April, according to NRF
ashington, May 13, 2008 – After several months of lackluster sales, retailers finally have a reason to cheer. According to the National Retail Federation, retail industry sales for April (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) rose 2.3 percent unadjusted over last year and 0.6 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month.
April retail sales released today by the U.S. Commerce Department show total retail sales (which include non-general merchandise categories such as autos, gasoline stations and restaurants) decreased 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted from the previous month and increased 2.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year.
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No-chemical writing sets made of
100 percent banana/cigar paper
are available at Green Planet
Postal in Tempe, Ariz.
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s if overnight, environmental,
social and ethical decisions
about what we make,
sell, and buy has crept into
lexicons, factories, stores and homes,
as more and more consumers become
determined to make the world a better
place. It is not universal by a long shot,
but individuals, retailers, organizations
and companies are searching out
ways they can participate in what it
means to go green and meet increasing
consumer demand.
Many merchants are adding and/or
adapting eco-friendly merchandise to
their current inventory. Others are green
down to the bricks and mortar, and have been practicing
the green lifestyle for years.
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Rand McNally Enters Gift Industry
and McNally, a leading map, travel and education
company, is entering the gift industry
with specialty items for children and adults.
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Arch Crown Releases New Tag and Label Catalog
rch Crown’s new
tag and label catalog
features a quality
line of stock, pre-printed
and custom printed tags and
labels.
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Travelers Representing Endangered Species Chocolate Return to West Africa
his month, representatives from Endangered
Species Chocolate will travel to the Ivory
Coast and Nigeria to fulfill part of the company’s
mission to produce ethically traded chocolate
bars and help support humanitarian efforts.
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Lord’s International and The Mike Feinberg Company Join Efforts
wo of the largest wholesalers in the United
States, Lord’s International, the preferred
distributor of Kodak consumer imaging
products to the travel and leisure industry, and the
Mike Feinberg Company, have partnered together.
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Midwest President Appointed to National Candle Association Board of Directors
Tom Manley Joins Americana Souvenirs & Gifts
Ideaman, Inc. Names New Sales and Marketing Management Team Hire
Metal Morphosis Inc. by Kaycee Binns Appoints Anne Finley
Ivonne Kinser Joins Dallas Market Center as Vice President of International Development
Craft & Hobby Association (CHA)
GLM
The New York Merchandise Mart - Forty-One Madison
Urban Expositions
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