RADKO V. RAUCH COUNTERSUIT FILED Ornament designer Christopher Radko has filed a countersuit in the U.S. District Court in Charlotte against Rauch Industries, Inc., the North Carolina-based company that bought Starad, his Christmas ornament firm, in March 2005.
FARCOUNTRIES.COM NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE V.P. FarCountries.com - an online wholesaler of giftware and home-décor products - has named Joyce E. Kesler as executive vice president and general manager. [FULL STORY]
GHTA ADDS DATES FOR TRAINING COURSES The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA) has announced new dates and locations for "Selling in the Gift and Home Industry," its two-day training course for sales associates. [FULL STORY]
EUGENE FREEDMAN DIES AT 82 Eugene Freedman, co-founder of Enesco Corp., has died. [FULL STORY]
SFIGF DONATES TO LOCAL GROUP A successful collaboration between the San Francisco International Gift Fair (SFIGF), the Moscone Center and Under One Roof - a Bay-area non-profit group, recently resulted in $22,000 worth of goods being donated to Under One Roof's retail gift store. [FULL STORY]
NSS PRODUCT CONTEST ADDS "THINK GREEN" CATEGORIES The Best New Product Awards competition at the National Stationery Show (NSS) - running May 18-21 at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - will expand this year to include an environmentally friendly "Think Green" counterpart in each of the six defined categories. [FULL STORY]
CHICAGO MARKET: LIVING AND GIVING RUNS MARCH 16-18 The Chicago Market: Living and Giving's Spring Market is slated for March 16-18 at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. [FULL STORY]
DMC MARKET IS MARCH 27-30 Dallas Market Center's Total Home & Gift Market will run March 27-30. [FULL STORY]
BOSTON GIFT SHOW CONTEST TO BENEFIT CANCER RESEARCH The Boston Gift Show, running April 5-8 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC), will offer attendees the opportunity to earn spending dollars towards orders placed at the show and to contribute towards Boston's fight against cancer by stepping up to the show's new 24-foot putting green. [FULL STORY]
GLM AND CGTA EXPAND PARTNERSHIP The Canadian Gift & Tableware Association (CGTA) will expand its endorsement of GLM's Canadian gift shows, beginning in 2009, to include the Alberta Gift Show, Montreal Gift Show and Vancouver Gift Shows. [FULL STORY]
MARIAN HEATH INKS DEAL WITH GOFF Marian Heath Greeting Cards has signed a licensing agreement with Mark Goff, co-owner of Goffengel Workshop, to produce Goff's pop-up and light-up seasonal greeting cards under its own brand - taking these designs to Marian Heath's specialty-market customers. [FULL STORY]
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