Food Trends
Lisa Lewis, Regional Sales Manager at Stonewall Kitchen, joins us to discuss food trends and how they are shaping the ways we entertain.
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New! Stock Your Shelves with Summer's Hottest Looks
Posted: 4/5/2024
Our curated selection of brands has everything you need to elevate summer looks. -
New! Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Posted: 3/12/2024
Discover the perfect Mother's Day gift tailored to every mom's unique style with our guide, "Mother's Day Gifts for Every Type of Mom." -
New! Nourishing Profits: The Strategic Role of Gourmet Foods & Gifts
Posted: 2/13/2024
Explore how the strategic incorporation of gourmet foods and gifts elevates customer experience, fosters loyalty, and drives sustained revenue growth.
Buying Guide: Tasteful Trends
Consumers are moving away from seeing food as purely a caloric necessity. Increasingly, consumers see their food as an opportunity for an experience in terms of tastes, textures, and social gatherings. From charcuterie boards to gourmet gifts, food trends continue to evolve.
5 Steps to Improve Your Google and Apple Maps Presence
When was the last time you looked at the photos for your store on Google Maps? More importantly, how current are the photos that are there?
Sophistiplate Brand Spotlight
We had the pleasure of talking to Dan Seehoff, part of the father/son duo behind Sophistiplate to discuss what makes Sophistiplate unique and what it is like being a father/son team in the gift industry.
Industry Update with Doug Cofiell
Ivystone CEO Doug Cofiell shares industry trends that will impact demand, affect inventory availability, and require careful attention to pricing for gift and home retailers in the coming months.
Buying Guide: 2023 Home Decor Trends
Shop color trends, materials, and styles that will prevail in our lifestyles and decor in 2023.
Indaba Brand Spotlight
We had the pleasure of talking to Alison Gillespie about what makes Indaba unique and her experience as one half of a mother-daughter duo in the gift and home industry.
Transforming What's Traditional
Why your grandmother's house might be trendier than ever.
Home Textile Trends
72% of consumers say one thing they value more now than they did pre-pandemic is a comfortable home, and textiles go a long way toward helping set the mood of a space. Able to be utilized in endless combinations, textiles can help make any home feel warm and personal.
Home Decor Trends
Rebecca Mattie, Vice President of Design at Napa Home and Garden, joins us to discuss product and style trends, as we've shifted in recent years to utilize our homes differently.
LAFCO Brand Spotlight
Reflecting on LAFCO's beginnings after 30 years of innovating home fragrance.
Home Fragrance Trends
Jon Bresler, founder of LAFCO, joins us to discuss trends in home fragrance, as customers are increasingly purchasing candles as a focal point for their home décor and aromatherapy-like relaxation and stress reduction.