WWDMAGIC’s Booth Awards Celebrate Best in Show in 4 Categories

Accessories Magazine had the honor of picking the Best in Show for the WWDMAGIC Accessories Booth Awards. The best part? Surprising the winners on the show floor with engraved diamond paperweights and personalized  bottles of champagne. Yes, there were tears! What we learned: Brands don’t need to invest a huge amount …

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26% of Women’s Valentine’s Day Gifts Were Handbags

Did you know that on average, men spend 90% more per gift than women on Valentine’s Day? Or that 26% of gifts for women were handbags? Loop Commerce‘s newly released infographic highlights gifting trends from Valentine’s Day 2018 show the breakdown of who bought what. Highlights: The top 3 gifting …

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#LOVE: HOW THE FASHION INDUSTRY DOES VALENTINE’S DAY ON INSTAGRAM

Nothing says Happy V-Day better than a well-crafted Instagram post. How are the biggest fashion brands, retailers and influencers giving shout-outs to Valentine’s Day on Instagram? Some are loving, some are snarky, and some focus on girl power too, as gal-pal Galentine’s Day grows. No matter how you celebrate, file …

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Retail Imports Expected to Rise 4.9% in 1st Half of 2018

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to grow a healthy 4.9% during the first half of 2018 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “We’re forecasting significant sales …

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GSP Update ( House Passed)

  Update 2/14/18: The U.S. House of Representatives passed Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) renewal legislation under an expedited floor procedure on Tuesday Bill, H.R. 4979,now needs to be approved by the Senate to reauthorize the program. GSP expired at the end of 2017. 2/13/18 Last week, (February 8th) H.R.4979…