retail awards

Outstanding Exhibitor Award Winners Announced at California Gift Show

Los Angeles, CA – Leading exhibitors were honored with Outstanding Exhibitor Awards at the California Gift Show® located at the Los Angeles Convention Center and the L.A. Mart, January 12-18. Winners were selected by an internal committee and were judged on product innovation, booth presentation, participation, attitude and more. The award winners below exemplify the best and the brightest at this year’s market. The awards themselves were conceived to spotlight outstanding contributions. Read more...

Five Companies Win Home Textiles Market Week “Best New Product” Awards

NYC — A panel of trade and consumer editors bestowed Home Textiles Market Week® “Best New Product Awards” to five companies, with Designers Guild named “Best of Market” for its Watelet Duvet. Home Textiles Market Week runs through Thursday, February 4, at the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Pier 94; 230 Fifth Avenue; and 7 West 34th Street. Read more...

Five Companies Win Accent on Design Awards at NYIGF

NYC — Five Accent on Design® exhibitors were recognized today for design excellence, with awards for product design, overall excellence, best collection and best new designer, presented to companies from the United States, England and Korea. Accent on Design runs through Thursday, February 4, at the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Read more...

'Conscientious' airport gift shop manager tops in company

Although her title may say general manager, Jana Brau thinks of herself as just another member of the team at The Paradies Shops at the Quad-City International Airport.

“I don’t consider myself above anybody else, I just have to be the one to rally the troops,” she said. “But when I decide something needs to be done, I want it done yesterday.” Read more...

Iota Wins HOW Magazine Merit Award for Design

January 4, 2010 (Basalt, Colo.) — Iota, a purveyor of trend-setting stationery and gifting essentials, is the winner of a Merit Award from top design publication, HOW Magazine, for its innovative, “out of the box” consumer apron packaging design. Read more...

Kites Scramble Squares Puzzle Wins Learning Magazine 2010 Teachers' Choice Award for the Family

Redondo Beach, CA - b. dazzle, inc. of Redondo Beach, California, has announced that its Kites Scramble Squares® 9-Piece Puzzle is a winner of the 2010 Learning Magazine Teachers' ChoiceSM Award for the Family. Learning Magazine introduced the first Teachers' Choice Awards program in 1994. Over the years, the program has grown to become one of the most recognized and prestigious awards in the educational market. Read more...

Mason & Madison honored as one of top retailers in the state

Middleton, MA - The Retailers Association of Massachusetts (RAM) has named Mason & Madison of Middleton as one of the state’s top retailers, honoring them with the Rookie of the Year award.

RAM announced the winners of its 2009 Awards of Excellence at an awards ceremony luncheon last week in Waltham, marking the 12th anniversary of the Retailer’s Association of Massachusetts Awards of Excellence. Read more...

Toy Industry Association Announces Finalists for 10th Annual TOTY (Toy of the Year) Awards

TIA members who will vote exclusively for products in twelve categories, including two separate categories for Infant and Preschool, which is new this year. In addition, one toy will be designated Toy of the Year.

Well-recognized as the “Oscars®” of the toy industry, the coveted toy industry awards program is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2010. Read more...

Kids Preferred Products Win 13 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Awards

East Windsor, N.J. – Triskaidekaphobes (those with a fear of the number 13) may not agree, but Kids Preferred thinks 13 is great! That’s because this year 13 products from six licensed product lines won Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Awards. Of those winners, an impressive eight won the highest Oppenheim honor, a Platinum Seal. Read more...

A+ is for Alphabotz Named Dr. Toy's 100 Best Products of 2009

Baton Rouge, LA – Parents of emerging readers have all sorts of tools at their disposal to expose their children to the wonders of reading. The problem is, while old-fashioned flash cards may be useful, kids don’t like using them because many are devoid of fun and excitement, and not visually appealing. But Dr. Toy has done the homework for busy parents and tapped the charming Alphabotz™ by Ideopolis for its eye-catching Superphonic Decoder Cards as 100 Best Children’s Products of 2009. Read more...