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Amanda Erd

Chicago

Managing Editor for Gifts & Decorative Accessories * BridgeTower Media

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  • 1 week ago | giftsanddec.com | Amanda Erd

    If you think sales reps are just order-takers, you haven’t met Ruth Grigson. With more than 20 years in the gift and home industry and a résumé that includes owning a thriving retail store in Barrington, Ill., where she surpassed a million dollars in sales her final year, Grigson brings a rare perspective to her work as a territory sales representative for Ivystone in Northern Illinois. She blends a retailer’s eye with a rep’s tenacity.

  • 1 week ago | giftsanddec.com | Amanda Erd

    If you think sales reps are just order-takers, you haven’t met Ruth Grigson. With more than 20 years in the gift and home industry and a résumé that includes owning a thriving retail store in Barrington, Ill., where she surpassed a million dollars in sales her final year, Grigson brings a rare perspective to her work as a territory sales representative for Ivystone in Northern Illinois. She blends a retailer’s eye with a rep’s tenacity.

  • 1 week ago | giftsanddec.com | Amanda Erd

    Those attending Las Vegas Market this July will be met with an expanded selection of gift resources, along with a handful of updated and relocated showrooms. Running July 27-31 at World Market Center Las Vegas, six showrooms will have new expansions for marketgoers to explore. BIDKhome (European home design), India Handicrafts (home accessories), and The Harper Group will all debut expansions to their current setups.

  • 1 week ago | giftsanddec.com | Amanda Erd

    Dallas Market Center (DMC) is continuing to help retailers through the unprecedented times of tariffs, this time through a beneficial webinar. In partnership with Heart on Main Street, DMC is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, May 14 at 12 p.m. CT titled “Adapting to Disruption: How Top Main Street Retailers Are Navigating Tariffs,” featuring several independent retailers as panelists.

  • 1 week ago | giftsanddec.com | Amanda Erd

    After the success of its first YouTuber collaboration, Moose Toys is bringing another content creator to toy shelves. The toy company announced a multi-year global licensing deal with CrunchLabs and its founder Mark Rober. Rober, a YouTuber star and former NASA engineer, will help develop a new toy line that focuses on scientific and engineering principles to bring new excitement to the STEM category.

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Amanda Erd @aerd_GDA
9 Oct 23

RT @Gifts_and_Dec: As retailer Carol Schroeder says, "The key to surviving, and even thriving, when sales take a dip is to make sure that y…

Amanda Erd
Amanda Erd @aerd_GDA
9 Oct 23

#HolidayShopping is already on the brains of consumers, according to a new survey from @mintelnews https://t.co/QEtnpbiumH

Amanda Erd
Amanda Erd @aerd_GDA
2 Oct 23

RT @Gifts_and_Dec: Did you catch this news from the @USGCA? What an exciting expansion coming in April!! https://t.co/DgqTdSJ5Na