Stationery Trends

1 month ago | stationerytrends.com | Carly McFadden

National Retail Federation president and CEO Matthew Shay applauded the Trump administration’s announcement that it will reduce tariffs on imports from China for 90 days to continue trade negotiations. The move will slash U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, which currently run at 145%, to 30% and slash China’s retaliatory duties from 125% to 10%. “We applaud the U.S. and China for agreeing to a 90-day pause on the 125% reciprocal and retaliatory tariffs,” he said.

2 months ago | stationerytrends.com | Carly McFadden

The Gift & Home Temporary Exhibits at Las Vegas Market showcase more than 400 standout brands in six easy-to-navigate categories, offering buyers direct access to must-have products and emerging trends at the Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, July 27-30. “Las Vegas Market is where buyers find the pieces that shake up their assortments and bring something new to the table,” said Scott Eckman, president of ANDMORE.

2 months ago | stationerytrends.com | Carly McFadden

Dallas Market Center unveiled a new initiative to support Main Street retailers: “Stand With Main Street. Turn Off Tariffs.”The core message of the campaign is to advocate for a 90-day pause on all tariffs between the U.S. and China, allowing for the free flow of goods critical to the upcoming holiday selling season for independent retailers.

2 months ago | stationerytrends.com | Carly McFadden

Russ Ward (1924-2025), an innovator in the field of party goods and stationery, has died. Based on his wife’s retail store, the first non-Hallmark store in Fairfield County, Connecticut, he founded the trade magazine Party and Paper Retailer in 1986. The magazine cultivated this industry for close to two decades until purchased by Great American Publishing — now Great American Media Services, publishing company of Stationery Trends — in 2004.

Mar 24, 2025 | stationerytrends.com | Carly McFadden

Louis DeJoy steps down as Postmaster General, effective immediatelyLouis DeJoy has resigned from his role as Postmaster General of the U.S. Postal Service, national outlets began reporting Monday evening. According to an exclusive initial report from Time, he announced to the USPS Board of Governors that it would be his last day on the job and named Deputy Postmaster General Doug Tulino to take his place temporarily until the board names a permanent replacement. This is a developing story.