A partnership of professionals! NYIGF works with leading industry associations and market partners to create the most comprehensive and rewarding show experience possible.

ART, The Accessories Resource Team
ART is the association of decorative accessory manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives and other professionals who are dedicated to promoting the industry, and the only trade group representing the interests of the decorative accessories industry. ART provides a forum from which those in our industry can work to accomplish mutually beneficial goals with a prime objective of supporting and building the accessory business. Together, ART members raise awareness of decorative accessories within the business community. At the same time, the association works to enhance consumers' perception of and interest in decorative accessories. United in a common goal, ART members create positive relationships that profit everyone involved. Since ART was founded in 1988, the organization has developed programs that have advanced our members’ businesses.
www.accessoriesresourceteam.org

CRAFT
Craft Retailers Association for Tomorrow (CRAFT) is an association of galleries and shops that are dedicated to presenting work with one common characteristic – it’s handmade in the USA. The goal of CRAFT is to promote awareness of American-made craft through marketing, networking, education and community programs. The Association also hopes to serve as the voice of the industry through organized legislative efforts, participation in standard-setting organizations, and distribution of industry information.
www.craftonline.org

Gift Association of America
The nation’s oldest and largest gift association aspires to increase business efficiency by keeping abreast of the newest methods of business operation and sharing that information with members through seminars, newsletters, and the association web site. In addition, the GAA is dedicated to fostering and preserving healthy, competitive conditions and serves as a unifying force in the rapidly growing and widely varied gift industry. Mutual respect and cooperation among members is fostered through the Gift Association of America.

http://industryadvisors.com/gaa.html

Gift & Home Trade Association
Welcome to Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), the Association of Gift Industry Professionals. Our vision is "The Gift and Home Trade Association is the gateway to success in the gift and home industry". Our mission is to lead and transform the gift and home industry to ensure its long term health and viability. GHTA is a nonprofit professional trade association, which desires to make our business better and to improve the relationships between suppliers, retailers, and representatives in the gift and decorative accessories industry. The goals of GHTA are to create a visible, powerful voice for all participants in the gift industry and to provide educational and networking opportunities.
www.giftandhome.org

Gift For Life
The gift and home decor industry’s volunteer group raising funds for amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, was founded in 1992. Since then, Gift for Life has raised nearly $4 million for support of amfAR’s work through special events, cause-related marketing, promotions, and from corporate and individual donations. Numerous research projects nationwide have been funded by the group’s amfAR-directed grants.
www.giftforlife.org

IFDA (International Furnishings & Design Association)
The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) is a worldwide professional alliance of leaders representing the diverse industries that constitute the universe of residential and commercial furnishings and design. Founded in 1947, IFDA is the only all-industry Association whose members provide services and products to the furnishings and design industry. IFDA is the driving force, through its programs and services, to enhance the professionalism and stature of the industry worldwide.
www.ifda.com

NY Market
Serving industries as diverse as giftware, home fashions, tabletop, decorative accessories, stationery and personal care, the NY Market is the place to be. From designers and product developers, to manufacturers, reps and retailers, the NY Market attracts a broad audience. Each year, it brings nearly 4,200 companies and more than 100,000 buyers – representing independents, specialty chains, department stores and mass merchandisers – to New York City. This vibrant, business-focused marketplace is presented by the NY Market partners - tradeshow producer GLM, a dmg world media business, and permanent showroom buildings 41 Madison, 7 West 34th Street, and 230 Fifth Avenue.

RetailSpeaks
RetailSpeaks is an idea that was created in 2004, then launched in 2007, as a community of gift and stationery retailers determined to compete and thrive in a world filled with big boxes and internet stores. Each member of RetailSpeaks is an “independent retailer”—someone who owns three or fewer brick-and-mortar stores, is not part of a franchise or chain, does their own buying, sleeps little, eats on the fly, and can juggle a fax machine, a telephone, a new employee and the UPS guy all at once. Members fall into one of three categories: Bricks I, who have at least three years of ownership behind their own cash registers; Bricks II, who have less then three years; and Clicks, who are internet-only retailers. They are not home studios...no franchises, chains or big boxes allowed.

www.retailspeaks.com