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Profile: Countryside Cottage
Countryside Cottage is a gift shop that also carries home decor, jewelry and much more."We try to have a selection of gifts that the customer is happy to purchase and the recipient is excited to... more »
Crowds help shore merchants breathe easier
Atlantic City — Last week, Judy Urban admits, she felt she was walking on eggshells - or seashells. Preparing for the make-or-break weekend of the summer season, after a month of rainy weather, she would... more »
Marketing musings with no blarney
Just back from the Emerald Isle and a long overdue vacation. It was a bit of a pilgrimage... to the pubs, to the ancestral village and parish church, and to Dublin and James Joyce's lair... more »
CK Special Report: How to Deal With Difficult Customers
Every jewelry professional is likely to encounter challenging customers. JCK has identified seven classic difficult customer types and offers tips from jewelry sales experts to turn them into satisfied clients.1. The Arguer is ready to... more »
7 W New York Quickly Becoming the Go-To Venue for New York’s Hottest Events
New York – On the evening of June 24th, 7 W played host to a truly star studded affair. Gen Art, the leading arts and entertainment organization dedicated to showcasing emerging fashion designers, filmmakers, musicians... more »
Urban Expositions to Acquire San Francisco, Seattle Gift Trade Shows from DMG World Media
Atlanta, GA - Urban Expositions announces its acquisition of the San Francisco International Gift Fair® (SFIGF) and the Seattle Gift Show® from dmg world media. The ownership transition will take place following the August 2009... more »
Off-Beat Business: Potpourri House Serves Up Food, Fun Items For All
Tyler, TX — Everything about Potpourri House in Tyler underscores its name.Women's clothing items hang within sight of Pandora jewelry. A 1977 Led Zeppelin concert poster sits on the floor near a candle display. A... more »
What’s Up: Layoff opens door to antique, gift store
Bonnie Osswald is a believer in the saying that when one door closes another one opens.So when she was laid off from her job as a secretary for Catholic Charities, she saw it as an... more »
Making ‘Made in USA’ mean more
"Buy American" and "shop local" are more than just concepts for Julie Deemie. They're the base of her new business.She opened American Made Toys & Gifts this spring in the existing storefront of Art Allure... more »
Papel Giftware License and Trademark Becomes Available to the Industry
Los Angeles, CA - The licensing agreement between Stanley Papel, owner of the Papel Giftware trademark, and The Encore Group will expire on December 31, 2009. Accordingly, the trademark and numerous Papel Giftware designs will... more »
Mall patrons returning buzz to Arizona Center
Throngs of tourists and a neighborhood building spree have helped turn things around at Arizona Center, a 19-year-old outdoor mall that was a pioneering downtown Phoenix redevelopment project.There are questions about the mall's future.In April,... more »
Veggie Art Girl Boutique now open
The Veggie Art Girl Boutique is now open in Holderness, offering creative designs, unique finds and earth-friendly art and gifts.From the Smoky Mountains to Squam Lake, freelance artist Stacey Lucas has done some traveling and... more »
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