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Retail center changed the way people shopped, and it’s still changing

Peabody — Fifty years ago, when the Northshore Shopping Center was dedicated on Sept. 12, 1958, 50,000 people showed up.The palatial Jordan Marsh, gleaming William Filene's and Sons and host of other shops beckoned the... more »

East Montpelier sugar house adds post-and-beam ‘dream’

The economy may be sour but business remains sweet at the Bragg Farm Sugar House in East Montpelier, whose gift shop and mail order business is thriving despite the current downturn.There's a big, clear sign... more »

CatArt Launches Line of Original Art Note Cards

(TENNESSEE) -- Cat lovers are in for a treat. CatArt Cards is introducing an exquisite line of note cards featuring fine art portraits of cats. The finely rendered depictions, by artist Johnnie Scoutten, are almost... more »

Custom Furniture to Kitsch—It’s all in the Stores

Catherine Macfee's Rubicon Collection in Tahoe City and Cathy Nason's Spirit Interior Design in Truckee not only showcase retail furniture and accessories but also give would-be clients the gist of each designer's aesthetic. Macfee's lakeside... more »

All in the family

Plymouth, MA - Needless to say, there probably weren't too many women who owned their own business in Plymouth 90 years ago. Fourth generation John Alden Gift Shop owner Laurie Gibbs wonders what it was... more »

York to a T: Hoodies, shell motifs top-sellers at the beach

When it comes to beach attire, the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny polka-dot bikini may hold a place of honor all its own, but this year, T-shirt and souvenir shop owners in York Beach Square say hooded sweatshirts... more »

Business of being green in 10th year

K at Schon and Penney Stephenson, who co-own Portland Store Fixtures, use both sides of their post-consumer recycled paper before they re-recycle it or use it for scrap.Their invoices and envelopes tend to have another... more »

New home for Pine Cone Gift Shoppe

Uniontown, Ohio - The Pine Cone Gift Shoppe is celebrating a new location and six years in business. Gary Chapman, moved his gift shoppe to Uniontown four months ago. Prior to that the Pine Cone... more »

Planet Dog Foundation awards $10,000 grant to Reeve Foundation

Portland, Maine -- The Planet Dog Foundation, which promotes and celebrates programs in which dogs serve and support their best friends, announced today that it awarded a $10,000 grant to the Christopher and Dana Reeve... more »

Cynthia Webb Supports STANDUP for KIDS Fund Raiser

What happens when you combine surfing, serving the community and solar-powered music? If you're San Diego pewter gift designer Cynthia Webb, you create a one-of-a-kind pendant for the 4th Annual Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and... more »