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Gift cards growing in popularity

Got an idea what will be the most popular holiday gift? Computer? iPod? Elmo doll? Jewels? Bicycle?Try a gift card.For the fourth straight year, gift cards are expected to be the top gift purchase, with... more »

Gift shop is fruit of woman

Gift-giving is a way of life for Suzie Couraud, owner of Silverton's new gift shop, Pomegranate. On one wall of a small corridor close to the store's front door hangs three floral oil paintings that... more »

New Sparkling Clean location features gift shop

Coleen James of Sparkling Clean can not only keep your house tidy for the holidays, but she can stuff your stockings and deck your halls as well.Come into Sparkling Clean and Gifts, located at 3515... more »

CPSC delivers the ABC

Washington - As gift-givers shop for that perfect toy this holiday season, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is emphasizing the importance of shopping safely. Knowing your ABC's of toy safety will make for... more »

”Invisible” Costs of Offline Shopping Spur Increase in Online Holiday Spending

Los Angeles, Nov 20, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SSP | charts | news | PowerRating -- Although offline retail sales are expected to be soft this holiday season online retailers are anticipating a merry season... more »

Sustainability: Design for a Better World Returns & Expands for Winter 2008 NYIGF

White Plains, NY - Encouraging sustainability as a business paradigm is the focus of SustainAbility: design for a better world, a special curated exhibit and two-track seminar program to be presented at the 154th semi-annual... more »

Celebrity Interior Designer, Alexandra Stoddard, is Featured Speaker During December

Las Vegas - Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center, a resource in Las Vegas for the interior design community, will welcome internationally celebrated and acclaimed interior designer, Alexandra Stoddard on Friday, December 7,... more »

Black Friday is Busiest Day in Key Holiday Gift Categories with More than One-Third of Gift-Buying to Occur Before 10 a.m.

Purchase, NY - Black Friday was the busiest day for holiday shopping last year in the top five traditional gift-buying categories (brick-and-mortar department, discount, clothing, electronics/appliances and sporting goods/toy stores), with more than one- third... more »

Rising Energy Costs Dampen Holiday Spending Plans

Washington - Rising costs of gasoline and home heating are putting pressure on consumers to cut back on their holiday spending plans, according to data from the eighth annual survey on holiday spending conducted by... more »

New location gives Warm Splendors Country Shoppe exposure

Bradenton -- There's lots to look at in Terri Vickers' shop - cows, pigs, apples, gingerbread and roosters.Amid the menagerie is plenty of style - Americana, Primitive and Retro.The Warm Splendors Country Shoppe on 301... more »