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South Shore growing into the place to shop

There was a time when builder Guido Passarelli referred to his Veterans Road West property as "nanny goat" country, a desolate scrub overlooking the West Shore Expressway where, yes, goats could once be spotted.Today, Passarelli... more »

Customers not deterred by Christmas Creep

Lisa McGinty said it still felt like summer when she went shopping at Westfield's West County Center, a mall in Des Peres, about two weeks ago. So she was unprepared for what she saw: Christmas... more »

New gift shop tests the waters downtown

While some downtown Crawfordsville storefronts remain empty from businesses moving out, one new business is taking its chances downtown, staying open later to accommodate more customers.Cortney's Cottage, 108 S. Green St., is a gift shop... more »

Retailers get into Halloween spirit

They may come and go quickly compared with their full-time retail counterparts. But experts say the revenues generated annually by temporary holiday stores -- about $12 billion from September through December -- are hardly fly-by-night.For... more »

Russ Berrie U.S. Gift, Inc. Introduces Over 600 New Products In 2008

Russ will debut new Baby, Christmas, Mother's Day, Shining Stars , Softies , Wedding lines and more at the Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, L.A., and New York gift shows.Shining Stars interactive plush received high accolades this... more »

The Cost Of A Good Scare

It's almost scary, the money people spend on Halloween.Americans will shell out just over $5 billion on the harrowing holiday this year, up 58% since 2002 (annualized growth: 11%), according to the latest sales projections... more »

Retailers and shoppers aren

Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving — is the traditional start of the holiday selling season, but it seems many shoppers aren't waiting.In fact, a survey from the National Retail Federation found about 40... more »

Retail suffers as California wildfires burn

Los Angeles (Reuters) - Wildfires in Southern California are exacerbating a difficult retail environment in a state already hit by declining home sales and mortgage woes that have cut into consumer spending. With about 500,000... more »

Valpo gift shop feels the squeeze

Valparaiso -- Competition from big-box retailers and Internet shopping has hit a decades-old downtown specialty gift shop.Diane and Bill Cooley plan to close their American Legacy gift shop in downtown Valparaiso on Dec. 31.For 20... more »

OneCoast Partners with OverCoffee: Catalog Library to Improve Product Data

Pittsburgh, PA— OneCoast, the largest and only national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of home decor, gift and collegiate products, has partnered with OverCoffee Productions, the leading web design and... more »