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Pittsburgh’s Airmall is model for Hopkins’ plan

Pittsburgh -- On her plane ride from Raleigh, N.C., a 46-year-old advertising executive flipped through a fashion magazine and discovered that gladiator sandals are all the rage.Minutes after she landed at Pittsburgh International Airport, she... more »

Funky Ferndale; Cool vibe draws shop owners to Nine Mile

Ferndale -- Fashionable. Fabulous. Funky.These days, fashionable again applies to Ferndale. With eclectic shops and boutiques selling everything from high-end designer apparel to vintage clothing, Ferndale's thriving business district at Woodward and Nine Mile is... more »

4 totally hot housewares

Since seeing them a few weeks ago at the Chicago Housewares Show, Judy Matheson has had trouble keeping them in her two Colby Avenue shops in downtown Everett."We've put in four orders and we're out... more »

Shop brings aura of exotic to Newark

Newark - Icha Gomet points out a huge pair of Fulani earrings she keeps in a case at the store she runs with her spouse, Jacques. They're bronze, she said, although the preferred version of... more »

Country Charm Candles lights up family’s life

Sherry and Chuck Shaw of Jacksonville are surely counting their blessings. Owners of Jacksonville's Country Charm Candles, these two began their business seven years ago, and according to Sherry, they hope to be around for... more »

A shop for living colorfully Red Shoes specializes in the eclectic

She loves color - and boy, does it show.Catherine Thursby's Red Shoes store, in a charming, deep teal-colored house off South Ashley Street, is an explosion of brightly hued vintage and modern merchandise from dishes... more »

Online Sales Shift: Apparel Outpaced Computers in ’06

Online shoppers spent more money last year on apparel than on computers for the first time, a reflection of the Web's increasingly broad appeal, according to a report to be released today by a leading... more »

Housewife discovers freedom in business

Elma Karam de White, owner of the Delta Gift Shop in Virginia City, was born in Texas to a Lebanese father and Mexican mother.She had a close-knit family with an authoritarian father, just as cultural... more »

Market has feminine touch

Crisfield -- Women in business add a feminine touch at a Mother's Day-themed MacTavish's Olde Towne Market at the "Olde Garage" on Saturday.The first of six markets planned for the year is a marketing strategy... more »

Gas prices hurt sales; Major retailers report drop in April as consumers decide to stay home

Big retailers Thursday reported a drop in nationwide sales during April, and some Brevard County retailers said they are not faring much better.Analysts blame retail sluggishness on rising consumer costs, such as gasoline prices, which... more »