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CMC’s Winter Gift & Home Market Kicks Off 2015 With New Resources, Enthusiastic Retailers and Strong Orders

Los Angeles - The new year kicked off with a great start, which included a combination of optimistic buyers, enhanced product sales, and an imaginative wave of fresh products successfully coming together at the Winter Los... more »

Finley’s: Pampa’s Exciting New Gift Shop

Pampa, TX - As many have noticed, Pampa has a new gift shop downtown next to Julie’s Hallmark.Finley’s had a soft-opening on Feb. 6, and things have been going well during the business’ first three... more »

Business Q&A: Hillside Gallery and Frame Shop, Lakewood

Lakewood, CO - Q: How did you get involved in this business?A: I began working for a do-it-yourself frame shop at 18 years old and I loved it. I started this business when I was... more »

The Mystique of the Lady from Haiti is Revealed

Naples, FL - “The Lady from Haiti” Caribbean Art Gallery and Gift Boutique, located on 5th Ave. South in Naples, FL is not just a catchy name; it is much more. It is a story... more »

Inside Acacia, the Valencia Home Goods Store That’s All About the 415

San Francisco, CA - After years on the corporate side of companies like Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Base Escentuals, and Good Vibrations, Jonathan Plotzker launched his own brand— an all-natural, locally-made, customizable skincare line called Heliotrope.... more »

Candy Allen-Smith’s Corporate Slowdown Births a Life of Popcorn

Freeport, IL - Candy Allen-Smith grew tired of working for a large corporation and decided to pursue self-employment. She “ran away” from Chicagoland and settled in Freeport, where her dad grew up.“I wanted a quieter... more »

Local Boutique Clothes Knoxville with Style

Knoxville, TN - Bohemia has come to Knoxville.Bula Boutique, on the 100 block of Gay Street, possesses a bohemian style fusing East and West Coasts together that has not yet been seen in Knoxville. Owners... more »

An Eclectic Mix at Vintage Boutique

Cloverdale, CA - A vintage Cloverdale building, originally built in the 1920s to house the town’s first library, is now home to a vintage clothing store for men and women.Voss Signature Vintage is owned by... more »

West Coast Ports Resume Normal Operations

U.S. West coast ports are back in business after a tentative deal was reached for a new five-year contract on Friday. The deal comes several days after U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez intervened in the... more »

Designed for Fun

Lake Placid, FL - Step into The Blueberry Patch Fine Gifts at 124 E. Interlake Blvd., in Lake Placid and you immediately realize this is a shop designed for fun. From the hilarious signage to... more »