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Retail: Mobile Boutique Bikini Bus Adding Retail Store

Cary, NC - Melanie Pierce hopes bone-chilling days like Thursday will make people want to travel to where it’s warm.And she hopes those people will stop by her swimsuit shop before they leave town.Pierce, who... more »

Buy Nevada First: Gift Shop Employs Hundreds of Local Vendors

Reno, NV - In case you're having trouble finding the perfect gift for someone, there is a new store in Reno that might have just what you're looking for. Buy Nevada First is filled with... more »

Gift Shop Opens in Coquille

Coquille, OR - Downtown features a new gifts and accessories shop.Kathryn's Unique Gifts has been open two months and is owned by veteran California businesswoman Kathryn Simonetti."We have housewares, specialty foods, gift items and art,"... more »

Richard Morgan Turned a Downtown Shop into a 45-Year-Old Shopping Destination

Durham, NC - Julie McMurray crouched just above Morgan Imports’ wood floors constructing a world out of about a dozen carefully selected and positioned figurines.Oblivious to the post-Christmas sale and all the other happenings in... more »

Small Businesses Are Big Winners This Season

Easley, SC - Small Business Saturday has become a full-fledged movement across the country, but local business owners are reaping the benefits throughout the week as well.“I think that it (Small Business Saturday) helped create... more »

Local Business Owner in Running For Award as Top Entrepreneur

Orangeburg, SC - Judge Derrick Dash, Orangeburg County chief magistrate, has known Evelyn Haye-Primus owner of Creative Expressions and Gifts for 14 years.Over that span of time, the former colleagues at Elloree Elementary School have... more »

Lux Boutique Owner Brings Fashion Flair Home

Naples, FL - Naples resident and owner of Lux Boutique Angela Wilson knows fashion — after all, it is her business. In addition to dressing her customers, she also has a strong individual fashion flair... more »

Merchants Say Shop Local Effort Worked For Small Businesses

The wrapping paper may (or may not) have made it to the trash yet, but — anecdotally at least — it appears that local stores had a decent Christmas shopping season. Joining together for "Shop... more »

Antique Shop Opens ‘Old Time’ Portrait Studio in Jefferson

Jefferson, TX - In late 2013, Collectible Memories opened in downtown Jefferson amid the copious antique shops in the area. Although successful, owners Ginger and Curtis Clark wanted to offer something more to residents and... more »

Kings Mountain Shop Has Unique Handmade Items

Kings Mountain, NC - Queen of Everything - featuring hand-crafted, handmade and one-of-a-kind customized everything - is now open in Kings Mountain.Heather Queen, one of the owners, has made a family hobby into a career."There... more »