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Retail Therapy: Boutique Brings Bit of Paris to Fresno Shoppers

Fresno, CA - A Fresno home and garden boutique is bringing a little bit of Paris and a lot of color to a northeast Fresno shopping center.Authentique home and garden boutique has been quietly trucking... more »

Six entrepreneurs Share The One Thing They Wish They’d Known Before Launching Their Business

Anyone considering starting a business has heard the advice: "Find your passion."Allison Faunce of Somerset found hers more than five years ago when her young son was running around the house with a dishtowel over... more »

Ampersand Offers Art, Photos, Jewelry and More

Wisconsin Rapids, WI - The one-word name for a new shop in Wisconsin Rapids gives you an inkling of what’s inside.The “eclectic shopkeepers,” as stated on their business card, put together a list of possible... more »

Soaring Heart Sells Vintage Items in Elburn

Elburn, IL - Elburn resident Kristy Simon said she knows the love that some people have for vintage items.Simon, 34, in January opened Soaring Heart Vintage, a vintage and gift shop, at 1191/2 N. Main... more »

The Purple Carrot Offers Gourmet Food and Gifts

Hampton, NH - Cassi LaGrua has had a couple of busy months. She and her husband, Paul, moved from Singapore back to the U.S. with their two daughters; Paul got a new job; and the... more »

Puddlejumpers Gets a Makeover

Exeter, NH - Puddlejumpers Children's Shop in Exeter has gone through its first renovation in 17 years, and owner Cheri Smith said that it is more "spacious, clean and there's a place for everything."The store... more »

Ashland Chocolatier Unveils Retail Storefront on Siskiyou

Ashland, OR - It took working two jobs for the past eight years, but lifelong Ashland resident Deena Branson has finally achieved her dream of opening a retail space for her handmade chocolates.She opened Branson's... more »

Boutique Filling the Old Bike Shop

Stillwater, OK - Coffee shops and restaurants are not the only businesses flooding downtown Stillwater.Pearl Junkie, a chic boutique, will be joining a large number of downtown retailers come March. The boutique will be at... more »

Uncommonly Gifted Voted Among Best Gift Shops in Region

Blacksburg, VA - Mike and Laureen Blakemore were delighted to hear from Eden Stuart, with Virginia Living magazine that their store, Uncommonly Gifted, had been voted among the Best Gift Shops in Southwest Virginia by... more »

Photographers Davis, Thomas, Open Gift Shop in Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores, AL - A couple of locals will rely on their own creations, and those of other area artists and crafters, as featured fare in their newly-opened gift shop on Pleasure Island.As national and... more »