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Gift Shop Opens Outside Village of Fayetteville

Manilus, NY - Two sisters have opened a new gift and craft shop in an old school house on Genesee Street outside Fayetteville.The Limestone Ladybug opened earlier this month but is having its grand opening... more »

Trenton’s Feathers Nest Furnishings Features Family’s Flair

Trenton, NJ - Debbe Linn-Bunch, owner of Feathers Nest Furnishings, said her Trenton business started in April 2013.She recently submitted information about the business to Patch. If you have a business and want to participate... more »

4 Things Your Business Must Do Before Small Business Saturday

November 30th – the Saturday after Thanksgiving – is Small Business Saturday.Small Business Saturday is golden opportunity for small business. Not only does it come at just the right time (smack dab between Black Friday... more »

New Troy Hospital Gift Shop Open For Business

Troy, PA - Priscilla Knapp was experiencing the gift shop at the new Troy Community Hospital Thursday - not as a customer, but as a worker there.The hospital Auxiliary and volunteers run the store. Priscilla... more »

New Shop is Sweet Like Chocolate For Brother and Sister Duo

Wimbledon, UK - Owning a chocolate shop must be every child's dream, but for one brother and sister team it has become a reality.Professional chefs Guy and Su Bennett from Wimbledon have worked in some... more »

A New Grassroots Business Initiative: ‘Buy Local’

Stoneham, MA - Wicked Local, the network of GateHouse Media New England’s more than 100 daily and weekly newspapers – including the Stoneham Sun – and more than 160 local and regional websites, has launched... more »

Rent the Runway Sets Up Shop in Henri Bendel

New York, NY - From BaubleBar and Everlane to Indochino and Warby Parker, online-native apparel and accessories brands have taken to pop-up stores as a way to reach new customers and forge deeper connections with... more »

Infographic: Holiday Sales Are a Gift in Itself

As we head into the holiday season, retail marketers' wish list has but one item on it: an increase in holiday sales. Indeed, those marketers may just get the gift they long for most of... more »

Independent Toy Store Popping up Downtown Detroit

Detroit, MI - When I first met Kurt Spieles, he issued me a challenge: Match as many shapes as I could, in three minutes or less, by placing wooden cutouts into their corresponding spots on... more »

Books, Toys and More: Buttonwood Celebrates 25 Years of Business

Cohasset, MA -As Betsey Detwiler, founder and former owner of Buttonwood Books and Toys recently told the Mariner, after spending a quarter-century running a local shop, “You really get a slice of life.”After 25 years... more »