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Nana’s Boutique: A Special Place

Abilene, TX - If you want a unique shopping experience you can have one, if you are willing to take the road less traveled. You cannot find this in a mall or a strip shopping... more »

Association Holds ‘Buy Local’ Campaign

Lynchburg, VA - For the second year in a row, the Lynchburg Retail Merchants Association is holding a Buy Local campaign during the month of July. Throughout the month, customers who shop at locally owned... more »

Okoboji Gift Shop Shelters all Kinds of Cats

Okoboji, IA - The Barn Swallow Gift Shop swooped into a new location some twenty-odd years ago, and the store owner started her kitten-saving campaign almost immediately after making the move.Lori Thomas has a soft... more »

‘Independents’ Celebrated

Suffolk, VA - The city of Suffolk is setting aside this week to celebrate "independents" — independent businesses, that is. Locally owned restaurants, merchants, galleries and venues in the historical downtown area will offer special... more »

Liz’s Interiors Open Almost Four Decades

Odessa, TX - Liz Midgley opened Liz's Linens on West County Road in 1977, and since then, the business has become somewhat of a family affair. Midgley said she had worked at a bed and... more »

About the Home Approaching 15 Year Mark in Gifts and Decor

Grand Ledge, MI - Grand Ledge Independent readers have voted About the Home in Grand Ledge as their favorite gift store.Recently expanded from rented space next door and merged with the Four Seasons Gift Shop... more »

New Knox-Henderson Shop Presents “Curated” Inventory

Dallas, TX - The narrow storefront tucked between Kozy Kitchen and L.a.r.c. Salon on McKinney Avenue might go unnoticed were it not for the reclaimed-wood sign with Curated spelled out in black Sheetrock screws. Through... more »

‘Anything Goes’ at This Lafayette Boutique

Lafayette, NJ - There is no need to hop the train to So Ho to find chic, avant-garde pieces, instead stop by a shop called Anything Goes which offers one-of-a-kind articles of clothing and accessories.... more »

New Monmouth College Grads Open up 61 Gifts Downtown

Monmouth, IL - Jack and Rachel Donnelly grew to love Monmouth as students at Monmouth College — so much that they decided to open a store here. The couple's store, 61 Gifts, located at 61... more »

Selling is Always in Season For Some Small Businesses

Mathews, NC - It's always Christmas at Holiday Haus.Yet on a sticky June day, as employees of the downtown Matthews shop dress Christmas trees, they work alongside American flags and Uncle Sam yard art. Sparkling... more »