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Ridgefield Store Owner Follows in her Grandfather’s Footsteps

Ridgefield, WA - Although several generations removed, Ridgefield's Barbara Blystone is carrying on a legacy started by her grandfather who opened the first hardware store in Vancouver in 1905, selling tools, gardening materials and other... more »

My Angel Baby Separates Itself With Range of Products

Lafourche, LA - With conglomerates like Walmart and Target offering one-stop shopping at convenient prices, it isn't easy to operate a successful gift shop in today's tough economic climate. South Lafourche-based store My Angel Baby... more »

Burr Ridge Retailers Enjoyed Healthy Holiday Sales

Burr Ridge, IL - This holiday season seems to have been a happy one for local retailers.While it will be a while before true sales statistics are computed, area retailers report business was up this... more »

‘Shop Lakeview’ Snags $120K, Boosting Small Business

Lakeview, IL - The annual Shop Lakeview holiday rewards program has residents spending more locally than ever before, the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce said.Executive Director Heather Way said the small businesses in Lake View snagged... more »

Babcock & Cooke Employee is Now Shop’s Proprietor

Long Beach, CA - `When a door closes ...'For 24 years, Michael Davis has called Long Beach staple Babcock & Cooke home.The longtime Belmont Heights card and gift shop has been 43-year-old Davis' place of... more »

Midland Women Open Clothing Boutique, Benefit India Girls’ Ministry

Midland, TX - It's like walking into your best friend's home and trying on clothes from her closet. That's how some customers describe the laid-back atmosphere at the Willow boutique in Midland. For three friends,... more »

Market Trader Opens her First Shop in Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds, UK - After 10 years as a market trader in Bury St Edmunds, Ruth Brighton says the time 'felt right' to open her first shop.Fairy Cahoots opened in St Johns Street on... more »

Brookline News and Gifts a Classic Five and Dime Feel

Brookline, MA - When you walk into Brookline News and Gifts, you step into the classic five and dime store of yesteryear. The crowded shelves are almost over run with magazines, gift cards, gift wrap,... more »

Local Stores Hope to Make ‘Positive Change in the World’ by Selling Fair Trade

Lawrence, MA - "Made in India." "Produced in Pakistan."Americans' closets and homes are filled with objects bearing similar labels, while news programs proliferate with stories like the massive fire at a Bangladeshi textile factory and... more »

Lora Belle Baby Opens Next to Adella Apparel, Keeping it All in the Family

Salisbury, NC - A popular downtown women's boutique and its new next-door neighbor have more in common than cute clothes and fresh style. Adella Apparel and Lora Belle Baby are not only sister stores but... more »