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New at the Loop: Gifts With Love, a Shop With a Mission

Mobile, AL - Ester de Aguiar, the Mobile International Festival's "Ms. Brazil," has a new outlet – "Gifts With Love," a store at the Loop featuring exotic items from around the world.Rumor has it that... more »

Pink Placebo Gift Shop at MMC Celebrates 50 Years!

Oak Ridge, TN - Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge's Pink Placebo Gift Shop celebrates its 50th birthday this year. The Pink Placebo Gift Shop opened in 1962 inside what was then called Oak Ridge... more »

Merchants Hope Small Business Saturday Complements Other Shopping Promotions

Peoria, IL - The holiday shopping season steps off in earnest right after Thanksgiving. But in between Black Friday with all those doorbusters and Cyber Monday with its computer convenience is Small Business Saturday (Nov.... more »

Sisters Open Business in Berlin

Berlin, MD - Looking for jewelry? A case of beer? Garden tools? Believe it or not, shoppers can find all of those items in one of Berlin's newest boutiques.Sisters, located at 113 N. Main St.,... more »

In the Family Business: Willow Creek Home Decor Owners Turn Passion into Profit

Willow Creek, WI - In 1990, sisters Cindy Bentley and Jeri Hinkley were stay-at-home moms who ran a small craft business from their homes. They decided their love of home accessories could be the foundation... more »

Partners at Partners Have Grown with Business

Westport, MA - Thirty-three years after it opened, Partners Village Store in Westport has come a long way.Jan Hall, who co-owns the store with business partner Nancy Crosby, gives an abbreviated history of the shop... more »

Gartzke’s Opening Shop Downtown

Blue Earth, MN - Brown paper covers the windows at 120 S. Main in Blue Earth, but people have been trying to look through openings to get a sneak peek at Gartzke's Floral and Gifts.The... more »

Italian Foods and Cooking Classes at Scituate’s Roman Table

Scituate, MA - "Italians hug," said Lorraine Schinelli, giving me a quick squeeze as I packed up my things after a cooking class at the Roman Table.Schinelli, a Scituate resident, had spent the evening showing... more »

Norton’s Flowers Moves to New West Ann Arbor Location

Ann Arbor, MI - Norton's Flowers and Gifts is a 120-year-old business, and to the best of President Tim Galea's knowledge, it's the oldest retailer in Washtenaw County. The original location at 2900 Washtenaw Ave.,... more »

Downtown Holiday Pop-up Shopping Event to Expand

Tulsa, OK - The Deco District Association wants to build on the success of last year's inaugural holiday pop-up shopping event and further develop downtown Tulsa's retail potential by continuing what it started: giving small... more »