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Splurge Offers Help to Indulge Oneself

Northbrook, IL - Splurge — a display of indulgence according to most dictionaries – is a Northbrook business that fits the definition of its name.The gift shop at 2750 Dundee Road offers a collection of... more »

O’Doodles Succeeds at New Location

Chestnut Hill, PA - With its signature bubble machine greeting customers, O'Doodles' new location has many elements of its previous location, along with a few new additions.The move to the new location at Germantown Avenue... more »

Cash Mob Brings ’50s-Style Shopping to Wareham’s Old Company Store

Wareham, MA - Put on your poodle skirt or roll a pack of Luckies up in your sleeve. The Old Company store in Wareham will hold its first "Cash Mob" on Aug. 11, from 11a.m.... more »

Paladino Boutique Both Upscale and Uplifting

Santa Fe, NM - Like most charities, Palliative Care Services of Santa Fe needed money to provide its free services, but its approach to getting those resources set it apart from any other charity. Whereas... more »

Daughters Keep Their Mother’s Hospitality, Creativity Alive at Pendleton Shop

Pendleton, SC - Kathy Smiley hadn't planned on staying at The Mercantile, a shop in downtown Pendleton, for very long Thursday.But when she wandered up to the counter and started talking with the shops' proprietors,... more »

A Shopping Adventure

Portsmouth, NH - Ten Thousand Villages, the newest Portsmouth shop, has an uncommon model. TTV is a fair-trade, nonprofit retail business that selects handmade items from around the world, sold in the U.S. by paid... more »

Chambers Unite in ‘Buy Local’ Campaign

Northwest, IN - Chambers of commerce across the region are teaming up to launch a multimedia campaign telling consumers "It Pays to Buy Local.""It's all about educating the public about the importance of buying locally... more »

Small Business Saturday: Community Building One Mom and Pop Store at a Time

Flagler, FL - Almost every day at the BeachHouse Beanery I feel that I make some special connection with at least one visitor, usually several times a day. A month or so ago, I overheard... more »

Standing Out With Bags of Charm

Hull, UK - Scruffy Little Cat sits like a little retail oasis on the section of Holderness Road, just up from East Park.It is not the most obvious destination for a super-girly shopping trip but... more »

Martha’s Candy Thrives Under New Ownership

Glendora, CA - Virtually all of us have had one in our lives - a place where we went as kids, or an after-school destination where we could take our children. A place wrapped in... more »