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Huntsville Retailers Seeing Healthier Spending this Mother’s Day

Huntsville, AL - Tracy Lowery was thrilled Saturday to score a spectacular Mother's Day bouquet of long-stemmed pink roses at Glenn's of Huntsville florist shop for his wife, April. "They're her favorite," Lowery said. Lowry... more »

Greenwich’s Privet House Featured in ‘The Shops at Target’

Greenwich, CT - Privet House, which dubs itself "An Emporium of Home Goods, Antiques and Curiosities," with locations in Warren and 18 Grigg Street in Greenwich, has reportedly signed an agreement with Target to participate... more »

Tiny Gift Shop Big on Collectibles

Comox, BC - A gift shop that specializes in finding new, loving homes for people's "gently used treasures" has been so successful it's now one of the core fundraisers for the Filberg Lodge.The gift shop... more »

Gift & Gourmet Returns to Downtown

Seguin, TX - The newest business to open in downtown Seguin actually marks the return of an establishment that originated downtown. Gift & Gourmet, owned for the past six years by David and Mary Reiley,... more »

‘Cash Mob’ Brings 150 Shoppers to Greenspace in Santa Cruz on Friday

Santa Cruz, CA - For a mob, these shoppers were awfully polite. They didn't scream or fight over the merchandise, and most of them used credit cards rather than cash. But they did make the... more »

When Mother’s Day Becomes Christmas for Retailers

HOW much will you spend on mum for Mother's Day? Many mothers will be greeted on Sunday morning with burnt toast, badly made coffee, a kitchen to clean up and a tea-towel from a school's... more »

Warren Store To Get ‘Mobbed’

Warren, RI - Warren will be the site of the latest tactic to turn the economy around and help small businesses prosper, as a cash mob is scheduled to invade the town Thursday.Imagine Gift Store,... more »

Why “Hammock Day” is a Marketing Opportunity for Small Retailers

Boston, MA - Mothers Day is upon us, which means if you haven't already gotten something for your wife or mother, you need to act fast.Chances are you've seen at least one marketing campaign or... more »

Lawren’s: That Iconic Gift Store on Madison Street in Huntsville Still Selling High Style

Huntsville, AL - With its fine china and Waterford crystal, along with the Herend porcelain, some of it known to be priced in the thousands, Lawren's is considered Huntsville's iconic gift shop. It is especially... more »

New Shops Offer Women’s Accessory Hunters Options

Annapolis, MD - If she had to pick, Barb Troxell would whittle her favorite fashion accessory down to earrings.But the Edgewater resident is just as passionate about bracelets, large, colorful handbags and just about any... more »