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American Express Open Provides Free Marketing Tools to New York’s Smaller Businesses

NY - For small business owners short on cash for holiday marketing, help is on the way.American Express Open is offering a goody bag full of freebie digital marketing tools as it ramps up for... more »

The Sweet Life

Buffalo, NY - Life is sweet for sisters Maggie Guerriero and Anna Hartog, the new owners of Park Edge Sweet Shoppe, which reopened its doors Friday in South Buffalo. The sisters recently purchased the candy... more »

Holidays in Full Swing at Harbor Sweets Shop

Salem, MA - Chocolate, October, and Salem might bring to mind Halloween for most. But for Harbor Sweets Handmade Chocolates of Salem, this time of year doesn't mean trick or treats, but planning for winter... more »

Detroit Lakes Native Runs Sign and Gift Shop With His Mother-in-Law

Hawley, MN - For most men, working with your mother-in-law wouldn't be the ideal situation.But Shawn Qualley and Kathy Riedberger are more than making it work at Unique Designs, a Hawley gift store the pair... more »

Museum Announces Re-Opening of Gift Shop

Rome, GA - The Medallion Gift Shop, 305 Broad St. — inside the Rome Area History Museum — has a new manager and a new look.The grand re-opening is today and Saturday from 10 a.m.... more »

Medina Senior Center Gift Shop Gets a Facelift

Medina, NY - The Gift Shop at the Senior Center in Medina has undergone some changes. Established when the center opened in 1968, the Gift Shop was originally called the Craft Room, and housed a... more »

Have Yourself a Fairtrade Christmas

Melton, UK - ONLY six months after relocating to larger premises, The Fairtrading Post in Burton Street continues to expand as a successful independent retailer in Melton as it prepares to launch its ethical Christmas... more »

Pemberville Shop Offers a Step Back in Time

Pemberville, OH - If you've been to Pemberville during the last century, you may have noticed Beeker's General Store sitting quiet and proud on the corner at 226 E. Front St.For 136 years Beeker's has... more »

New Katonah Shop Owner Returns Home for Family, Community

Katonah, NY - To this day, Viktoria Fisch can remember how a dock on Fire Island smelled of tar and salt water during her childhood visits there."Scents can take you back," she said. "Smells reach... more »

Andrews Candy Co. Opens Store on the Plaza for the Holidays

Arkadelphia, AR - Free candy samples may sound like a good deal.But be forewarned.After tasting the offerings at Andrews Candy Co. you might find it hard to leave without buying something.The 56-year-old Arkadelphia, Ark.-based company... more »