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Longtime Resident Stocks Boutique With Unique Items

This & That Gifts owner Nancy Cartolano just smiles when people stop in her store, thinking they're coming for tea. Located in the former home of the Pickwick Society Tea Room, Cartolano still gets visitors... more »

The Airport Experience Now Includes Shopping for the Family

After visits to malls plummeted during the recession — and have yet to bounce back — many mass-market retailers stepped up their search for other locations to lure shoppers.Places where people might be bored. And... more »

Studio Loaded with Ammunition for Nose

Fort Wayne, IN - In the first light of day, the scent of a dew-drenched garden is earthy, floral, airy.Renée Gabet captures this essence as she blends oils into a perfume that will be named... more »

Award Winning Menswear Designer Opens Gift Shop in Salem

Salem, MA - Marblehead resident Jamie Burns, an award winning menswear designer who began in the fashion trade with Giblees of Salem, has opened a gift shop in Salem. Adjacent to the popular In a... more »

Feather Your Nest at Three Birds, a Lovely new Home Decor and Gift Shop in Queen Anne

Seattle, WA - Queen Anne just got a new home décor and gift store to explore. Three Birds opened in late July to the delight of top-of-the-hill shoppers. Right on Queen Anne Avenue North, it's... more »

Yarn Store to Open in Downtown Northfield

Northfield, MN - Knitters and fiber lovers know that oftentimes a project is inspired by the beauty of a skein of yarn. Sometimes it's the color, the feel of the yarn in the hand or... more »

Olin Business School Retail Expert Attributes soaring Sales of Luxury Goods to expanding Personal Wealth in China

St. Louis, MO - Sales of luxury goods, which analysts say could spike as much as eight percent this year, are soaring thanks to expanding personal wealth in China, says a luxury retail expert at... more »

Entrepreneur Knits Together $1 Million Apparel Business

North Oaks, MN - They're handwoven by artisans in Peru, and some are so elaborately patterned that they take days to finish.These days, North Oaks entrepreneur Mary Ann Weerts, 49, generates about $1 million annually... more »

Country Ladies Gift Shop Marks 10 Years

Ashville - If you like homemade, handcrafted items, than you probably know about Country Ladies Gift Shop on Hadley Bay Road along Route 394 in Ashville.However, did you know it is the business' 10-year anniversary?From... more »

Bookstore, toy shop highlight Fifth & Main project

It's going to be hard not to spend your money at Fifth and Main streets. Property manager Dan Tribby, who is overseeing businessman Ray Hillenbrand's transformation of the block into a locally owned shopping and... more »