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June retail sales top forecasts

Retailers beat June gloom last month, delivering surprisingly strong sales results thanks to lower gas prices, widespread discounting and warm weather, which led many shoppers to hit the stores for summer clothing.With the important back-to-school... more »

Gift store reflects teamwork

Township residents and former Board of Education members Debra Camitta, left, and Mary Litterman fold towels in their store, Curate, located on Millburn Avenue. Camitta and Litterman opened the gift store slightly more than a... more »

Our Neighbor opens art studio, gift shop

Patty Williams quietly rolled clay into toothpick-sized shapes Tuesday and smashed them into a small Styrofoam bowl. She was building a clay bird nest as part of a class all about birds at The Porch... more »

New Sign for Country Store

Thousands of shoppers stream in and out of the Mansfield Crossing shopping mall on School Street every week, but very few of them wind up a mile down in West Mansfield Village.The new owners of... more »

Provençal style, and pillows designed by a teen

Beaufort Décor is no mom-and-pop shop — it's more of a mom-and-daughter shop.The home furnishings, gift and garden boutique at 1576 Queen St. E. is a hit of Provençal style bookended between a security firm... more »

Madden Home Opens in Glencoe

Sheryl Roy had two words to explain her decision to move her Madden Home gift shop from Deerfield to Park Avenue in Glencoe: foot traffic."I wasn't even looking, and I found this," Roy said. "I... more »

Family offers furniture and more

Lafayette — American Living Home & Gift has just opened its doors in the Lafayette Center on Route 15. Joining the existing merchants: Dunkin' Donuts, Sew & Sew Bridal, Anabells Pizza, Cailey Jewlers, Fox Fire... more »

Pulp & Circumstance opens new combined store in Washington Lane

Local paper goods and gift shop Pulp & Circumstance has opened its doors in Washington Lane, Hamilton with a new look and feel.The new location, formerly home to North Rock Communications, has been completely renovated... more »

Shop blends coffee, books, gifts

Fenwick Island -- Behind the coffee bar at The Bookend Cafe isn't the only place visitors will find a unique blend.The new cafe, which opened in April, is one part coffee shop, one part used... more »

Retailers Should See Strong Back-to-School Season

Even though the kids have barely gotten settled into the routine at summer camp, in retail land it's already getting to be that time of year again: back-to-school season.If you headed out to the mall... more »