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Simply Unique offers great gift, decor items

If you're looking for that special gift or decor item, you just might find it at Simply Unique in Estherville.Brian and Tina Reichart opened the new shop last month at 610 Central, just across from... more »

Copper Pig celebrate five years in the community

The opening of The Copper Pig gift shop in June 2006 preceded Dunwoody's cityhood by 18 months. But there couldn't be a better example of the hometown atmosphere envisioned by those who worked so hard... more »

Retail award nomination for Yankee Central

Yankee Central, in the Broad Street Mall, has been put forward for the 'Shop I can't live without' category by a teacher at a special school.Sandie Rimmer said staff at the shop deserved praise for... more »

Another Pig moves into Salem

Salem, MA — The Pig Next Door, a gift shop on Derby Street next to — what else? — In a Pig's Eye restaurant, had a "soft opening" last week, according to owner Jamie Burns.Burns... more »

Southern sisters open new gift shop

Shelby — Combine 20 years of American Picking, an eye for creativity and a talent for handcraft. What does it give you? Down South Sisters.Alabama sisters Debra Charles and Neva Howell own the uptown Shelby... more »

Escape to a Gift-Givers Paradise in the Shopping Park

My mailbox is flooded right now with endless invitations to baby showers, summer time weddings, birthday parties and graduations... all for which I need to buy gifts for. I rarely have the energy to drive... more »

Are Peer-to-Peer Loans a Good Small Business Idea?

Have you tried to get funding for your small business, only to get met with denials from banks and other big lenders? Peer-to-peer loans, or person-to-person loans, are a new and rapidly growing area where... more »

Tra La La stationery, gift shop opens in Olde Mistick Village

Mystic, CT – There were a lot of factors that contributed to Pamela Grace Ames's relocation to Mystic. Her job in Falmouth, Mass., was "wrapping up," she wanted to be closer to her boyfriend in... more »

Business of the Week: Flower Essence

We buy flowers for any number of reasons: to convey sympathy, to congratulate, to honor, to mourn, to well-wish, to show appreciation, to express love, or maybe even "just because.""Nothing expresses your emotion like the... more »

The Gift Box owner supports home vendors

Alton - Creative retailer Andrea Abbott Hilligoss is back in business with The Gift Box.More than two years ago, Abbott Hilligoss closed A & A Beads on Broadway in Alton, which she owned for 10... more »