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Retail crunch time has begun

Waiting for Black Friday sales to start your holiday shopping? That's so last decade.If you haven't already started, you're already behind.Black Friday — the traditional start of the holiday season on the day after Thanksgiving,... more »

Holiday spending boost expected

When Lynette Boisvert started displaying Christmas items in her Classic Duck gift shop in Santa Rosa's Montgomery Village in mid-October, she didn't expect sales to pick up until after Halloween.But to her surprise the ornaments... more »

Labor of love: Mom opens store to help blind daughter

Las Cruces - As the crowd thinned, Krisha DeLong took a moment Thursday to survey her store's kitchen. "We're out," she said, casting a eye over mostly empty racks that earlier held flavorful cupcakes (pumpkin... more »

5 Rivers Delta Resource Center opens larger gift shop with delta-inspired wares

Spanish Fort, AL - With only 44 shopping days left until Christmas, nature lovers — and those who love them — might want to consider a recently renovated retail destination when making their lists and... more »

Gallatin’s Tinsel and Treasures promotes shopping locally

Gallatin, TN - It's the perfect way to kick off the holiday season and get started on your Christmas shopping – the annual Tinsel and Treasures Holiday Open House. A tradition begun decades ago by... more »

Holiday Store Opens in Maplewood Serving Persons with Disabilities

As part of a yearlong celebration of its tenth anniversary, Arts Unbound, a non-profit organization for artists with disabilities, is opening a Pop Up holiday gift store in Maplewood Village to recognize over 20 talented... more »

You better shop around

The gift shop is the last — and for some, the most fun — stop on any museum tour. And organizers of Strathmore's 21st annual Museum Shop Around have obliged those with that bent by... more »

Cartwheels offers unique papers and gifts

Louisville, KY - A young child occasionally greeting customers at the door isn't common at most gift stores. Neither is a lending library tucked among tabletop displays of stationery. Both are, however, part of the... more »

Bath shop emerges from ashes

Palm Springs, CA - Brenda Barnes is a firm believer that good things can come out of tragedy.Pampered Bath, dedicated to fine soaps and gifts, became an El Paseo "fixture" in 1985 when it opened... more »

New store openings keep Dallas area a major retail hub

Dallas, TX - This is the first year in some time when no new malls or major shopping centers have opened in North Texas, but shopping here is anything but stagnant.While the economic recovery inches... more »