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Business Spotlight: Gift shop, tailoring business now linked

Aurora, OH - The Little White Cottage at 1013 N. Aurora Road has gotten a lot bigger.Barbara DeCamp and Margaret Chapman are co-owners of the gift shop and tailoring business. DeCamp helped open the gift... more »

Summit’s Santa Claus Shop needs help to serve needy

Summit, NJ - The Santa Claus Shop will open its doors to area families, providing its 44th consecutive year of complimentary holiday shopping. The shop serves more than 500 low-income families and senior citizens from... more »

Hiring part-time workers can have downsides

Hiring a part-time worker can be a money saver for a small business, whether the company is growing or shrinking, but experts warn that the choice comes with possible downsides.An unwary business could wind up... more »

Fans brave long lines to get their claws on Texas Rangers gear

Texas Rangers fans found empty shelves and long lines as they headed out Saturday morning to buy gear to celebrate the team's first trip to the World Series. Even the Grand Slam Gift Shop at... more »

New Gift Shop Opens In Randolph

Randolph - If you are looking for a classic wooden toy or sewing materials to give as a gift, there is a new shop in Randolph that won't leave you in a pickle.The business is... more »

Big retailers have Halloween, Christmas items out

From past experience, Kristine Zeleznik and her friend Carrie Van Buskirk expected to see Christmas items in most big box stores by the middle of October, but this year, they were surprised.Zeleznik, owner of Stone... more »

Trying to predict the next big seller

It's not yet Halloween, but purchasing manager Paula Dunbar is already thinking ahead to Valentine's Day.As retail buyer for Party Favors, a Brookline gift and novelty store, she is keeping an eye on the supply... more »

New Shoppe is positively Detroit

The new Detroit Shoppe at Somerset Collection North in Troy is selling iconic hometown merchandise -- fedoras from Kid Rock's clothing company, festive Faygo Redpop T-shirts, Pewabic Pottery vases, retro-looking 80th anniversary tins of potato... more »

Will Credit Card Settlement Bring Fee Relief to Merchants?

Last summer, the Senate, while debating what eventually became the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, took a stab at reining in fees for debit and credit cards. The amendment, proposed by Illinois... more »

Check it out: Canterbury Gardens

The place: Canterbury GardensYou would think you just walked through a portal and into the North Pole after stepping inside the Canterbury Gardens Gift Shop in Escondido.This seasonal gift store sells elaborate décor, dishware and... more »