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Retail sales up at fastest rate in three years

London, UK - Retail sales grew at their fastest pace in three years in July, and retailers were their most upbeat in six years about the prospects for August, a survey by the Confederation of... more »

Tastement by Seema Malik, a refreshingly tasteful line of cards that debuted at the National Stationery Show in New York

New York, New York — Tastement™ is a line of contemporary cards that debuted at the National Stationery Show in New York in May 2010. The show was held at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention... more »

Retailers Pay More to Get Cargo (No Guarantee)

New York, NY - The grills shaped like kegs and toolboxes, ordered for a Father's Day promotion at Cost Plus World Market, arrived too late for the holiday. At the Container Store, platinum-color hangers, advertised... more »

Why Elite Shoppers Eschew Logos

New York, NY - K-Mart and Marc Jacobs have something in common: low- and high-end fashion products tend to have less conspicuous brand markers than midprice goods, according to a paper soon to be published... more »

Creative gifts bring booming business for museum shops

Visitors to the National Palace Museum (NPM) crowd into the museum's gift shop searching for "treasures." One woman initially examines keychains with a design imitating the famous Ching dynasty "Jadeite Cabbage with Insects, " but... more »

Brandon builds on its arts and crafts reputation

Brandon, VT - Roseann Johnson didn't have to think twice about opening an art galley in a town known as "the art and soul of Vermont.""We know Brandon is a destination for people who are... more »

Will new card lure shoppers?

Ridgewood — The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce hopes a new rewards card that offers discounts and promotions will lure shoppers to village stores and businesses.The cards have been in circulation for a month, and the... more »

Retail fits her lifestyle change

Inglewood retailer Tania Riddell has a problem - she often gets so enthusiastic about various items in her shop that she really doesn't want to sell them. Rob Maetzig profiles the owner of award-winning gift... more »

Couple resurrect long-neglected NM ghost town

Chloride, N.M. — A wrong turn taken by a visitor more than 30 years ago has given this Sierra County ghost town new life. Chloride was a dilapidated old mining town with a handful of... more »

The art of retail in downtown Tacoma

Mix a desire for downtown retail with hard work, handmade products and free rent, and you get three boutiques opening this summer in an artistic, entrepreneurial experiment.Through the Spaceworks Tacoma program, Jennifer Adams, Tiffanie Peters... more »