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Jeni J’s enters fifth year and growing

Grafton - Jeni J's Unique Gifts and Guest Houses co-owner Nancy Wilson celebrated five years of the ever-expanding vision she made a reality with her specialty boutique business.Wilson, along with her husband, Mike, who co-owns... more »

Inspiring Local Chicagoland Artist to be Featured at the 2010 Chicago Market

Chicago, IL – The Chicago Market: Living and Giving® is proud to announce that Frames by Devora will be offering individually hand-painted frames by local Chicagoland artist Devora Fisher, at the upcoming July Market. Fisher,... more »

World Market Center Las Vegas Recruits Veteran Team To Lead Gift + Home Division

With a razor-sharp focus to become the west’s preeminent destination for the gift industry, the new Gift + HomeTM division at World Market Center Las Vegas is backed by a formidable assembly of seasoned executives... more »

The Chicago Market: Living and Giving Announces July 2010 Retailer of the Month, Julie Hubbard of Julie’s Corner Store in Lacon, IL

Chicago, IL – The Chicago Market: Living and Giving® is proud to announce the July 2010 Retailer of the Month honoree. The ROTM program is designed to acknowledge exceptional retailers who are making a difference... more »

Hotel gift shops go glam

The days when taking home a souvenir from your favorite hotel meant a bad logo T-shirt or golf visor are long gone.How about a Rebecca Minkoff bag? The W Hotel's stores have one in an... more »

Greetings from the International Home and Gift Show

This weekend I can be found in Atlanta at the International Home and Gift Show. This is a semi-annual event I attend in an effort to find the merchandise I offer at Hodgepodge.When I tell... more »

Kramer’s Lawn Ornaments creates hundreds of yard decorations

Kramer's Lawn Ornaments and Gift Shop has been around since the 1950s in Pittsville. Back then, farmers Harry and Helen Kramer bought a few ornament molds from neighbors and sold the crafts from a shed... more »

Revolutionary Bra Organizer Solves a Common Problem for Women Around the World

Chandler Arizona's hottest new entrepreneurial company Angelica Enterprises announces the newest must-have product on the market for women. The Bra Tree! Combining beauty and functionality, this product appeals to women everywhere. The Bra Tree is... more »

Kippley finds a niche by selling unique accessories

Prairie du Sac, WI — Linda Kippley opened The Window Sill Gifts shop in downtown Prairie du Sac in 2002. The space at 525 Water St. where the store is located used to be attached to... more »

After 60 years of owning a souvenir shop, Eddie Devlin has become an icon on the Atlantic City Boardwalk

Atlantic City, NJ — Boardwalk businesses are known to have a high turnover rate. So, when you operate the same business on the famed wooden walkway for 60 years, people not only know your name,... more »