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Total Home & Gift Market: Strong Attendance, Fresh Products, Inspiration

Dallas, TX – Dallas Market Center, the world's most complete wholesale marketplace, today announced that its recent Total Home & Gift Market, held June 23-29, showed strong attendance, thousands of new products, and inspiration around... more »

GHTA Offers Opportunity to Volunteer during Annual Conference

Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), the industry's leading non-profit trade association, continues to expand its conference offerings, providing attendees with a variety of unique and exciting opportunities on Thursday,... more »

Exclusive Programming Defines Inaugural Gift + Home Show

Las Vegas, NV—Distinctive programming is at the forefront of World Market Center Las Vegas' inaugural Gift + Home show, which will run in conjunction with Las Vegas Market August 2-6, 2010. The week will be... more »

WILLIAMSBURG Introduces Products From Three New Licensees at Atlanta Market

Creative Co-Op, Department 56 and Jim Shore will each show their first WILLIAMSBURG collections at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, July 14-21. From garden products to home accessories to collectibles, new WILLIAMSBURG... more »

Ivan Braun, Who Turns Felled Trees Into Bowls

The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx has found a way to give its fallen trees a new life: as hand-turned bowls and vases made by Ivan Braun, a woodworker from the Bronx. The... more »

Ivystone Group Launches eCommerce Website

Exton, PA – National rep agency Ivystone Group announced it has just released a dramatically redesigned company website which offers retailers the ability to order many of their favorite lines.The site, located at www.ivystone.com, offers... more »

A little thankfulness takes Dandelion Patch stationery stores a long way

Two years ago just as the economy was sinking, Heidi Kallett urged a group of business owners to write 50 thank-you notes over a year, calling it "the Heidi challenge."She told them: "I'm willing to... more »

Local stores stay the course

The Hinesville Downtown Development Authority and Liberty County Chamber of Commerce continue to revitalize the Hinesville's downtown shopping district through the Shop Local Initiative, and the effort is paying off.The initiative, which is still in... more »

High-end paper shop, Haute Papier, comes to Leesburg

When Sarah Walsh was searching for invitations for her wedding five years ago, she was disappointed she couldn't find a customized design.Within a month, Walsh and friend Erin Miller started Haute Papier, a couture paper... more »

Wayland businesses back competition

Businesses in Wayland are backing a competition which could boost the local economy by encouraging people to explore their local trades.More than 30 independent shops in Watton and surrounding villages have joined the scheme, which... more »