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First-of-Its-Kind, User-Generated Funny LOL Cat and Dog Card Line Launched by Cheezburger Network and The Madison Park Group

Seattle, WA – The wildly popular website Cheezburger Network and manufacturer The Madison Park Group together launched a new line of greeting cards and gift products at the National Stationery Show in New York in... more »

IFDA Highlights from Milan Furniture Fair and New York Tabletop Show

New York, NY — The New York Chapter of The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) - in conjunction with Forty One Madison - will present a breakfast program spotlighting trends from the recent Milan... more »

Russ Offers More than 40 Ornament Collections for 2010

From Coca-Cola® to Thomas Kinkade®... from Light up Waterglobes to Angel Cheeks™... the creativity abounds as Russ Berrie U.S. Gift introduces an incomparable range of Holiday ornaments to showcase its 2010 Seasonal lineup. Using imagination,... more »

Oil spill: Beach sales poised to suffer

Florida — The hottest-selling item in Valarie Unzens' gift shop on Pensacola Beach these days is also the saddest.It's a small, empty glass bottle with a cork in the spout.With a massive oil slick bearing down... more »

Country style in Midtown

Houston, TX — Midtown's Continental Club is known for its live music and comfy Texas roadhouse feel. The club, it turns out, is also an incubator for entrepreneurs who will soon open their doors one block... more »

Rivendell Gifts™ Signs Canadian Distributor for Angel Wing Wishes™ Figurine Collection

LaPorte, Indiana – Rivendell Gifts; a manufacturer dedicated in creating and bringing to market "gifts with emotion," announced their first international distribution agreement with Green Earth Stores Ltd. of Ontario, CANADA. Green Earth will distribute... more »

Bandz in Boston

One day, local parents had never heard of them. The next, kids everywhere were clamoring for this newest toy trend. They're called silly bands, and they're cute, cheap, and out of control.Casey McNamara, a Brookline... more »

The Southern Link of GA Acquires Fox Premier Sales

Atlanta, GA — The Southern Link, a progressive leading sales agency celebrating 25 years in the gift and home décor industry, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Fox Premier Sales, a highly successful manufacturer's... more »

Chocolate café expanding at Memorial Hospital

South Bend, IN — If you are opening a new store in a strip center, every decision revolves around creating the best shopping experience possible for the customer.That is not the case in a hospital... more »

Mayor breaks tie to create new wine-only liquor license in Danville

Danville, IL – Mayor Scott Eisenhauer broke a 7-7 city council tie, voting to approve a new Class W license that will allow one downtown shop to sell wine in gift baskets and by the... more »