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New quilt shop in Mabel draws on family history

JoAnne and Lonnie Pierce are honoring their family's history and celebrating JoAnne's love of fabric and sewing in a new business venture in Mabel. The couple recently opened Krazy Kwilts in the old mill on... more »

The Sassy Pet Sak Brand from Douglas Company Is Everlasting

Keene, NH — Since 2004, Sassy Pet Saks™ from Douglas Company have been making little girls giddy with joy. Each bag is the perfect size for all those must-haves and might-need items that just can't be... more »

Wholesalecrafts.com Reports 2010 First Quarter Sales Results

Mooresville, NC — Wholesalecrafts.com, the premier web service for sourcing American and Canadian made crafts, announces record breaking first quarter sales results.Total online artist sales for January, February, and March 2010 were $737,259 - a whopping... more »

Next Months Retail Sales Will Be Huge Because This Month’s Port Volume Spiked

The National Retail Federation just released their latest Global Port Tracker, and it points to further upside for U.S. retail sales.Based on data from America's major retail container ports such as Los Angeles and Savannah,... more »

New Line of Baby Music Features Top Tunes from Top Artists Set to Soothing Lullaby Arrangements

New Rochelle, NY — Baby Blanket Music makes its debut with a collection of albums featuring unique, soothing lullaby arrangements of favorite songs from an array of well-known stars. Billy Joel, Elton John, John Mayer... more »

Judith March Headlines Atlanta Apparel Style Runway Fashion Show

Atlanta — As the fashion headquarters of the Southeast and one of the largest apparel Markets in the country, Atlanta Apparel attracts local, regional and national designers—and is often times a gateway into the world... more »

Big Sky Carvers Merges into DEMDACO

Manhattan, MT — Big Sky Carvers/The Yellowstone Company LLC and DEMDACO announced today that they have signed agreements wherein Big Sky Carvers has merged into DEMDACO based in Leawood, KS. Big Sky Carvers founder and... more »

The Chicago Market: Living and Giving Welcomes New and Returning Temporary Exhibitors to the July Market

Chicago, IL – This July, The Chicago Market: Living and Giving® has already sold 80% of its temporary exhibit space, which is well ahead of schedule for its July Market. This past January, 44% of... more »

Gift card use declines despite holiday buying

Thanks to the recession, use of prepaid and gift cards in the United States dropped from 66 percent in 2008 to 61 percent in 2009, according to a report from Javelin Strategy & Research of... more »

Tourism off to a great start as Easter weekend visitors remain

At Jordan's House of Seafood in Emerald Isle the Easter weekend crowd was still hanging around as a new week began."We were extremely busy all weekend. It really started Thursday, and we're still doing a... more »