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Five Companies Win Home Textiles Market Week “Best New Product” Awards

NYC — A panel of trade and consumer editors bestowed Home Textiles Market Week® "Best New Product Awards" to five companies, with Designers Guild named "Best of Market" for its Watelet Duvet. Home Textiles Market... more »

Midwest-CBK Announces Winners of 2009 “Show us your Sparkle” Independent Retail Display Contest

Cannon Falls, MN – Midwest-CBK, leading designer and manufacturer renowned for its design, style and sparkle, announces the winners of the company's third annual "Show Us Your Sparkle" in-store display contest for independent retailers. Midwest-CBK... more »

GreenSpace: Trio of businesses finds one home

By combining her three downtown Rochester businesses in one location, Renee Kolle is aiming to bring greater visibility to the handmade goods, high-quality wigs and skin care products that she sells.Her expanded shop opened Monday... more »

Sales of high-end, trendy gifts rise despite downturn

High-end kitsch and trendy gift items, like monogrammed notepads and crafty bejeweled designer knickknacks, are selling big, despite a sagging economy.Worldwide from New England to Europe, sales of luxury gifty-stuff rose nearly 30 percent during... more »

Her niche is a jewel

A sparkling red rock encircles Amy Montminy's finger – a replica of a wedding gift given to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from Aristotle Onassis. Montminy snagged the ring from Filthy Rich, her jewelry shop in Boston's... more »

Major Reorganization of NYIGF Planned for 2013

NYC - "Focus Forward NYIGF 2013," a strategic reorganization of the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), comprising a series of considered changes to product categories and layout, was announced today by GLM. These changes,... more »

Five Companies Win Accent on Design Awards at NYIGF

NYC — Five Accent on Design® exhibitors were recognized today for design excellence, with awards for product design, overall excellence, best collection and best new designer, presented to companies from the United States, England and... more »

A successful start in Frankfurt: more visitors to the four consumer-goods fairs

Around 104,000 trade visitors from 142 countries attended the trade- fair quartet of Paperworld, Christmasworld, Beautyworld and Hair and Beauty from 30 January to 2 February 2010. This means that, despite the unpleasant weather conditions,... more »

A ‘Gift’ to all

For its owners and customers, Scripture Supply never has been simply a business.The Christian store, now called The Greatest Gift and Scripture Supply, occupies one corner at the Downtown intersection of Fifth Street and Grand... more »

Plant shop branches out

The House of Plants opened in Akron's Merriman Valley in 1974, during the golden age of indoor plants.Few homes were without a Creeping Charlie, Wandering Jew or spider plant back then, and the young shop... more »