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When is a sale the real deal?

If a store offers a dishwasher on sale for most of the year, is it fair to say that the dishwasher is really being sold at a genuine discount?Retailers are now allowed to sell merchandise... more »

Westminster shop owners try to boost local economy

Westminster -- Two Westminster residents are using $2 bills to try to help stimulate the local economy.Cindy Vincent, owner of Country Treasures Gift Shop, special-ordered $2,000 worth of $2 bills from the Westminster branch of... more »

New gift shop to fill special niche in Proctorville

Proctorville — It's a business that grew out of a vacation pasttime. That's how Bowenkles, a new gift shop on the main street of the village of Proctorville, came about."This is something I have always... more »

Local shopping campaign starting

The Willows Chamber of Commerce and Greater Willows Improvement League are collaborating on a new campaign to promote local shopping.They are kicking off the effort Thursday with an early morning meeting at the Sugar Shop... more »

January Atlanta Apparel Market starts tomorrow, readies for 2010 show season

Atlanta, GA—Atlanta Apparel ignites and excites retailers with the first Market of the year, presenting fresh buying opportunities throughout permanent showrooms and realigned temporary collections—all within the walls of one building.This January, there is a... more »

Jelly bean queens: Q&A with Jill Liebelt and Lynn Sanborn of Jillybeans

Jillybeans candy and gift shop in West Acres mall in Fargo beckons children (and the young at heart) with its large machine of churning teddy bear stuffing and the promise of enough sugar to sate... more »

Willowcreek Gifts offers a local alternative to jewelry, unique gifts

Editor's note: This is one in a weekly series of profiles on locally owned and operated businesses in Southern Oregon.What do you do and how long have you been doing it? (Susan speaking) We have... more »

LA Mart Design Center Partners with Sustainable Furnishings Council and ASID/Los Angeles Chapter to Present Greenleaders CEU

Los Angeles, CA – L.A. Mart Design Center is excited to partner with the Sustainable Furnishings Council and the Los Angeles chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) to present the GREENleaders sustainability... more »

NSS Takes to Social Media to Communicate with Show Participants

White Plains, NY - The National Stationery Show® (NSS) is building momentum on several social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, creating Show buzz and generating communication with and among NSS participants as the... more »

Are shops richer or poorer?

Shops should be dropping like flies right now. If the front pages before Christmas were right, there should be a "bloodbath on the high street".But things don't always work out the way headline writers would... more »