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Don’t Mess With Texas Small Biz

No major state has weathered the recession more successfully than Texas. So it's logical that the best place to launch a new business would be a prominent Texas metropolitan area.The nation's top score for small-business... more »

Douglas Baby Debuts Baby Towels and Blankets

Keene, NH — New Hampshire-based soft toy maker and lifestyle gift creator, Douglas Company continues to grow their infant and baby collection with the debut of Baby Towels and Blankets.Douglas Baby Cuddle Toy Animal Towel... more »

Blue heats up West Allis

When Stephanie Halfmann and Cody Pyfer moved back to Milwaukee after living in China, they decided to open an adult-oriented shop that was unlike anything else in the area. A short time later, they unveiled... more »

New Licensing Gallery at NYIGF Presents Broad Range of Art for Sale or License at Winter Market

White Plains, NY - The newest work from nearly 100 artists and designers will be available for sale and license at The Licensing Gallery @ NYIGF®, a new business-to-business forum debuting at the winter 2010... more »

U.S. Retailers Prefer to Keep the Champagne on Ice

On the eve of tomorrow's Commerce Department report on December retail sales, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs released a combined report showing U.S. chain store sales dropping 3% for the... more »

New antique store in Amesbury

Amesbury, MA - Since she was a little girl, Kristen Jarosz has been a collector, briar horses being her first passion. But now, at age 27, she's not only collecting items but selling them as... more »

Banking on growth

For Jere Gettle, the seed of an idea sprouts quickly. That includes the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed catalog business he started 12 years ago at age 17, as well as his most recent venture, a... more »

U.S. Retailers Hopeful 2010 Sales Will Spike Higher

Investors are hoping 2010 will be a turnaround year for the U.S. economy and the stock markets. They're hoping stronger consumer spending than we saw in 2009 will prompt the turnaround.Wall Street started the new... more »

How did local shops fare during the holidays?

Nationally, the holiday shopping season was a lot better in 2009 than the previous year. According to Reuters, "SpendingPulse, a unit of MasterCard Advisors, showed retail sales rose 3.6 percent in the period from Nov.... more »

The California Gift Show Hosts Twitter Workshop and Raffle

Los Angeles, CA - The California Gift Show®, inspired by the broad reach of social networking and the convenience of real-time conversation, encourages its showrooms, buyers and retailers to micro-blog through Twitter.com before, during and... more »