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Kathy Davis Studios Marks Anniversary Milestone

Ambler, PA – Two decades after leaving her teaching career with dreams to enter the creative field and launch her own business, Kathy Davis, now one of the world's leading and highly-admired artists, is about... more »

The Chicago Market: Living and Giving Announces Its Lineup of High-Profile Business Entrepreneurs and Best-Selling Authors for January

Chicago, IL – The Chicago Market: Living and Giving®, January 21-27, 2010, will be bustling with product trends as well as an action-packed calendar of educational and special events. The Market's highlights include an exciting... more »

Retailers get last-minute gift in December sales surge

Retailers pulled off a better-than-expected holiday season as rising consumer confidence -- and a last-minute shopping spree -- pushed sales higher in December, according to results released Thursday.For about three dozen of the country's biggest... more »

Six Emerging Designers Debut in Accent on Design

White Plains, NY — Six new design companies, reflecting a range of design aesthetics from around the world, have been invited to participate in "A+: The Young Designers' Platform" showcase within Accent on Design® at... more »

White Coffee Partners with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to Introduce Gourmet Specialty Coffees

Long Island City, NY – White Coffee, a third-generation family-owned coffee roaster, has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., to introduce a line of gourmet Rocky Mountain... more »

The Chicago Market: Living and Giving Presents A Shop “Late Night” Event

Chicago, IL –The Chicago Market: Living and Giving® is excited to announce its "Late Night" shopping event on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Attendees of the "Late Night" will enjoy an evening of late night shopping,... more »

Maple Landmark Products Selected for Sustainability Display

Middlebury, VT – Each year the organizers of the New York International Gift Fair work with Shaw+Co! Productions to select products and companies that are operating in a sustainable way. This year, for the January... more »

Santa delivers for U.S. retailers

New York -- Inventory control, coupled with last-minute shopping and post-holiday bargain hunting, drove U.S. retailers' best monthly sales in more than 20 months, results showed Thursday, and several -- from discounter Target Corp. to... more »

Retailers Ready for the Gift Card Redo

Now that the presents are put away, it's time to kick back and wait for the bacchanalia known as St. Patrick's Day. Or perhaps it's time to see how retailers are set to benefit from... more »

Off the Beaten Path Yarnery moves closer to customer base on East Side

Karen Baier's store isn't off the beaten path anymore, it's right along it. In November, Baier moved the yarn shop that had been in her and her husband's Monona farmhouse into a storefront on Williamson... more »