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Announcing ONE GOOD WORLD ECOngress: Legal Wood Sourcing & Building Green Markets Las Vegas Market 1-31-10

Chapel Hill, NC – The Sustainable Furnishings Council and World Market Center, in cooperation with World Wildlife Fund, Rainforest Alliance, Forest Stewardship Council and numerous other leading governmental, environmental, academic and trade organizations is launching... more »

Retail makes a comeback

The shopping masses, as is traditionally the case, started to descend on stores on Black Friday.The push remained fairly constant through the holiday season locally and nationally. Now it's time to take stock of what... more »

Local gallery a salvation for Atlanta artists

Art crawls and twists from floor to ceiling at Donna Van Gogh's gallery like colorful kudzu directed by a natural force of feng shui. It is, all at once, complex and charming and evocative and... more »

burton + BURTON Promises to Generate Buzz at January Markets

International gift distributor burton + BURTON plans on making quite a splash at the Winter Markets this January. "We will be unveiling a new interactive marketing tool at each of the markets we participate in... more »

Vandor Adds “Star Wars” to Roster of A-List Properties

Salt Lake City, UT – Vandor, LLC, an industry leader in the design and marketing of licensed consumer goods, has added Star Wars to its stable of iconic, legendary properties. Lucas Licensing, a Lucasfilm Company,... more »

Fiesta Introduces Three New Product Lines

Vernon, California — Fiesta, California-based plush company, introduces three new product lines.Polka Dot animals: Polka dot print fabric, large and small, in fun contemporary color combinations like blue/purple, purple/apple green, brown/turquoise, and sweet pink/deep pink.... more »

Dallas store owners thankful for recovery after large fire

The owners of Ye Olde Clock and Gift Shoppe in Dallas have a message for local firefighters: "Thanks for saving our shop."The store was one of about 16 businesses affected by the fire that rippled... more »

Beverly shop aids developmentally disabled people

Gumption Gifts, in the Beverly community of Chicago, is a store devoted to making a profit, but changing perceptions and helping people is just as important. The store, 1814 W. 103rd St., has been open... more »

Retailers eager to get personal

Tampa, FL - As shoppers recover from holiday spending, retailers have devious plans to entice us back into stores. They play on our love of social media, our cell phones and our suspicion that we're... more »

Artist likes sharing her gift on special gifts

Waverly -- Imagine a drafty garage barely tamed with a robust space heater.All around are rows and piles of window frames, odd boards and occasional trunks.In the middle sits Michaela Schrader, 41, Waverly, at work.... more »