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NYIGF Renews Partnership with ASID for Winter 2010 Market

White Plains, NY - The New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) has finalized a partnership with the New Jersey and New York Metro chapters of ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) through which ASID will... more »

Gourmet Housewares Show Moves to New York City in 2011

White Plains, NY - GLM, LLC has announced that its Gourmet Housewares Show® will move to New York City, beginning in January 2011, to be presented annually within the winter edition of the New York... more »

Caffco’s 2009-2010 Objectives Target Independent and Specialty Retail Marketplace

Montgomery, AL – While many manufacturers are retreating in the face of today's unsettled market conditions, Caffco is pulling out all the stops to let the independent retail marketplace know about the exciting products and... more »

Holiday Shopping Notebook: post-Thanksgiving lull

New York — Retailers are pushing come-ons from expanded hours and deals to musical performances, in hopes of bringing back frugal shoppers in the sales lull that typically follows the Thanksgiving weekend bargain blitz. Stores... more »

Simple 2 Unique gift shop brings best of British Isles to Surprise

British visitors or former residents who are longing for a taste of home can find it at a small store nearly hidden in a tiny shopping plaza near Bell and El Mirage roads in Surprise.Simple... more »

Mentoring business: Entrepreneurs start incubators to mentor others

If all goes according to plan, Greg Gilmore hopes to have a new entertainment destination open within three years that would also provide prospective restaurateurs a place to learn and get a foothold in the... more »

More immigrants leap into business ownership

Chelsea, MA - People thought Melissa Vo was crazy to launch a new restaurant in the middle of a recession.The single mother, a refugee from Vietnam, had never managed a business, and the only place... more »

Gift shop fills a hole on Norwell

Heading to a house party and need a last-minute gift or looking for a holiday card for that someone special?If so, Jessica Flynn, the owner of The Gift Shoppe in Norwell Center, says she has... more »

Island artisans fill Holiday Gift Shop

A group of Vineyard artisans have banded together for the holiday season to display their talents, crafts, art, food and handiwork in the Vineyard Holiday Gift Shop on Main Street in Vineyard Haven. For the... more »

Dozens of downtown shops prepare for holiday event

Lancaster -- Downtown will resemble the North Pole on Saturday as part of the Shop, Eat and Be Merry holiday event.Dozens of businesses and shops will have special hours, holiday deals and giveaways throughout the... more »