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Plenty of opportunities for Fox Valley to ‘buy local’ this holiday season

The "buy local" trend sweeping the country is sometimes easier to embrace in theory than in practice.It's simple enough, for example, to find general Wisconsin-theme gifts to give for the upcoming holiday season. Cheese? Check.... more »

Back In Time awarded restoration grant

Wanda Juneau, owner of the Back in Time Restaurant and Gift Shop, has been awarded a $2,500 Louisiana Main Street Rehabilitation Grant.This is the first year the grants, previously known as Facade Grants, have been... more »

Study predicts a lean Christmas shopping season

Many shoppers are expected to gravitate to discounters and downplay gift-giving in favor of get-togethers as they try to keep spending under control this holiday season. Two-thirds of shoppers polled in a recent survey by... more »

Forrester predicts online retail sales will grow 8% this holiday season

Online holiday retail sales will grow 8% this year to $44.7 billion, predicts Forrester Research Inc. That would represent a continued shift of shopping to the web, as the National Retail Federation has forecast total... more »

Renee Fashions continues to grow business

Valdosta, GA - Renee Fashions and Gift Market has expanded its business by letting gift shop vendors expose and sell their items at the store.The store has been in business in Valdosta for 42 years... more »

Chocolate Soup Lady: Woman’s dream is now Mariposa landmark

Mariposa-- Upon entering a home, when a visitor sees an attractive table setting, the thought isn't as much, "What a lovely plate," but "What a beautiful woman." And whenever you enter a certain gift shop... more »

EXTRACTS Showcases Handmade Personal Care in Winter 2010

White Plains, NY — In response to the growing demand for handmade and natural/organic personal care products, EX·TRACTS® will introduce a new exhibit floor grouping of artisanal products and producers at winter 2010 edition of... more »

Lima Partners with NYIGF to Present Licensing Seminar at Winter 2010 Market

White Plains, NY — The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) will present an educational seminar designed to facilitate relationships between the buyers and sellers of art and design licensing at the winter 2010 New... more »

Vida Valencia™ Creative Gift Card Packaging Line Joins Jillson & Roberts, Industry Leader in Premium Gift Wrap

Los Angeles, California – Artist Debra Valencia™ will be make her debut with Jillson & Roberts at the Atlanta International Gift Show, January 6-13, 2010 in the Roadrunners showroom (Bldg 2, #807B). Effective immediately, Jillson... more »

Company C Donates More Than $35,000 to Fight Breast Cancer

Concord, NH – Today Company C announced it will make a donation of more than $35,000 to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.On Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, 2009, Company C held... more »