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Mother-daughter team create successful gift shops

Mother and daughter Marcella Steinhauser and Mary Montgomery have found they make a pretty good team when it comes to making business decisions for their gift shop Steinhauser's Hallmark, located at 109 N.W. Third in... more »

Quahog Republic expands with Plymouth gift shop

Plymouth, MA — For Erik Bevans, the Quahog Republic isn't just the name of his waterfront restaurant on Bourne's Mashnee Island. It's a way of life. So it only made sense for Bevans and two... more »

NYIGF Introduces Hundreds of New Resources at Winter Market

White Plains, NY - Building on the momentum generated by a successful summer market, the winter 2010 edition of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) will introduce some 600 new and returning companies to... more »

Fighting Back Against Shoppers’ Guilt

In the past year, the guilty pleasure of shopping has turned to plain old guilt.Guilt has always been part of the shopping experience. But retail executives say it has become such an overriding emotion among... more »

Sacred Heart bookstore serves downtown Tampa

Tampa — Father Andrew Reitz isn't a typical small-business man.The pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church is more interested in souls than in sales. He's more likely seen wearing the brown full-length robe of his... more »

Merchants prepare for a frightful Halloween

Bradenton — In what remains a frightful economy, consumers have plenty of scary Halloween costumes to choose from this year. The most appropriate costume for the year may be the Bernie Madoff mask. But it... more »

Online Retailers To Emphasize Free Shipping, Social Media This Holiday Season

Washington—The economy is not only impacting shoppers, it's affecting online retailers, too. According to results of Shop.org's eHoliday Study, conducted by BIGresearch, shoppers will see changes in retail marketing and promotions this holiday season in... more »

Shopping-center kiosks are a way to try retail ownership

Silvia Spross took a baby step into small-business ownership when she opened a jewelry kiosk on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade.It took just $11,000 to set up Lapzos Beads, including $3,500 for the first month's... more »

Holiday Sales Preview Roundup

Most of the major predictions are now in for the holiday shopping season. Here we've put together a roundup of what various trade associations and research outlets are predicting. Projections range a bit this year.... more »

Holiday shopping top 10 trends: Food, group gifts, eggnog parties

Sure, consumers are sick of bad news and just want to go shopping -- but they're still waiting for the recession's other shoe to drop.And that means that this holiday season, shoppers will be very... more »