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Low-Income Consumers Driving Demand for Green Products

Contrary to the idea that higher-income shoppers are most interested in "green" products, lower-income shoppers are actually driving demand for sustainable product purchases, per a study by Atlanta-based retail design and strategy firm Miller Zell.The... more »

Gourmet Golds Competition Yields Over 100 Entries

White Plains, NY - With the August 8-10 Gourmet Housewares Show® just around the corner, momentum continues to grow as innovative companies from around the world launch new lines and enter unique products into the... more »

Taggies Further Expands Distribution: Netherlands, Europe, Israel and South America

Spencer, Mass. – Taggies, Inc., the award-winning line of children's products, announced today that it will be expanding its presence internationally; adding a new logistics center in the Netherlands, distributors in Europe and Israel and... more »

Bella Ink Designs’ Debut Album Now Available

Lombard, IL—At the National Stationery Show this past May, Bella Ink Designs gave retailers a sneak peek at their first, all-inclusive album. Bella Ink is now accepting orders and the album, containing Baby, General Party,... more »

Sayville shops band together to weather recession

Angela and Vincent D'Aguanno, owners of Rumpelstiltskin Yarns in Sayville, noticed that some of their customers cut back on knitting classes and saw impulse purchases drop as the recession went into full swing in 2008.The... more »

A Country Florist headed for home

New Lenox, IL — For 23 years, Bonnie Norton has driven down U.S. 30 each morning to open the doors of her New Lenox flower and gift shop, A Country Florist. Now, Norton will still... more »

Amy’s boutique, ‘a cute vintage shop,’ finds success on Sanibel

Talking Shop with Amy Horton, owner of Amy's Something Special Boutique on Sanibel. Something Special is an eclectic gift and clothing boutique."I've been here five years, so you get an idea of what the customers... more »

Big pitch by stores before tax rises

Struggling retailers in Massachusetts are rolling out huge discounts and blasting e-mails and letters to consumers, urging them to make big purchases before the 5 percent sales tax increases to 6.25 percent on Aug. 1."Those... more »

Selling downtown: Recruiter focuses on sparking area development

Armed with enthusiasm and the belief that the recession won't last forever, Deanna Inniss is aiming to restart retail development downtown, a difficult task even in a good economy."I see it can come back again,"... more »

Back-to-school sales start early

Everett, WA — School's out for summer, but school supplies are in. And retailers are rolling out deep discounts early as consumers are expected to scale back their back-to-school spending."The economy has clearly changed the... more »