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Soul proprietor: Afro-centric gallery developing broad appeal

Winston-Salem — Race can be a touchy subject, and as a rule retailers don't like touchy subjects. Rather, they like as many customers as they can get. Sometimes, though, the issue is there anyway.Dana Suggs... more »

Splurge owner honored by chamber

Greenwich, CT — Sonia Sotire Malloy remembers when she was a child eating pizza by the slice at Davinci's pizza shop and hunting for treasures at Baubles in downtown Greenwich. The Stamford native said she... more »

Perfumers Breathe in Sales Data, and Strategize

Long after most other consumer goods companies were getting detailed reports on how their products were selling, giant perfume makers like Estée Lauder, l'Oréal and Coty operated mostly by intuition.While they might know that orders... more »

Merchants expand, despite slow economy

Birmingham — At a time when many local business owners are exhausting all their energy just keeping one store open, several savvy merchants are setting their sites on expansion.Rather than riding out the recession, Stacie... more »

Buttercup saves by sharing with similar stores

As The Buttercup stationery and gift shop celebrates its 34th anniversary this month, its owners are taking steps to ensure they can mark many more milestones.In February, for instance, the store ended its Monday hours... more »

The Flower Shop Offers Warmth, Variety, Gifts

Bethlehem - The world according to Julie Clifford and Kelly Kennedy is one filled with chrysanthemums and candles. The two women, who have worked together for approximately 20 years, own The Flower Shop at 151... more »

Green’s the new black at eco-friendly shop

If you green it and mean it, Ekotik boutique is for you. Located inside the Doubletree Grand Hotel just north of downtown Miami, the shop houses natural, organic, recycled and eco-friendly items good for gift-giving.''Hand... more »

Daycare Owner Rocks Two-Month-Old Tea Store

With his Steamboat Springs, Colo., daycare up and running and his daughter soon heading to kindergarten, Josh Bodden began thinking about what to do next. In deciding, he looked both back to his upbringing and... more »

Tweeting for profit

A year ago Kris Drey couldn't care less about Twitter.With 13 years of Web site experience, Drey is no technophobe. He serves as vice president of product marketing at Fliqz, an online video-hosting service with... more »

Sister Team Launches Clip-On Purse

Sandy Christiano's idea for a hands-free, clip-on purse was conceived by accident. About four years ago, while unloading her young daughter from a car seat, the heavy, shoulder-strapped pocketbook that she was wearing swung around... more »