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Crepes! Art gallery in Waddington to offer them

Waddington — A gentle breeze carries the scent of cinnamon and chocolate through the Artworks Gallery Gift Shop, as a crepe slides off a pan in what soon will be a cafe housed at the... more »

Credit crunch victim aims to beat recession with own store

Beverley Welch didn't spend much time wallowing in self-pity when she became one of the many victims of the credit crunch.The 33-year-old was only made redundant from her job at an art gallery in April... more »

Nielsen Finds Consumers Cautiously Ready to Spend Again

Restraint will be the new mantra among consumers, according to the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Survey. But that doesn't mean they won't start spending again in the near future.Respondents to the poll, conducted in April... more »

Loyalty cards score points

The number of gift card purchases buzzing through the computer servers at SparkBase has decreased with the recession, but not by as much as loyalty card transactions have increased.What at first might seem contradictory makes... more »

New owner at Love Your Mother

Love Your Mother has a new owner. The store - located at 39 North Main Street in downtown Three Rivers - is now owned by Peggy Deames. She took over on June 1st from Larry... more »

OneCoast eShow Opens its Virtual Doors

OneCoast, the largest and only national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of home décor, gift and collegiate products, opened its six-day eShow on Monday. The eShow is the industry's first... more »

The Pink Elephant opens today in La Porte

Michigan City - The Pink Elephant, described as "a savvy resale shop," opens today at 510 Lincolnway in La Porte. Among an array of antique stores, this one stands out because of its bright begonia... more »

5 Questions: Setting up shop in Pettigrew Heights

Ted and Bonnie Lambertus opened their gift shop, The Willow Tree, with little fanfare at the beginning of March.But the store already is drawing upon the history of the Pettigrew Heights area where it's located.The... more »

Cooks’ favorite apple

Chelan, WA — It's not a Granny or a Honeycrisp or a Gala, but it's an apple well known to area cooks.It's Mary and David Weldy's Culinary Apple — a kitchen store that's easy to... more »

Unique toy store opens in downtown Pleasanton

A new toy store that promises to be as unique in its merchandising as its owners, Dee and Rob Nitzsche, are in their concepts about what a successful toy store should be opened in downtown... more »