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Xanterra Converting Hotel Gift Shop To Green Educational Store

Yellowstone National Park - Xanterra Parks & Resorts, operator of lodges, gift shops, restaurants and activities in Yellowstone National Park, will convert its gift shop in the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel into an interpretive facility... more »

Victorian Trading Company Forms Licensing Agreements with Giftware Giants

Lenexa, KS – National mail-order gift company, Victorian Trading Company, has aligned itself with two distinguished names in the gift industry: Demdaco/Silvestri has licensed Victorian Trading Co. to create an authentic 19th c. themed snowglobe... more »

Home Textiles Market Week Offers Summer 2009 Activities

White Plains, NY - A full slate of activities, including topical seminars and events unique to New York City, will augment Home Textiles Market Week's® resources and enhance the market experience for attending retailers. The... more »

Terra Traditions Debuts New Decorative Pillows and Guest Towels

Los Angeles, CA -- Terra Traditions, a wholesale Italian style artisan studio, introduces decorative pillows and guest towels. Using master and vintage-styled art, Terra Traditions gives a nostalgic flair to our pillows as well as... more »

Pair bags piece of ‘green’ market

North Carolina natives and Charlotte-based eco-entrepreneurs Carla Manna and Renee Fischer describe success this way:When friends and customers forget their Neela shopping bags in the trunk or at home, they say they won't accept a... more »

The Gift-Card Economy

Mother's Day is coming up. Which do you think Mom would enjoy more—a day-spa gift certificate that expires at the end of June, or an otherwise identical gift certificate that expires a year from now?The... more »

Show mom love: mommy vs. the economy

Frugal-minded consumers may skip eating or might hold onto that car a little longer, but retailers are hoping they won't go cheap when it comes to Mom.Local gift shops, florists and eateries are heading into... more »

Area store thanks customers dollar at a time

Storm Lake, Iowa - When Molly Wilson lived in the Twin Cities, there were days she'd visit a store three times. Nobody bothered to say "Hi.""We were all rats driving down the interstate," she says... more »

History lover launches business, wins acclaim

Some might argue Suzanne Hines single-handedly keeps the history of Hamburg village alive.Hines, director of the Hamburg Historical Museum and president of the Hamburg Historical Society, last week was named 2008 Marv Pedersen Citizen of... more »

Flowers a staple of Mother’s Day gifting

Orem -- This Sunday is Mother's Day. And no group of businesses knows that better than local garden shops, nurseries and big-box stores that have a large variety of flora on sale to brighten Mom's... more »