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Bloggers ID “Sure Things” for 2009

NY, NY — Bloggers from noted design and trend-watching sites brought their savvy for spotting talent to the Accent on Design® division of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), calling out innovative products and... more »

Mary Ann’s Chocolates craves drop-ins

East Grand Rapids, MI -- Music teacher Mary Hillyard did a full-body double-take when she saw the newest Gaslight Village business was an old favorite: Mary Ann's Chocolates.She and three other East Grand Rapids teachers... more »

Accent on Design Awards Recognize Design Excellence

New York, NY — Five companies were recognized for superlative creativity and ingenuity in product design at the juried Accent on Design® division of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). Accent on Design runs through... more »

Independent gift retailers holding their own

Independent gift retailers in Scotland are defying the downturn and outperforming other high street traders, according to a survey.Figures published last week by the Scottish Retail Consortium showed that non-food sales in December in Scotland... more »

Seeing Red—Merchants happy to see the festive hue

Some local businesses are seeing red this time of year, but it has nothing to do with the state of the economy. They are just getting in the spirit for the Valentine's Day. Florists and... more »

How much is that skull in the window?

Once was, the best shows over the holiday season and into the new year weren't in the theatres but in store windows.Giddy throngs of shoppers were mesmerized by tin-plated mechanical elves capering in automated holiday... more »

Steady sales at stores keep tails wagging

The nation may be in an economic slump, but many of the pet product vendors attending the recent Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market said the pet market is holding its own."My December sales... more »

Antioch business workshops try to keep small employers afloat

Parwin Fazli is determined to keep her company afloat even as every week seems to bring word of another business caving to the weak economy. "We have to make it," said Fazli, co-owner of the... more »

K. PEER Designs to Introduce Magazine Clutch Purse at New York International Gift Fair

St. Louis, MO – In today's world, women are looking for a way to have an attainable style that is all their own, following the trend that recently, icons such as Michelle Obama have set... more »

Houma natives launching barbecue-sauce

Houma, LA — For years, his friends told Kenneth Fakier to do something with the sauces and seasonings that drew rave reviews from his family, friends and guests, even other locals in the food business.At... more »