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Local stores catch the fever

A few local stores were taking the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president tomorrow as an excuse to create their own economic stimulus package.Newbury Comics on Route 114 in Peabody is selling Obama... more »

Benning shop stocks more than gifts

Nestled between Wold Avenue and Dixie Road on Fort Benning sits a quaint gift shop.From the outside, A Bit of Benning could easily be mistaken for just another sterile government building. Inside, however, visitors are... more »

Counter culture

It's 10 a.m. on Thursday, and just about every seat is full at the General Mercantile's counter bar.This is the second wave of regular customers at this unusual business on Last Chance Gulch — it's... more »

Shell sales by seashore suit owner

Imperial Beach — For 25 years, Bibbey's Seashell Shop has not only been a place where tourists can pick up a puka shell necklace or a kitschy beach scene made from assorted shells. It's a... more »

Nimblest retailers will trump hard times

Marianne Hassan has one rule when it comes to surviving the recession: when the going gets tough, the tough deliver personally.Despite declining sales since November, the owner of Ottawa's high-end lingerie boutique, BraChic, hasn't taken... more »

Location suits her just fine

Bridgette Seaborne-Parker has been told that she faces an uphill battle by opening her Beautiful Occasions gift and flower shop on Wharf Hill in the Smithfield historic district.Yes, the shop is downhill — literally —... more »

Acting Out’s musical petticoat plays two songs

Acting Out is excited to introduce their first two song skirt. This adorable petticoat style skirt plays the Hokey Pokey and Can Can. These two timeless dance songs are fun for the entire family. The... more »

Las Vegas Market Spotlights Sustaining & Gaining in ‘09

Las Vegas—Eco-friendly home furnishings exhibits and complementary educational programs planned for the Winter Las Vegas Market (February 9 - 13) illustrate how simple—and stylish—reducing our carbon footprints can be.The glass-enclosed Living Green Pavilion showroom, a... more »

Family flower shop hopes business blooms

Plainfield, NJ —The clientele at Ms. Shanya Flowers & Gifts is as varied as this city itself, with people of all races, ages and backgrounds stopping in from time to time in order to pick... more »

Save Our Shops campaign launched in Harborough

Market Harborough needs your help.For the first time in many years the spectre of closed and boarded up shops has appeared in the town.As the credit crunch bites across Britain, the plight of high street... more »