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A sweet piece of Comfort

If home is where the heart is, these ladies' hearts are made of chocolate.But not just any chocolate: Peggy Cloar and Alison Turner, a mother and daughter from Comfort, are the creators of High Street... more »

888 Brannan Welcomes February 2009 Prefair and SFIGF

888 BRANNAN's (formerly Giftcenter & Jewelrymart) annual winter PreFair Days arrive this year on February 4-6, and will be followed by 2009's winter San Francisco International Gift Fair at the Moscone Center on February 7-10.Wholesale... more »

Gift cards pitched as way to entice shoppers to Palm Springs

With more than 500 businesses in downtown and uptown Palm Springs, shoppers have plenty of choices.But unlike the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon (130 stores) or Westfield Palm Desert (150 stores), downtown Palm Springs... more »

Necessities Pavilion Debuts at Atlanta Apparel; Accessories Hot This January

Atlanta, GA — Retailers will discover a wider collection of accessories this January as Atlanta Apparel unveils several new showrooms and the Necessities Pavilion featuring 18 companies, located in the Southwest Quadrant on the 8th... more »

ASD/AMD – Nation’s Largest Merchandise Expo Returns to Las Vegas March 15-18, 2009

Los Angeles, CA—Nielsen Business Media's Merchandise Group today announced the return of ASD/AMD Las Vegas – the nation's largest, most comprehensive merchandise trade show. This year's show will feature thousands of exhibitors, carrying products in... more »

Antioch company creating Obama china

Whether it's campaign buttons, posters, historic front pages of newspapers or bobblehead dolls, it seems anything with an image of President-elect Barack Obama is a hot collectible.E-bay power-sellers are saying "Yes we can," when it... more »

Mall locale works for wandering gift shop

After hop scotching locations in Lewiston-Auburn for five years, Laurie St. Pierre in April moved her gift shop, Percy's Burrow, into the Auburn Mall. It's the gift store's fourth location in five years, but one... more »

Shopowner proud to sell art from homeland

Merrill -- Esther Schulz of Merrill always knew she wanted to open her own business someday. She just never dreamed it would be so far from home.Schulz, a native of Peru, opened Star Folk Art,... more »

With Obama souvenirs, people take home history

Washington — Yvette Boyd and her daughter Shalae, both from Nashville, Tenn., looked like twins in their matching wool caps that featured "Obama" written in sparkles."We got these at the gift shop at our hotel,"... more »

Obama merchandise: Bright spot for stores

New York, NY -- Retail sales have contracted as consumers slow their spending, but gear linked to President-elect Barack Obama is generating sales for many retailers and designers.Businesses including Amazon.com (AMZN, Fortune 500), niche clothing... more »