Retailer Features

The DIME Store Keeps Close to Home

Locally made and sourced products have made their way to the top of sales in many retail segments. Customers like to know where products come from and how they are made. Shelley Christner of The... more »

Time for Toddlers

What comes to mind when you think of the word “toddlers?” Probably chaos, personality, a little bit of tomfoolery and total cuteness overload. There’s an overwhelming sense of amusement when it comes to these crazy... more »

Stock Culinary Goods, Providence, Rhode Island

It is an unusually warm Saturday in January and Jan Faust Dane is busy pumping nitro coffee and kombucha to customers who swing by her gourmet and specialty store, Stock Culinary Goods in Providence, Rhode... more »

Shinola, Detroit

As makers of handcrafted watches, bicycles, leather goods and journals, Shinola believes that products should be built to last and they should be built in America. Shinola stands for skill at scale, the preservation of... more »

Meet the Maker: P.L.A.Y.: Pet Lifestyle and You

It takes real heart and soul to be in the pet industry. From leashes and grooming supplies to all the tricks and tips to keep your pet healthy, these companies understand that it takes a... more »

Bookish Pursuits

Facebook. Instagram. Twitter. Email. Phone calls. Our frenetic lives have had a most pleasant side effect: a growing emphasis on mindfulness and a need to connect with pen and paper as a way of documenting... more »

Nora, Detroit

On Small Business Saturday in 2012, Nora was born. The brainchild of Toby Barlow and Liz Boone, Nora is Detroit’s modern design store for thoughtful décor, housewares, books and gifts. Liz... more »

Wall Art and Decor

Just about everyone can appreciate the color and vibrancy of plants and flowers. At their essence, they are life. Like houseplants themselves, botanical wall art and decorations are a great way to bring the outdoors... more »

City Bird & Nest, Detroit

Siblings and lifelong, seventh-generation Detroiters, Andy and Emily Linn founded the company in 2005 as a way to merge their mutual love for design with their admiration for their city and region. In 2009, they... more »

The Captain’s Mermaid Boutique, Key West, Florida

Funky, colorful, retro and unique are just a few descriptors that come to mind upon entering The Captain’s Mermaid. A quote by Anais Nin painted on the front window tells you everything you need to... more »