California Gift Show Announces World Style Stories Award Winners

Los Angeles, CA – The California Gift Show chose five outstanding World Style Stories from select exhibitors at a special celebration in Kentia – The Global Marketplace on Friday, January 21, 2011. This vibrant division... more »

Peking Handicraft Launches Kitchen-Related Line with New Licensee

San Francisco, Calif. -- During the 2011 winter market season, Peking Handicraft, Inc., an international manufacturer and wholesaler of high quality home decor, tabletop and giftware items, introduced a new line by licensee Ellen Crimi... more »

Gift for Life Annual Party Raises Record Funds

Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries' leading charitable organization, announced today that its Party for Life event raised more than $150,000. The 19th Annual event was held on Sunday, January 30... more »

Carousel Designs Debuts New Crib Bedding Sets For 2011

Douglasville, GA -- Carousel Designs, a contemporary and trend-setting leader in the baby bedding industry for more than 22 years, debuts eight new crib bedding sets. Carousel Designs offers one of the broadest collections of... more »

Rubbabu’s Natural Handmade Toy Collection Features an Array of Award Winners Delaware-based Company Will Exhibit at Toy Fair in NYC, February 13-16

WILMINGTON, DE – Rubbabu, Inc., a family-owned company specializing in handmade, environmentally friendly toys, will showcase its entire product line at the 108th Toy Fair, February 13-16, 2011 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center... more »

New retail store coming to Oxford

Oxford — The owner of Juniper is opening a new store with contemporary clothing for all occasions and all sizes. The shop, named Magnolia, is scheduled to open in April at Stewart Square, said owner... more »

Shop embraces trend toward personalized gifts

Alton - The personal touch reigns at Alexander's, where Alex and Joyce King specialize in helping clients create custom jewelry and select monogrammed gift items."We've been branching out," Alex King said. "The trend we've seen... more »

Shop ships tastes of Olympic Peninsula to outside world

Port Townsend -- One year ago, Steve Moore and Victor Judd hatched the idea that became Mystery Bay Shipping, an entrepreneurial business that promotes North Olympic Peninsula food products and in turn supports those who... more »

Chandler tries to ‘keep it local’ with downtown businesses

Stroll into Latitude Eight Thai Grill for lunch in downtown Chandler, and you'll likely be greeted by the owner. The same is true if you go down the street to di Sciacca Glass. In fact,... more »

More confident consumers break out credit cards

Washington — Americans are putting more money on their credit cards after more than two years of cutting back, a sign that they are gaining confidence in the economy.The first increase in credit-card debt since... more »