Retail sales up at fastest rate in three years

London, UK - Retail sales grew at their fastest pace in three years in July, and retailers were their most upbeat in six years about the prospects for August, a survey by the Confederation of... more »

Tastement by Seema Malik, a refreshingly tasteful line of cards that debuted at the National Stationery Show in New York

New York, New York — Tastement™ is a line of contemporary cards that debuted at the National Stationery Show in New York in May 2010. The show was held at the Jacob K. Javitz Convention... more »

Wholesalecrafts.com and Florida’s Chapter of the Museum Store Association Announce Date Alignment for January’s ACRE Orlando Show

Mooresville, NC - Wholesalecrafts.com, producers of the American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE) shows, including ACRE Orlando, to be held January 22 - 24, 2011, announces that the Florida Chapter of the Museum Store Association has... more »

Retailers Pay More to Get Cargo (No Guarantee)

New York, NY - The grills shaped like kegs and toolboxes, ordered for a Father's Day promotion at Cost Plus World Market, arrived too late for the holiday. At the Container Store, platinum-color hangers, advertised... more »

Why Elite Shoppers Eschew Logos

New York, NY - K-Mart and Marc Jacobs have something in common: low- and high-end fashion products tend to have less conspicuous brand markers than midprice goods, according to a paper soon to be published... more »

Creative gifts bring booming business for museum shops

Visitors to the National Palace Museum (NPM) crowd into the museum's gift shop searching for "treasures." One woman initially examines keychains with a design imitating the famous Ching dynasty "Jadeite Cabbage with Insects, " but... more »

Brandon builds on its arts and crafts reputation

Brandon, VT - Roseann Johnson didn't have to think twice about opening an art galley in a town known as "the art and soul of Vermont.""We know Brandon is a destination for people who are... more »

Will new card lure shoppers?

Ridgewood — The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce hopes a new rewards card that offers discounts and promotions will lure shoppers to village stores and businesses.The cards have been in circulation for a month, and the... more »

Retail fits her lifestyle change

Inglewood retailer Tania Riddell has a problem - she often gets so enthusiastic about various items in her shop that she really doesn't want to sell them. Rob Maetzig profiles the owner of award-winning gift... more »

Couple resurrect long-neglected NM ghost town

Chloride, N.M. — A wrong turn taken by a visitor more than 30 years ago has given this Sierra County ghost town new life. Chloride was a dilapidated old mining town with a handful of... more »