Bandz in Boston

One day, local parents had never heard of them. The next, kids everywhere were clamoring for this newest toy trend. They're called silly bands, and they're cute, cheap, and out of control.Casey McNamara, a Brookline... more »

The Southern Link of GA Acquires Fox Premier Sales

Atlanta, GA — The Southern Link, a progressive leading sales agency celebrating 25 years in the gift and home décor industry, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Fox Premier Sales, a highly successful manufacturer's... more »

Chocolate café expanding at Memorial Hospital

South Bend, IN — If you are opening a new store in a strip center, every decision revolves around creating the best shopping experience possible for the customer.That is not the case in a hospital... more »

Mayor breaks tie to create new wine-only liquor license in Danville

Danville, IL – Mayor Scott Eisenhauer broke a 7-7 city council tie, voting to approve a new Class W license that will allow one downtown shop to sell wine in gift baskets and by the... more »

Making the Webwork

Pennsylvania — At the Toadflax store in Shadyside, there are candles to be ordered, longtime customers who need deliveries and students wandering in from nearby Carnegie Mellon University or Pitt to pick up Kiehl's body... more »

NYIGF Joins WGSN Advisory Forum

White Plains, NY — An exclusive agreement between the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) and WGSN, one of the world's top style and trend forecasting services, will position NYIGF as the sole U.S. home, gift... more »

Slant Collections Launches New Blog to Offer Insider’s Look At Product Development

San Francisco, CA – Slant Collections, widely recognized within gift and tabletop circles for its unique glassware innovations, will offer readers of its newly-launched blog Slant-ology a glimpse into the minds of the company's designers... more »

AJ’s Edible Arts a tasty success story in Pasco

Pasco, WA — Twenty-two years ago, Alice Jones of Kennewick was an unemployed bookkeeper.Today, she's president of AJ's Edible Arts of Pasco, which manufactures eight mustards, salsa, cheese ball and salad dressing mixes and a... more »

Home Grown: Jacksonville Mercantile

Oregon — Editor's note: This is one in a weekly series of profiles on locally owned and operated businesses in Southern Oregon.What do you do and how long have you been doing it?(David speaking) We... more »

Celebrity gift bags feature local artist’s recycled jewelry

Vancouver, Canada — Jessica Reiss's eco-friendly sterling silver and recycled bead jewelry will be given away in Leo Awards celebrity gift bags this weekend.The Vancouver designer studied commerce in university, but became interested in jewelry design... more »