White Coffee Partners with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory to Introduce Gourmet Specialty Coffees

Long Island City, NY – White Coffee, a third-generation family-owned coffee roaster, has announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc., to introduce a line of gourmet Rocky Mountain... more »

The Chicago Market: Living and Giving Presents A Shop “Late Night” Event

Chicago, IL –The Chicago Market: Living and Giving® is excited to announce its "Late Night" shopping event on Saturday, January 23, 2010. Attendees of the "Late Night" will enjoy an evening of late night shopping,... more »

The Business of Design

With competition for every discretionary dollar at an all time high, the importance of visual impact cannot be understated. And while not every institution has the resources to enlist the help of strategists and designers,... more »

Maple Landmark Products Selected for Sustainability Display

Middlebury, VT – Each year the organizers of the New York International Gift Fair work with Shaw+Co! Productions to select products and companies that are operating in a sustainable way. This year, for the January... more »

Santa delivers for U.S. retailers

New York -- Inventory control, coupled with last-minute shopping and post-holiday bargain hunting, drove U.S. retailers' best monthly sales in more than 20 months, results showed Thursday, and several -- from discounter Target Corp. to... more »

Retailers Ready for the Gift Card Redo

Now that the presents are put away, it's time to kick back and wait for the bacchanalia known as St. Patrick's Day. Or perhaps it's time to see how retailers are set to benefit from... more »

Off the Beaten Path Yarnery moves closer to customer base on East Side

Karen Baier's store isn't off the beaten path anymore, it's right along it. In November, Baier moved the yarn shop that had been in her and her husband's Monona farmhouse into a storefront on Williamson... more »

Merchants pleased with sales

One size didn't necessarily fit all.But gift cards proved to be a uniform solution for many Shoppers Drug Mart Christmas customers this year."Gift cards for me, were like a 'wow,'" said SDM Store Manager Sandy... more »

Recession resonated with Evanston shoppers over holidays

Despite a rise in consumer confidence, several Evanston businesses said sales have been slow, even during the holiday season. The Consumer Confidence Index, a measure of consumers' attitudes toward the economy, rose for the second... more »

Second small biz to get perks from Broomfield opens its doors

It's better late than never for two of the three small businesses taking advantage of tax-sharing deals with Broomfield. Abbott's Frozen Custard opened Wednesday, and Herb's Meat and Specialty Foods is scheduled to open early... more »