#1 Wall Street Journal and New York Times Bestseller to Present Keynote at GHTA Conference

Grand Rapids, Mich.: The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), the industry's non-profit professional trade association, announced that #1 Wall Street Journal and New York Times Bestseller, Keith McFarland will present the keynote address at... more »

Where lefties are always right

New York -- President Obama and his fellow southpaws have cause for celebration this week: Thursday marks the 18th annual International Left-Handers Day. But for entrepreneur Margaret Majua, founder of Lefty's San Francisco, every day... more »

Ateliers d’Art de France brings French talents to Accent on Design® at the New York International Gift Fair

Paris – Ateliers d'Art de France, the French federation for craft professionals, unites six design-driven French manufacturers to showcase their collections at the CreatedinFrance® pavilion in the Accent on Design® division of the New York... more »

Touching the five senses

The aromas of olive oil and herbs greet customers first as they step into the culinary gift shop in The Woodlands. Then they might notice the glass vessels filled with lime green, amber and red... more »

Coffee shop sells more than hot drinks

Dayton, OH — People come for the coffee, and stay to browse the collectibles. A new coffee shop called Coffee Beans and Collectible Things opened in early July at 631 Watervliet Ave. in Belmont's business... more »

Store centers on family, faith

Teresa Haney and her daughters are a close-knit bunch. They shop together, hang out together – do pretty much everything together. So it makes perfect sense that they have started a business together. Haney and... more »

The Gourmet Housewares Show® Takes San Francisco By Storm!

White Plains, NY — The August 8 -10 Gourmet Housewares Show® held at the Moscone Center, took the Bay area by storm and brought the gourmet industry's finest to the city of San Francisco featuring... more »

Mainstream Green… New Directions in Organic Beauty by HollyBeth Anderson at the NYIGF

Creator of the organic beauty line, HollyBeth's Natural Luxury, will join Organic Beauty editor-in-chief & founding editor Rona Berg and a panel of retail and manufacturing experts as they discuss organic personal care and the... more »

How to sell successfully online

The way people buy online is very different to how they buy in a store. Typically only 2 per cent of people browsing on a website will end up buying something. Compare this to 25... more »

Back-To-Basics Seen For Sluggish Back-To-School Retail Sales

New York, NY--It's going to be pretty bare bones when it comes to back-to-school shopping, with sales this year shaping up to be even worse than 2008."Necessities," "value" and "basics" were the words most used... more »