Gourmet Housewares Online Catalog Gallery Goes Live

White Plains, NY—The Gourmet Housewares Show®, premier marketplace for upscale housewares and culinary products, is pleased to announce the activation of the Online Catalog Gallery - a visual product finder - with 10 catalogs already... more »

Pacific Grove frame shop thrives amid declining economy

Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of a particularly significant moment for Glenn Gobel. On March 14, 2008, Gobel made a transformation from longtime employee to a small-business owner as he opened Glenn Gobel Custom Frames... more »

Editor’s Letter

Although it's not the most intellectual movie to quote, I distinctly remember a line in What About Bob" from Bill Murray where he decides to "take a vacation from his problems." For a (very) brief... more »

Editor’s Letter

It's a bit wordy, but Francis Cartier once said, There is only one way in which a person acquires a new idea: by the combination or association of two or more ideas he already has... more »

Play Your Cards Right

According to the Greeting Card Association, Americans purchase 7 billion greeting cards every year for an annual retail sales total of more than $7.5 billion. With an estimated 100,000 retail outlets around the country selling... more »

The ZooStore at Woodland Park

Membership has its benefits, but these benefits don't have to be at the expense of the destination. A few seasons ago, the ZooStore at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle eliminated its member discount, replacing it... more »

Rev Up Sales

The Harley-Davidson Museum claims that whatever you call yourself — an enthusiast, a curiosity-seeker, an educator or a family looking for a fun change of pace — you're all invited to jump on and enjoy... more »

Store Room: Spring 2009

What product, invention or idea has made your retail life easier? What do you wish they would invent?"Jon Loos Washington Pavilion Management Sioux Falls, S.D. The Web has made retail life easier because I can... more »

BGMH Auxiliary sells more than just candy

Gridley, Calif. - Sitting in the lobby of Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital are owls, penguins, whales, elephants, ducks and bears. Wild animals are not cruising the halls of the hospital, they are ensconsed in glass cases,... more »

The Big Reveal! Artisan House to Debut 40 New Metal Art Sculptures at High Point Market

Burbank, CA -- As president of Artisan House, Inc.(r), designers and crafters of unique, fine-quality metal sculptures for wall, floor and tabletop, John Shilling understands the importance of giving prospective buyers a visual and tactile... more »

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