Frackleberrys sells nothing you need, everything you want

What do two downtown gift shops have in common with one in Valley Junction?Answer: They are sister shops owned by David Starlin.Starlin opened Frackleberrys, a gift shop and home accessory boutique, in Valley Junction in... more »

Push on at Century III to attract new retailers

It's going to take big ideas to fill a very big mall.Toward that end, said Century III manager Gina Mercorelli, management is going all-out to attract new retailers, both local and national, in addition to... more »

How To Open a Small Town Store

After 25 years as a paralegal, I'm launching a new career as an entrepreneur. I own an old building where I plan to open a gift, art, and antiques store later this year, debt-free. The... more »

St. Patrick’s Day good to eateries, bars, too

El Paso restaurants, bars and retailers are optimistic that St. Patrick's Day revelers will add some green to their cash registers.The National Retail Federation estimated Monday that U.S. consumers will spend $3.64 billion on St.... more »

Waterfront gift, houseware shop survives winter flood

When Imagine Great Things owner Marge Pires closed her store on Jan. 6, she expected she would close her doors for only two days.She didn't anticipate that a broken water pipe would shut down her... more »

Harmony gift shop proves a success by a hair

Harmony -- Ada Austin's Angora Goats and Mohair kind of sticks out -- everything is purple. Well, maybe not everything, but close.The black mailbox sits on a purple support, purple buildings house multi-colored Angora goats... more »

Welcome Home gift shop closing

Welcome Home Friends Gift Shop recently announced it will close its doors. Owner Lynn Mallicoat opened the store four years ago in April and sent out a letter to some 100 of her most faithful... more »

GIFT SHOP Magazine Announces Winner of February Retail Forum Giveaway

Hanover, Mass. - GIFT SHOP magazine is happy to announce that Carol Matheys of The Cedar Home Collection in Two Rivers, WI, is the winner of GIFT SHOP Forum's February raffle. She wins a video... more »

New York Gift Cash and Carry Show Offers Expedient Merchandising Opportunity

White Plains, NY - The Best New Product Awards competition at the National Stationery Show (NSS) will expand in 2008, as an eco-friendly Think Green counterpart is added to each of the six defined categories.... more »

There’s plenty of Cleveland-area places to buy all things Irish

As Marcel Proust with his madeleine knew, a taste of the past -- literally -- is a powerful thing. For more than 50 years, tastes and treats from long ago and across the ocean have... more »