Online Sales Shift: Apparel Outpaced Computers in ’06

Online shoppers spent more money last year on apparel than on computers for the first time, a reflection of the Web's increasingly broad appeal, according to a report to be released today by a leading... more »

Housewife discovers freedom in business

Elma Karam de White, owner of the Delta Gift Shop in Virginia City, was born in Texas to a Lebanese father and Mexican mother.She had a close-knit family with an authoritarian father, just as cultural... more »

Market has feminine touch

Crisfield -- Women in business add a feminine touch at a Mother's Day-themed MacTavish's Olde Towne Market at the "Olde Garage" on Saturday.The first of six markets planned for the year is a marketing strategy... more »

Gas prices hurt sales; Major retailers report drop in April as consumers decide to stay home

Big retailers Thursday reported a drop in nationwide sales during April, and some Brevard County retailers said they are not faring much better.Analysts blame retail sluggishness on rising consumer costs, such as gasoline prices, which... more »

Will you spend $140 on Mom?

For Jeff Raines and the staff at Montarra Grill in Algonquin, this Sunday is expected to bear a striking resemblance to Saturday night.Mother's Day typically is one of the busiest days of the year for... more »

Local entrepreneurs who specialize in international merchandise have special day

Walking through Cocoplum gift shop in Everglades City is like taking a tour of handicraft markets around the world.Batiked children's clothes from Ghana hang on one rack, toy wooden fish and snakes from Chile sit... more »

Longer store hours on Friday nights paying off

If residents of and visitors to Portsmouth have noticed in the last month a different look and energy in the downtown area on Friday nights, it's because a retail experiment is taking hold.In early April,... more »

Crestmark to Launch “Wrap-N-Go” at the 2007 National Stationery Show

Crestmark Ltd, a Syracuse, New York-based stationery company specializing in fun and functional bow pads, note cards and invitations catered to boutiques and specialty stores, has developed an innovative wrapping system called "Wrap-N-Go". Wrap-N-Go will... more »

GLM’S Global Home Business Expands to Include Global Home Decor

Orlando, FL, - Building on the success of Global Home Textiles , George Little Management, LLC (GLM) will expand it's global home business to include a new sourcing show, Global Home Decor . The annual... more »

Berkley’s offbeat stores offer antiques, vintage comics and the world’s coolest flip-flops

Handmade soaps?Fabulous toys?Hip and happening shoes and sandals?Surprise! You'll find all those things in once-sleepy downtown Berkley.Long in the shadow of its glitzier south Oakland County neighbors, downtown Berkley -- the portion of 12 Mile... more »