AmericasMart Expands Casual Furniture Offerings

The continuing growth of AmericasMart’s furniture and home furnishings category extends to its casual furniture mix, where an expanding collection of top manufacturers is broadening the outdoor segment to accommodate dual buyer and exhibitor demand.... more »

Seven Sisters Gift Shop a Hidden Holiday Gem

Wyoming, DE - The youngest of seven daughters born to artistically talented parents, Jennifer Cravens Wooleyhand has been drawing and painting all her life and now owns a folk art shop, Seven Sisters, in west... more »

Midwest‐CBK Debuts Two Separate Brands: CBK Home Décor and Midwest Seasons Holiday and Seasonal Products

Midwest-CBK, LLC, widely known for its on-trend holiday, seasonal and home décor designs, will now serve customers under two separate and distinct brands – CBK home and outdoor décor and Midwest Seasons holiday and seasonal.... more »

PLAY VISIONS to Launch SANDS ALIVE at International Toy Fair in New York

It wouldn’t be Toy Fair without a storm, and this time around, it’s a sandstorm that will swirl through the Javits Center in February.Play Visions, an innovator in truly engaging toys, will launch Sands Alive... more »

Businesses Tap into Pinterest, Instagram

Small businesses are using social media to promote their businesses and lure shoppers this holiday season — and they’re not just on Facebook. Or Twitter.Pinterest and Instagram are getting big “likes” from business owners. Facebook... more »

Visionary Artware On Broadway

Long Beach, CA - ‘Tis the holiday season, and there are plenty of shopping opportunities close to home. Gazettes has chosen to highlight a few unique mom-and-pop retailers. We will continue to shine a spotlight... more »

Guilford Boutique Showcases Local Talent

Guilford, CT - If you don’t drive slowly past the Connecticut Shoreline Arts Boutique, you might just miss it, if not for the small roadside sign that reads “local arts sold here” in colorful chalk.The... more »

La Paloma Boutique: Entrepreneur Juggles Business and Family

Taos, NM - Meet one of the youngest businesswomen in Taos. Twenty-two-year-old Jenee Paloma Trujillo has wanted to open her own store since she was in high school.Trujillo was practically raised in Taos Plaza, where... more »

Lollipop Shop Offers Sweet Treats For Community

Shippensburg, PA - Shippensburg is known for its locally-run businesses, and one such local business, located on King Street, can be easily overlooked in the midst of row homes, churches, and restaurants and bars.The Lollipop... more »

Shop-Local Campaign Hopes to Keep Cash in Village

Wilmington, VT - While shoppers lined up at the big-box stores early Friday morning, local proprietors and shoppers alike took advantage of a new shop-local, shop-small campaign spearheaded by Wilmington Works, that gave shoppers incentive... more »