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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 »
Wholesalecrafts.com Reports 2009 2nd Quarter Sales Results
Mooresville, NC — After sluggish first quarter online sales, Wholesalecrafts.com, the premier web service for sourcing American and Canadian made crafts, reports a small second quarter increase over 2008 second quarter, but a significant increase... more »
F.S. Chocolatiers: Sweet treats keeping sisters busy
Mansfield -- The owners of F.S. Chocolatiers love making, selling and eating chocolate.Co-owner Amy Murray said despite the troubled economy, a lot of local people are buying their chocolate products."Business is good," she told the... more »
Aurora Wins AmericasMart’s Visual Display Award at Atlanta Gift Show
Pico Rivera, CA – On the heels of last month's International Gift & Home Furnishings Show in Atlanta, plush manufacturer Aurora World Inc. received AmericasMart's 2009 Visual Display Award (VDA) for outstanding layout in its... more »
Award-Winning Andrew Morgan Collection Introduces New Eco-Alpaca Collection and Rolls Out English Eccentrics, Mod Pod and Raw Earth Lines At NYIGF
Mount Vernon NY – A past two-time "Best in Show" winner, Andrew Morgan Collection announced today that the textile designer will be introducing a brand new eco-alpaca line called Purity and will be rolling out... more »
Shirley Pewter Selects Danforth to Continue Shirley Tradition
Shirley Pewter of Williamsburg, VA, and Danforth Pewter of Middlebury, VT, have announced that as of August 10th, Danforth has become the exclusive manufacturer and marketer of Shirley Pewter. Danforth will operate the Shirley Pewter... more »
