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Hotel shop offers environmental bent
Mammoth, Montana - Shoppers may be more educated when buying these days, but how many are enlightened in the same place that they ponder their purchase?Offering interpretation along with an eco-friendly line of products, the... more »
Soul proprietor: Afro-centric gallery developing broad appeal
Winston-Salem — Race can be a touchy subject, and as a rule retailers don't like touchy subjects. Rather, they like as many customers as they can get. Sometimes, though, the issue is there anyway.Dana Suggs... more »
Splurge owner honored by chamber
Greenwich, CT — Sonia Sotire Malloy remembers when she was a child eating pizza by the slice at Davinci's pizza shop and hunting for treasures at Baubles in downtown Greenwich. The Stamford native said she... more »
Perfumers Breathe in Sales Data, and Strategize
Long after most other consumer goods companies were getting detailed reports on how their products were selling, giant perfume makers like Estée Lauder, l'Oréal and Coty operated mostly by intuition.While they might know that orders... more »
Merchants expand, despite slow economy
Birmingham — At a time when many local business owners are exhausting all their energy just keeping one store open, several savvy merchants are setting their sites on expansion.Rather than riding out the recession, Stacie... more »
Buttercup saves by sharing with similar stores
As The Buttercup stationery and gift shop celebrates its 34th anniversary this month, its owners are taking steps to ensure they can mark many more milestones.In February, for instance, the store ended its Monday hours... more »
The Flower Shop Offers Warmth, Variety, Gifts
Bethlehem - The world according to Julie Clifford and Kelly Kennedy is one filled with chrysanthemums and candles. The two women, who have worked together for approximately 20 years, own The Flower Shop at 151... more »
Green’s the new black at eco-friendly shop
If you green it and mean it, Ekotik boutique is for you. Located inside the Doubletree Grand Hotel just north of downtown Miami, the shop houses natural, organic, recycled and eco-friendly items good for gift-giving.''Hand... more »
Daycare Owner Rocks Two-Month-Old Tea Store
With his Steamboat Springs, Colo., daycare up and running and his daughter soon heading to kindergarten, Josh Bodden began thinking about what to do next. In deciding, he looked both back to his upbringing and... more »
Tweeting for profit
A year ago Kris Drey couldn't care less about Twitter.With 13 years of Web site experience, Drey is no technophobe. He serves as vice president of product marketing at Fliqz, an online video-hosting service with... more »
Sister Team Launches Clip-On Purse
Sandy Christiano's idea for a hands-free, clip-on purse was conceived by accident. About four years ago, while unloading her young daughter from a car seat, the heavy, shoulder-strapped pocketbook that she was wearing swung around... more »
Wichitan’s love of fashion, design serves her well at Mik’s
Wrapping packages at McClurkans at the age of 14 was one of the best experiences Kim Womble ever had."Beautifully wrapped packages are as important as anything in retail stores," she said.Years later, Womble is still... more »
