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Mud Pie Debuts New Sea-Themed Tableware Collections at Winter Markets
(Stone Mountain, Ga.) -- The award-wining international gift company, Mud Pie, will debut a variety of sea-themed tabletop products at the January 2009 winter markets. The category continues to be the most popular among Mud... more »
Anna Griffin Opens Showroom
Atlanta, GA – Making her start 15 years ago in the temporaries of the AmericasMart, Anna Griffin has come full-circle with a brand new 1,200 square foot showroom at the largest wholesale marketplace in the... more »
Handmade Spotlights Jewelry and Sustainability at Winter 2009 NYIGF
White Plains, NY — Handmade® at the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) will welcome some 60 newcomers to the winter 2009 edition. Showcasing both sustainable designs and jewelry, these new exhibitors will join the division's... more »
New Product Introductions From Pure & Simple Solutions, LLC
The Casa D'Oro company ‐ familiar to many retailers for products such as Casa D'Oro Modular Charms, Bling Things, Cell‐A-Bright, Mobile Ice and other trend items introduced in December 2008 a trio of new products... more »
Dogeared.com Celebrates 2nd Year Anniversary with Launch of New Website
Dogeared, a trendsetting brand that creates handcrafted jewels and gifts in Los Angeles, is celebrating the second anniversary of their flagship retail store, dogeared.com. In recognition of this milestone, a newly designed site with upgraded... more »
Holiday music sensitive to economic stress
NEW YORK (AP) - Few people think as much about holiday music as Leanne Flask, whose job is to select every song played in the stores of Swedish fashion retailer H&M, Williams-Sonoma and Nordstrom, among... more »
Holiday Shoppers Treated Like Celebrities
With retail sales at their weakest in more than three decades, stores and businesses are going above and beyond to get shoppers inside to spend money. Many stores are offering consumers some unique incentives for... more »
Making the case to SHOP LOCAL
"Keep it Local. Keep it Real. Keep it Downtown."That's the new tag line in a marketing campaign that the Bend Downtown Business Association hopes will attract more shoppers and their dollars this holiday season.Redmond also... more »
Smyrna Trading secures more space for growth in 2009
(ATLANTA)— Family-owned Smyrna Trading, Inc., internationally renowned manufacturers and importers of Oriental rugs, is making room for continued growth in 2009, with the unveiling of its new showroom at AmericasMart this January. Now with more... more »
Art gallery announces opening of gift boutique and new exhibit
New Port Richey - Progress Energy Art Gallery, located in historic downtown New Port Richey is your one stop shop for all of your holiday shopping needs and has coordinated several events to make shopping... more »
Pretty as a Package
Valerie Courtney doesn't believe that what's inside is all that counts. At least not when it comes to giving presents. An associate product designer at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and a recent graduate of the... more »
Businesses bullish on holiday sales
Although the nation was officially declared to be in the clutches of a recession recently, a number of Germantown businesses have reported that they remain optimistic about the chances of posting good sales during this... more »