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September 18, 2008
Friends Forever Girls Wins Dr. Toy’s Educational Product award

Temecula, CA – Inspire U, Inc. announced today its Friends Forever Girls' Reina multicultural doll is the recipient of a prestigious "10 Best Educational Products for 2008 Award" from Dr. Toy's Institute for Child Resources.... more »

September 18, 2008
AmericasMart logistics program unveiled

ATLANTA — AmericasMart Atlanta has launched its latest trade show industry first with AmericasMart Logistics, an all-new Transportation and Warehousing service offering exhibitors door-to-dock product shipping, storage and delivery at guaranteed lowest prices. AmericasMart Logistics... more »

September 18, 2008
Log Gift Shoppe owners call it quits

Warwick, RI — Interested in buying a small business? The Log Gift and Curtain Shoppe is up for sale, according to owner Anthony J. Ursillo, who has decided to retire after 35 years in the... more »

September 18, 2008
Family Talk leaves Dr. Toy speechless

Eureka, MO – Walk up and down the toy aisle and it's easy to find one that talks. But did you know there's a game that gets reluctant tweens and teens to speak, in the... more »

September 18, 2008
Superior Product Honored at Atlanta Market

ATLANTA — AmericasMart Atlanta — home to the nation's largest gift, home furnishings, area rug and apparel collections—celebrated the best of the gift and gourmet industry during the September 13-15, Atlanta Fall Gift & Home... more »

September 18, 2008
Boost your e-commerce site’s search ranking

Question: I've been learning about SEO and trying to work it into my company Web site, fretzels.com, which can definitely use an SEO makeover. My company, Fretzels by Jill, makes really unique hand-dipped gourmet chocolate-covered... more »

September 17, 2008
Destined for success: Boutique offers a little bit of everything

Fayetteville, NC — Want to know what is supposed to bring good luck and money in these troubled economic times?Lil Tina Carter, owner of The Destiny Jade Gift Boutique, has some suggestions.Carter and her daughter-in-law,... more »

September 17, 2008
Cedar Rapids businesses think state’s new Jumpstart could help

Cedar Rapids, IA — "Every little bit helps," Nan Barta said Tuesday as she studied a forgivable loan program to help Iowa's small businesses recover from spring weather disasters.The question for Barta and other small... more »

September 17, 2008
Pottery shop brings Italy to you

Florida — The sun, the sea, wine grapes and lemons. It's all there in the colors and designs of Italian pottery from the Amalfi Coast of southern Italy.Shoppers can visit the Taste of Sorrento &... more »

September 17, 2008
Sweet store has new locale

Penn State students looking to indulge an insatiable sweet tooth have a reason to rejoice after a local favorite opened its doors in a new location Tuesday. Chocolate Madness, a chocolate and sweets store originally... more »

September 17, 2008
Clark’s Jewelers celebrates 25 years

Gig Harbor, WA — Lora Morford grew up in the jewelry business.Her father, Russ Clark, started Clark's Jewelers in downtown Gig Harbor in 1983. The business moved to its current location in the 1990s and... more »

September 17, 2008
Scala Spring/Summer lineup features organic, eco-friendly headwear

(Stockton, CA/New York, NY): Now that Dorfman Pacific's cool and casual collection of Organic Headwear and Accessories for Men and Women is in stock, environmentally-conscious consumers will no longer be faced with a choice between... more »

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