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Cheap is chic in recession, NRF chief says
New York, NY - Price has become the most important factor in U.S. consumer purchase decisions and retailers must adapt to that new reality if they are to be successful, the head of a key... more »
Family business will preserve historic site
Bishopville, SC — A downtown building that has housed a movie theater and served as the headquarters for a rescue squad will soon be the home of a bakery, coffee shop and gift shop.Lee County... more »
Skittish shoppers, fewer stores
Central Florida's retail industry is facing bankruptcies, closings and layoffs as the economy worsens and stores have difficulty recovering from the holiday season dominated by shoppers who responded only to deals."The problem is consumers have... more »
Danielson Designs Introduces Biggest New Product Launch Ever at Spring Gift Shows This Month
Trinidad, Colo. – Sluggish economy? Tell that to Danielson Designs, Ltd. of Trinidad, Colo. The country's top wall décor company, known for wood-crafted quality product made in small town Colorado, just recorded their best sales... more »
New! Chappy’s Lip Balms with SPF 15
Sweet Grass Farm, a New Hampshire based manufacturer of all-natural hand cut soaps and the ever-popular Farmhouse Homecare Collection is introducing a new product to the family... New! Chappy's Lip Balms with SPF 15. The... more »
President Elect Obama Inaugural Committee Selects Local Company To Make Commemorative Product
Middlebury, VT – Maple Landmark, creator of award-winning children's products, has been hand picked to create a wooden toy train engine to celebrate the Inauguration of President Obama. A train engine was chosen because President-elect... more »
In N.Y., a Yen for Japanese Shops
With its large Japanese expat population and thousands of Japanese American residents, New York has long offered sushi restaurants and karaoke bars. More recently, the popularity of high-end design and funky pop culture from the... more »
Downtown gift certificates boost sales
Traverse City, Michigan -- Merchants got some bang from downtown bucks during a wobbly holiday shopping season.Sales of Downtown Traverse City Association gift certificates soared to $192,425 this holiday season, up 25 percent from last... more »
After sales, will shoppers pay full price again?
New York -- Shoppers are getting used to those 75 percent off sale signs, and that's bad news for merchants who worry they will also have to quickly slash prices on spring goods to attract... more »
Women’s store opens doors
TN — When Grace's Shop for Ladies in Green Hills closed its doors last summer, longtime employees Lisha Orman and Jean Stratton took it as a sign.For 15 years, the pair had dreamed of opening... more »
Holiday sales in Highland Park shops stay steady or increase as economy weakens
Highland Park, NJ —Despite the doom and gloom surrounding retail businesses nationwide, the borough's downtown businesses did not see a dip in holiday sales. Instead, revenues for local merchants have been holding steady or increasing... more »
Fit to a tea: Genteel beverage is carving out a niche in Madison
Madison, Wisconsin — Tea time is starting in Madison.Although tea is the world's most commonly consumed beverage next to water, in Madison, like much of the rest of the United States, tea has been a distant... more »
