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Global Product Resources Announces New Company Headquarters
(San Diego, Calif.) -- Global Product Resources, Inc. (GPR), manufacturer of the popular brand of decorative floor and table top fans known as Deco Breeze, has moved its company headquarters into a larger facility in... more »
Puppy love
Mini chocolate cupcakes. Cinnamon rolls. Peanut butter cups.But the baked goods sitting on the counter of the Pooch Barkery in downtown Ayer aren't meant for the human palate.If you bite into those yogurt-covered, sprinkled pretzels,... more »
A not-so-simple gift
They don't offend. They're easy to pick out. And people love to get them.Gift cards have mushroomed into the most requested holiday gift by consumers. Nearly 55 percent of people want to receive a gift... more »
Gift shop prepares for its first Christmas in Maumee
A newly relocated stationery and gift boutique is preparing for its first Christmas in Uptown Maumee.The Birds & the Bees moved from Perry's Landing to 103 E. Wayne St. in June."We were on Louisiana Avenue,... more »
Holiday season has small businesses owners ‘nervous’
Wallingford, CT - Running Simply Special has been a dream come true for Geri Wasilewski. She opened the gift shop in Madison in 2001, but moved it to Wallingford about a year later. In Madison,... more »
Retailers expect a merry – but frugal – Christmas this year
Holiday shopping is predicted to increase in the Tucson area with more dollars spent than last year despite the free-falling economy.National holiday shopping forecasts call for increases in the 1 percent to 2 percent range,... more »
Fido first: Pet boutiques bucking trend
The economy hasn't gone to the dogs yet — or at least not to Fido's kibble.Despite a sagging stock market and signs of belt-tightening throughout the retail sector, Boston's four-legged friends are still getting their... more »
Candyrific launches expanded Airheads, M&M’s products
(Louisville, KY)- CandyRific, a leading novelty candy manufacturer, is debuting out-of-the ordinary candy lines for 2009. New lines of Airheads and M&M'S products range from Slinky candy pops to embossed collectible tins.New Airheads Products: Airheads... more »
A Tasteful Solution to a ‘Fruity’ Problem
(MINNEAPOLIS) – Pitting cherries. It's every baker's tedious chore and every parent's nightmare. Not only is it time consuming and messy, it can be unsafe for adults and children alike. Talisman Designs in Minneapolis has... more »
New Creative Introduces Garden Jewels, Garden Decor
(Milford, OH) -- New Creative Enterprises (NCE), a leading designer and manufacturer of outdoor living decor and gift items, is wowing customers with its top-selling Garden Jewels Collection. The new collection of garden decor and... more »
Gift for Life to host January Casino Party
(NEW YORK, NY) -- Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries' leading charitable organization, today announced the exciting details of its 17th anniversary party. Gift for Life's STAKES ARE HIGH Casino, Benefiting... more »
Carlton Varney to Share Storied Career at Las Vegas Design Center’s First Friday Series
(LAS VEGAS) –— One of the best-known interior and restoration designers will be featured Friday, December 5 during First Friday at the Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center Las Vegas.Carlton Varney of Dorothy... more »
