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Nana Star and the Moonman wins Moonbeam Children’s Book Award
(Fairfax, VA) -- A panel of experts recently picked Nana Star and the Moonman as a bronze medal winner in the Book with Merchandise category for the 2008 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. The awards are... more »
Blossom Bucket relocates showroom
(North Lawrence, OH) – Blossom Bucket, Inc. is proud to announce the relocation and expansion of their showroom in the AmericasMart in Atlanta, Georgia. The Grand Opening celebration is slated to coincide with the beginning... more »
Ambiente 2009: More room for design
(FRANKFURT, Germany) -- Messe Frankfurt will expand the spectrum to be seen at Loft, the meeting place for design, from representatives of the established avant-garde to international newcomers. Then, from Feb. 13-17, Loft will occupy... more »
New discoveries are here: January 2009 Market Temporaries
(ATLANTA) — The nation's largest Temporaries Collection gives buyers 5,100 booths full of premier product in 28 complete home and gift categories featuring 600 first-time exhibitors and four completely new product destinations... all in the... more »
Holiday jobs in area to be scarcer
Recession conditions in northwest Ohio has produced a tighter temporary job market this holiday season, with fewer openings, more job seekers vying for the openings that exist, and many of the available positions already filled.... more »
Trillium Artisans & SiShellSea take part in Portland semi-annual expo
(Portland, Oregon) -- It really is true: 'tis better to give than to receive. Just ask the dedicated staff of two Pacific Northwest groups whose mission is to do well by doing good: Trillium Artisans... more »
Decorating items galore at Olde District 5 gift shop
South Bend, IN — With one room after another, each elegantly adorned with everything from candles to decorations to kitchenware, there are hundreds of decorating possibilities for any home during any season at Olde District... more »
Retailers hope to receive Merry Christmas … early
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.While Halloween decorations of cobwebs and jack-o-lanterns have barely come down from doorsteps and lawns, many retailers have already frosted storefronts, hung white lights and... more »
Dear Santa, I need a job!
Wellington, FL -- Ask plenty of people what tops their holiday wish-list this year, and many will say a job."I mean people have come to me here and said 'Do you know anywhere else people... more »
Sweet Start
Why would someone who's allergic to chocolate start a chocolate company? For Mike Ashamalla, owner of Tifa Chocolate & Gelato in Agoura Hills, it's because chocolate seems more like a delicacy than a sweet to... more »
New store offers gift and home items, screen-printing
Vidalia, Mississippi — Janet and Bill Hughes had often talked about moving their screen-printing operation out of the family home, but it never seemed to be the right time.But that all changed recently, when a... more »
Americasmart license & design January 2009
(ATLANTA) -- For the first time this January, AmericasMart brings together artists and licensing agencies from across the nation with the world's leading gift and home furnishings manufactures and designers in one of its newest... more »

