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A Look Inside Our Town of Peterborough
If you go to Peterborough looking for Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" there are plenty of vestiges of the post-Industrial New England village that inspired the Pulitzer Prize-winning play; the 19th-century buildings, a strong community identity... more »
Sunny Side Up moves to bigger location
Kathy Perkins and daughter Lori Bostic get a kick out of watching customers walk into their gift shop and smile.They said their "whimsical, fun" Sunny Side Up store, with pastel colors and assorted novelty items,... more »
New Ownership of Boston Gift Show Announced
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- GLM, a dmg world media business, has announced the acquisition of the Boston Gift Show by Urban Expositions, effective immediately. The next edition of the Show will run March 28-31, 2009,... more »
Latest innovations, products at 2008 Kids Expo
With only 30 days remaining until the doors open at the 2008 ABC Kids Expo, it's not too late to make plans to attend the largest Juvenile Products Show in history. We have confirmed over... more »
Retail center changed the way people shopped, and it’s still changing
Peabody — Fifty years ago, when the Northshore Shopping Center was dedicated on Sept. 12, 1958, 50,000 people showed up.The palatial Jordan Marsh, gleaming William Filene's and Sons and host of other shops beckoned the... more »
East Montpelier sugar house adds post-and-beam ‘dream’
The economy may be sour but business remains sweet at the Bragg Farm Sugar House in East Montpelier, whose gift shop and mail order business is thriving despite the current downturn.There's a big, clear sign... more »
CatArt Launches Line of Original Art Note Cards
(TENNESSEE) -- Cat lovers are in for a treat. CatArt Cards is introducing an exquisite line of note cards featuring fine art portraits of cats. The finely rendered depictions, by artist Johnnie Scoutten, are almost... more »
Custom Furniture to Kitsch—It’s all in the Stores
Catherine Macfee's Rubicon Collection in Tahoe City and Cathy Nason's Spirit Interior Design in Truckee not only showcase retail furniture and accessories but also give would-be clients the gist of each designer's aesthetic. Macfee's lakeside... more »
All in the family
Plymouth, MA - Needless to say, there probably weren't too many women who owned their own business in Plymouth 90 years ago. Fourth generation John Alden Gift Shop owner Laurie Gibbs wonders what it was... more »
York to a T: Hoodies, shell motifs top-sellers at the beach
When it comes to beach attire, the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny polka-dot bikini may hold a place of honor all its own, but this year, T-shirt and souvenir shop owners in York Beach Square say hooded sweatshirts... more »
Business of being green in 10th year
K at Schon and Penney Stephenson, who co-own Portland Store Fixtures, use both sides of their post-consumer recycled paper before they re-recycle it or use it for scrap.Their invoices and envelopes tend to have another... more »
New home for Pine Cone Gift Shoppe
Uniontown, Ohio - The Pine Cone Gift Shoppe is celebrating a new location and six years in business. Gary Chapman, moved his gift shoppe to Uniontown four months ago. Prior to that the Pine Cone... more »
