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Retail sales hold steady
Melissa Green doesn't shop as much as she did in the past.The Shreveport native is not unlike many in the area who have tightened their belts in these lean economic times.However, just because she has... more »
Parents, teachers hit stores for tax-free weekend deals
School supplies list in hand and shopping cart in tow, Miran Tyrrell joined other parents and schoolteachers Friday in taking advantage of South Carolina's tax-free shopping weekend. Through midnight Sunday, shoppers in Georgia and South... more »
Tax-free shopping drawing to stores
Consumers already coping with high gasoline prices and food costs say saving money during this year's tax-free holiday was important. Many Oklahomans were out taking advantage of the tax break on Friday, buying clothes and... more »
Profits are growing for specialist shops
Traders in Northampton's St Giles Street have reported an increase in profits even though six premises on the road are empty. Twelve per cent of the 50 shops, eateries and pubs on the street are... more »
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 »
