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May Off to a Good Start for Retailers
After struggling through April with one of the weakest performances on record, the nation's retailers are enjoyed improved sales so far in May, helped by Mother's Day shopping sprees and warmer weather, according to two... more »
Businesses, organizations say higher prices for letters, packages will add up quickly
Peoria - For Bibo Gallerie, an eclectic art and gift shop, the increase in the price of stamps is just the latest in a string of higher business expenses.Rising gasoline and electricity costs have required... more »
Triangular Shaped Cards – Not for Squares; Nacho Loco Card Game Wins The National Parenting Center 2007 Seal of Approval
Buffalo, NY - The National Parenting Center has awarded Buffalo Games the 2007 Seal of Approval for Nacho Loco, an addictive new card game featuring unique triangular shaped cards."We've tested this game across several demographics:... more »
Pittsburgh’s Airmall is model for Hopkins’ plan
Pittsburgh -- On her plane ride from Raleigh, N.C., a 46-year-old advertising executive flipped through a fashion magazine and discovered that gladiator sandals are all the rage.Minutes after she landed at Pittsburgh International Airport, she... more »
Funky Ferndale; Cool vibe draws shop owners to Nine Mile
Ferndale -- Fashionable. Fabulous. Funky.These days, fashionable again applies to Ferndale. With eclectic shops and boutiques selling everything from high-end designer apparel to vintage clothing, Ferndale's thriving business district at Woodward and Nine Mile is... more »
4 totally hot housewares
Since seeing them a few weeks ago at the Chicago Housewares Show, Judy Matheson has had trouble keeping them in her two Colby Avenue shops in downtown Everett."We've put in four orders and we're out... more »
Shop brings aura of exotic to Newark
Newark - Icha Gomet points out a huge pair of Fulani earrings she keeps in a case at the store she runs with her spouse, Jacques. They're bronze, she said, although the preferred version of... more »
Country Charm Candles lights up family’s life
Sherry and Chuck Shaw of Jacksonville are surely counting their blessings. Owners of Jacksonville's Country Charm Candles, these two began their business seven years ago, and according to Sherry, they hope to be around for... more »
A shop for living colorfully Red Shoes specializes in the eclectic
She loves color - and boy, does it show.Catherine Thursby's Red Shoes store, in a charming, deep teal-colored house off South Ashley Street, is an explosion of brightly hued vintage and modern merchandise from dishes... more »
Online Sales Shift: Apparel Outpaced Computers in ’06
Online shoppers spent more money last year on apparel than on computers for the first time, a reflection of the Web's increasingly broad appeal, according to a report to be released today by a leading... more »
Housewife discovers freedom in business
Elma Karam de White, owner of the Delta Gift Shop in Virginia City, was born in Texas to a Lebanese father and Mexican mother.She had a close-knit family with an authoritarian father, just as cultural... more »
Market has feminine touch
Crisfield -- Women in business add a feminine touch at a Mother's Day-themed MacTavish's Olde Towne Market at the "Olde Garage" on Saturday.The first of six markets planned for the year is a marketing strategy... more »
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