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Peruvian goods that a shopper can fall in love with
There are a couple of new stores in the area that are importing goods here from Peru.Nella Terra is a Main Street Sarasota gift shop that native Peruvian Nella Infantasi opened earlier this year.Infantasi, 58,... more »
On Franchising
More than 200 new franchising opportunities were introduced in the U.S. last year, underscoring the industry's enormous popularity here.But which ones will be around 10 years from now, and which are simply somebody's make-a-quick-buck scheme?Anyone... more »
Retail sales may climb as temperatures rise
New York - Retail sales in April are expected to show a slight improvement from an abysmal March as warmer weather drove demand for spring merchandise, but Wall Street still expects signs of weakness at... more »
U.S. retailers’ sales rose 2.3% last week
U.S. retail sales rose the most last week since February as consumers bought Easter gifts and clothing.Sales at stores open at least a year advanced 2.3 percent from the same week a year earlier, the... more »
MAGIC Marketplace Drives Eco-Fashion From Harvest to High Street
Woodland Hills, Calif. - Eco-fashion is the apparel industry's fastest growing and most meaningful trend, and MAGIC International announced the launch of a new show floor experience for August 2008, ECOLLECTION @ MAGIC, dedicated to... more »
Sadek Launches Improved Website Tailored to Shopping Preferences
New Rochelle, NY - Andrea by Sadek, a wholesale supplier to the gift, tableware and home furnishings industries known for its unique products, announced the launch of its improved, more comprehensive Web site, www.sadek.com. The... more »
Hype Strype Offers Chic Greek
Pelham, Georgia - Hype Strype is excited to announce the expansion of its licensed Greek collection. In response to customer demand, the company has not only added another snappy design for each sorority, but they... more »
HABA’s Game Dons 2008 iParenting Products Award
Skaneateles, NY - Children love collecting things. Just ask any parent who's had the amusement of emptying a kid's pants pockets before putting them in the wash. Children also love change. They can be equally... more »
New Chocolate Company Uses Mostly Organic Ingredients
A new chocolate company formed in April 2007, in Lancaster County, which makes 'truffle'-type chocolates using nearly all high quality 'organic' ingredients; from the chocolate used, to other ingredients such as organic powdered sugar, organic... more »
Counting on Cinco
It's not the biggest holiday in Mexico, but Cinco de Mayo is a big deal for southwest Detroit. This year, the neighborhood's merchants -- whose businesses have suffered as a result of the Ambassador Bridge... more »
Local residents debate how to use their rebates
Ithaca — How do you spend a tax rebate check?That's the question people across the country have been asking themselves since May 2, when the federal government began sending out the first of more than... more »
Working together: growth in a small town
Just a few years ago, downtown Newton, Mississippi was all but empty. The vacant buildings up and down Main Street in the small town were so profuse and created such an eyesore that a group... more »
