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Holiday hiring time not joyful; Retailers expected to add fewer workers
Odds are greater this year that the person who rings up your holiday purchases will be a year-round worker rather than someone hired for the season.If labor trends hold, retailers will add fewer temporary workers... more »
Holiday fever: Start your shopping engines
Christmas came early to Lakeside Avenue this year, and it's sticking around.The first ever "Holly Jolly Christmas" weekend united shops along the 1 more »
Store gazing
Never have I been so excited to not find a parking space.Last Friday night, as I drove around and around and around downtown Bangor, I noticed something unusual. Not only had the sidewalks not been... more »
Return Fraud to Hit $3.7 Billion this Holiday Season, According to NRF Survey
Washington, November 7, 2007 - As retailers across the country gear up for increased holiday sales, they are also bracing for higher returns, some of which will be fraudulent. According to the National Retail Federation's... more »
Get Lost in a (bigger) Country
Snow Hill -- It might be called Lost in the Country, but this gift shop is actually located right in the middle of downtown Snow Hill.Lost in the Country, the gift shop owned by Susanne... more »
Doing Laundry, Shoveling Snow or Shopping at the Mall: Yahoo! Poll Finds Holiday Mall Shopping Is the Real Chore
Sunnyvale, Calif.--According to a new Yahoo! poll conducted by Harris Interactive, consumers see the Internet as essential to taking some of the pain out of holiday shopping. The survey finds that 66 percent of holiday... more »
New York Market Producers Launch Cooperative Marketing Campaign
White Plains, NY - Four New York Market entities - tradeshow producer George Little Management, LLC (GLM) and permanent showroom buildings 41 Madison, 230 Fifth Avenue and 7 West 34th Street - have extended their... more »
Pacific Market Center tenant, Park Avenue Agents, hosts sample sale holiday fundraising event
Seattle - Park Avenue Agents of Pacific Market Center will host its 15th "Gift for Life" sample sale benefiting The American Foundation for Aids Research (amfAR). Donated merchandise including everything from gifts, toys and books... more »
Buffalo Games Wins Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award
Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Games, makers of the Monster Maker card game, have been granted a Creative Child Magazine 2007 Preferred Choice Award in the "card games for kids" category. Monster Maker is an outrageous... more »
Sierra Nevada Fine Art Photographer Announces New ‘Nature’s Fine Art’ Tiles
Carson Valley, NV - Wolfgang 'Wolf' Kohz, popular Sierra Nevada landscape photographer and Tahoe-area resident since 1966, announces the launch of his new Nature's Fine Art tiles. These 9-3/8" square ceramic tiles are handsomely framed... more »
Form Meets Function with New Scandle Body Candle Packaging
Dallas, TX - Scandle LLC, the leading manufacturer and wholesaler of the finest quality massage candles and complimentary body candle products, today announced their new packaging design - representing a true union of form and... more »
Las Vegas Market to Highlight Sustainable Products Market with Week Long Educational Series
Las Vegas - World Market Center Las Vegas, the world's fastest growing home furnishings event, and the Sustainable Furniture Council are partnering on a series of Retailer-focused educational seminars during the Las Vegas Market, to... more »
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The Pantone Color Institute named Peach Fuzz (PANTONE 13-1023) its 2024 Color of the Year, and the hue is already permeating retail. Here we present the latest products adorned in the peachy hue, as well as four complementary hues selected by Pantone for 2024. Read the Spring 2024 Trend Report here: giftshopmag.com/article/spring-2024-trend-report-peach-fuzz-and-its-supporting-cast/![]()
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📸: Photo courtesy of Mud Pie.
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