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Retailers Welcome Antitrust Legislation Addressing $40 Billion in Hidden Credit Card Fees
Washington - The National Retail Federation today welcomed the introduction of landmark antitrust legislation that would address hidden MasterCard and Visa fees that cost merchants and their customers more than $40 billion a year."This legislation... more »
Frackleberrys sells nothing you need, everything you want
What do two downtown gift shops have in common with one in Valley Junction?Answer: They are sister shops owned by David Starlin.Starlin opened Frackleberrys, a gift shop and home accessory boutique, in Valley Junction in... more »
Push on at Century III to attract new retailers
It's going to take big ideas to fill a very big mall.Toward that end, said Century III manager Gina Mercorelli, management is going all-out to attract new retailers, both local and national, in addition to... more »
How To Open a Small Town Store
After 25 years as a paralegal, I'm launching a new career as an entrepreneur. I own an old building where I plan to open a gift, art, and antiques store later this year, debt-free. The... more »
St. Patrick’s Day good to eateries, bars, too
El Paso restaurants, bars and retailers are optimistic that St. Patrick's Day revelers will add some green to their cash registers.The National Retail Federation estimated Monday that U.S. consumers will spend $3.64 billion on St.... more »
Waterfront gift, houseware shop survives winter flood
When Imagine Great Things owner Marge Pires closed her store on Jan. 6, she expected she would close her doors for only two days.She didn't anticipate that a broken water pipe would shut down her... more »
Harmony gift shop proves a success by a hair
Harmony -- Ada Austin's Angora Goats and Mohair kind of sticks out -- everything is purple. Well, maybe not everything, but close.The black mailbox sits on a purple support, purple buildings house multi-colored Angora goats... more »
Welcome Home gift shop closing
Welcome Home Friends Gift Shop recently announced it will close its doors. Owner Lynn Mallicoat opened the store four years ago in April and sent out a letter to some 100 of her most faithful... more »
GIFT SHOP Magazine Announces Winner of February Retail Forum Giveaway
Hanover, Mass. - GIFT SHOP magazine is happy to announce that Carol Matheys of The Cedar Home Collection in Two Rivers, WI, is the winner of GIFT SHOP Forum's February raffle. She wins a video... more »
New York Gift Cash and Carry Show Offers Expedient Merchandising Opportunity
White Plains, NY - The Best New Product Awards competition at the National Stationery Show (NSS) will expand in 2008, as an eco-friendly Think Green counterpart is added to each of the six defined categories.... more »
There’s plenty of Cleveland-area places to buy all things Irish
As Marcel Proust with his madeleine knew, a taste of the past -- literally -- is a powerful thing. For more than 50 years, tastes and treats from long ago and across the ocean have... more »
Whether At Gap, Kohl’s Or Nordstrom, Women Cut Back First
The Commerce Department says consumer spending, once tweaked to take out the effect of inflation, was flat in January--just as it was in December.And, while this probably won't come as news to the many apparel... more »
