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New York Home Textiles Market Week Announces Best New Product Winners for Winter 2008
New York, NY - Shades of India was awarded "Best of Market" yesterday in the New York Home Textiles Market Week Best New Product Awards competition. Awards also were presented in four product-specific categories (Bed,... more »
Accent on Design Exhibitors Honored
New York, NY - Superlative product design was recognized yesterday at the New York International Gift Fair, where four exhibitors in the juried Accent on Design division were honored for design creativity and ingenuity. Accent... more »
Hawley Street is home to a new arts, crafts and antique shop
Kathy Patzer's passion for color and art drove her to open a new gift and antique shop in Mundelein.Patzer opened Hawley Street Shoppe at 39 E. Hawley St. on Dec. 1. It takes the place... more »
Prepping for the big day
For Karen Medlin, owner of Westloop Floral, Valentine's Day means lots of late nights, last-minute phone orders, hundreds of bouquets and plenty of sticky fingers from the store's homemade fudge.It also means that business is... more »
Rosy Rings Introduces Spring/Summer 2008 Collection of Handmade Candles, New Reed Diffusers and Home Fragrances at NYIGF
Denver, Colo. - Rosy Rings (http://www.rosyrings.com), a maker of fine hand-poured candles, is pleased to introduce its latest collection of home fragrances. Unveiling on retail shelves this spring, the line includes the company's popular botanical... more »
Prominent Brands Return to National Stationery Show
White Plains, NY - The bold new look, high energy and rebounding participation that defined the 2007 National Stationery Show continues to generate buzz, drawing several prestigious companies back to the market after an absence.... more »
Spin-off point-of-sale system proves it
Springdale, Pennsylvania - If you're an avid golfer, chances are you've heard of Club Prophet Systems or their flagship software, ProShopKeeper. But, chances are you haven't heard of their newest venture and sister company, POS... more »
Offering up variety
Ontario — The gift shop at the Four Rivers Cultural Center is a place to find information about different cultures and diversity, but it's also a place to find that special gift or to order... more »
Shop til you drop?
Women prefer to shop alone.While this will be good news to men, it was recently discovered that 89 percent of women say they are more pleasant shopping alone or with their children than with their... more »
Jewish shop a rare find in Valley
Bethlehem | A Chile-born family who embraced their Jewish heritage just seven years ago has opened one of the Lehigh Valley's most distinctive businesses.To find anything akin to Yahrushalaim Israeli Gift Shop & Judaica at... more »
A Store Where Profit Comes Not in Dollars
At a small high-end children's clothing and toy store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, shirts for infants go for as much as $40 and sweaters for toddlers to first graders cost $40 to... more »
Leesburg wine shop offers spot to savor rare vintages
Leesburg - It's a place to unwind.At Two Old Hags Wine Shoppe downtown, owners Beatrix Isaac and Linda Kohlmeyer serve wine and beer at indoor and outside seating."We offer a variety of six wines daily... more »
