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Loralei Cove a gift Mecca Ray Carter
There is a store in Brentwood where one can find unique gifts and fine decorator items like those found in Sebastopol, Carmel, Sausalito or Laguna Beach. In fact, with the opening of Loralei Cove last... more »
10 reasons to shop downtown Rochester
Yes, the Fire & Ice Festival on Friday and Saturday in downtown Rochester includes ice sculpture demonstrations, a family snowshoe race, ice skating, fireworks and a chance to see sled dogs in action.But the best... more »
Survey Finds Support for “Buy Local” Boosted Holiday Spending at Independent Stores
MINNEAPOLIS, MN —As major chains report weak holiday sales, a nationwide survey of 1,382 independent retailers has found that a desire to support locally owned businesses is emerging as a factor in people's shopping choices.... more »
When January Sales Don
Most retailers realise that the hardest task they are confronted with is generating higher levels of foot traffic. Customers increasingly value their time and think twice before they use this valuable and finite commodity. This... more »
Success is sweet for fudge shop in Apalachin
Candy Kelly of Owego owns a fudge factory. And, if that's not appropriate enough, Kelly's daughter, Collette Duddy, who started the business, named the shop Fuddy Duddy's Fudge Factory.Duddy, 43, of Spencer, launched her fudge-making... more »
Aprons make a fashion comeback
Tahira Darling doesn't need to cook to wear aprons. It's her fashion accessory."It's a conversation piece," Darling said, wearing a ruffled blue and red apple-themed full-length vintage apron. "People see them and get nostalgic."During the... more »
Canadian Retail Sales Rise More Than Expected In November
Statistics Canada released its report on Canadian retail sales in the month of November on Tuesday, showing that sales rose more than economists had been expecting due in large part to a sharp rise in... more »
Boutique wine shop now at Stony Point mall
Wine stores in shopping malls aren't all that common.But Tony Vadella wants to change that.He opened Bella Vino wine shop at Stony Point Fashion Park in South Richmond two months ago."Wine shops generally are destination-type... more »
Fast tech leaves mark at retail show
It wasn't the speed of sound that made noise at last week's National Retail Federation's trade show, but the fact that rapidity is driving retail technology. "Speed is impacting greatly what is going on in... more »
New shop opens in Erie
After a Financial Times of London reporter described us as "the unfashionable town of Erie," in an otherwise flattering story on GE Transportation, I didn't know whether to be offended or proud.I'm glad my hometown... more »
Exercise your buys
Shopping has become a recreational activity for so many people that even resort towns devoted to physical recreation are creating quaint shopping villages for the apres-ski set.In the interest of retail, I recently went on... more »
Gift shop goes above and beyond
Treasures Unlimited, a gift shop that offers many other services, is owned by Carol Jean Myers of Columbia.Myers started her first business in Hattiesburg in 1985 and stayed at that location until 1989. In August... more »
