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Textillery Goes Green: New Bamboo Collection Headlines High Point Fall 2007 Market Designs
Bloomington, IN - Woven accents leader Textillery Weavers will showcase a new collection of throws crafted from environmentally sustainable bamboo yarns during the October 2007 High Point Furniture Market. Capitalizing on the many unique properties... more »
Belle Glade — Sometime last year, Rilean and Amy Hooker went to a store in Ft. Myers dubbed 'You Look Marvelous.'What they found at the store was jewelry-inspired by Chanel, Gucci, Tiffany and Christian Dior.... more »
Crocs earn rave reviews for their versatility and comfort; Imitators are sprouting like wildflowers
Crocs are the ugliest shoes on the planet. Even Crocs fans admit it.Even so, the clunky, funky clogs -- and their many imitators -- are well on the way to being among the most popular... more »
Easy being green: Outdoorsman launches natural skincare brand
Capitalizing on consumers' growing zeal for all things "green," Montclair entrepreneur Justin Klabin, already second-in-command at a father/son fragrance company, has embarked on a new venture that makes all-natural goods for devotees of the outdoors.The... more »
Designing jewelry is a one-of-a-kind process for Zachary Bloom
Zachary Bloom is indeed a modern-day Renaissance man — a person gifted with multiple talents who particularly excels in the arts and the sciences.As a drama therapist working in a Queens-based facility, serving the brain-injured,... more »
Black Swan Fireside, Hearth and Home: Big New Home for Black Swan
Newtown - Tom and Carrie Swan began their Black Swan chimney sweep business out of their home in Sandy Hook 29 years ago.They soon became very busy and soon opened a small woodstove shop with... more »
ICSC: Same-store sales rise 0.2%
New York - Sales at U.S. retail stores open at least one year rose 0.2 percent over the past week, reversing the previous week's 0.9-percent decline, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and... more »
Longtime ‘country store’ remains corner fixture
It's been 10 years since they bought Ted's Country Store on North Tucson Boulevard near Glenn Street, but Peter and Sheila Butterbrodt still get customers wondering about Ted."Ninety percent of the time, I tell them... more »
Blog It and They May Come
A few months after launching a blog early last year, Get It In Writing Inc. started seeing traffic to its Web site soar.Today the small marketing-copywriting firm in Boca Raton, Fla., draws as many as... more »
High costs put gift shop out of business
After 10 years working as an office manager, Stephanie Roe fulfilled her dream of opening her own gift shop. Now, three years later, she's closing its doors.Mima and Co., of 19 E. Oakland Ave. in... more »
Lava Candles Turns 20!
From their humble beginnings in 1988, Lava has made a name for themselves with the innovative "glowing candle" line. Lava contines to be the innovator in candle design and quality, staying one step ahead of... more »
Dondero Steps Down as Chief of World Market Center to Assume Leadership Role with Furniture Manufacturer
Las Vegas - Officials with World Market Center announced that Harvey Dondero will step down as chief executive officer of the company. Dondero is leaving World Market Center to pursue an opportunity to run a... more »
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