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New from Joya Candle
Boutique home fragrance brand Joya continues to surprise and inspire with a new collection: Perfume in Porcelain. Available in 6 scents ('Gunpowder Green Tea,' 'Orange Blossom & Pale Musk,' 'Blue Lotus & Wild Grass,' 'Pomegranate,... more »
Deb & Co. Debuts New Christmas Collection at Atlanta Gift Show
Deb & Co., the maker of hand-crafted polymer clay ornaments and gifts, will debut three new Christmas Collections in Atlanta: Angelina Angel, The Elves of Whimsington and Petey Penguin. In keeping with Deb & Co.'s... more »
Bust? What bust? Store owners use superlatives to describe their sales
The word cropped up everywhere in national media reports of slow holiday sales that frazzled shop owners and big retailers alike. Other words cropped up too: credit crunch, sagging housing markets, tight household budgets.But in... more »
How to Keep Momentum Going for Customers and Employees
It's the first week of the new year and, small retailers may ask, now what? Don't fall prey to the January lull, says Joel R. Evans, a marketing professor at the Zarb School of Business... more »
Retailers Use January for Recharge
Fresh off 80-hour workweeks in a sprint for holiday sales, it is little wonder that some entrepreneurs are escaping for a precious few days of sun and relaxation."If you're constantly pushing, pushing, pushing," said Jeffrey... more »
Ballycastle celebrates new card and gift shop
Christmas cards, birthdays gifts, anniversary presents, even cuddly toys are available from 'Occasions', one of Ballycastle's newest businesses which opened last month.Cathy McCormick, from Ballycastle, is the proprietor of the card and gift shop, which... more »
Boutique furnishes unique gifts and elegant holiday thank-yous
This shop is where you go if you still love handwritten notes on elegant stationery and cards that are more like small works of art than mass-produced drivel.And if you're buying a card for a... more »
Can green retailers get into the black?
Minneapolis — When Christine Hanwick of Minneapolis went shopping for a gift for her mother recently, Hanwick knew her options were limited. That is because Hanwick was looking for something most retailers cannot sell her.Something... more »
Stigma lifted from gift certificates
Rogers - There was a day when the gift card was viewed as a last resort. The only time you gave one as a gift during the holidays was if you were too strapped for... more »
Adora Debuts 15 New Dolls in Limited Edition Collection
Edison, NJ - Adora, one of the leading designers and crafters of fine limited edition and collectible dolls, announces the introduction of 15 new dolls to its Limited Edition Collection, including one brand new face... more »
Gift Wrap is Going Green; Dallas, TX Based Company Dedicated to Preserving the Earth
Polar Bears and Penguins, founded in 2007, is dedicated to preserving the earth's resources through innovative and stylish gift wrapping alternatives. In lieu of traditional tissue paper that is easily torn, wrinkled, and thrown away,... more »
Woodard: Harbor gift shop offers an eclectic selection
After a 30-year career in the aircraft insurance brokerage business, a narrow niche of the insurance industry, Carol King decided she'd had enough of that business. It was time for her to launch a business... more »
