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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 »
Collegiate F!NDS Temps Expanding Again for January Market
Dallas, TX - Dallas Market Center, the world's largest wholesale resource, today announced that the Collegiate section of the F!NDS Temp Show will grow by more than 20 percent at the January 2008 Total Home... more »
Spending on Dorm Furnishings, Electronics Drives Back-to-College Sales Past $47 Billion
Washington - The temperature is not the only thing rising these days, as students and families are expected to spend $47.3 billion* gearing up for college. According to NRF's 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey,... more »
For some stores and consumers, the Christmas season has already gotten under way
A study done on the spending habits of consumers in holiday season 2006 by BIGresearch, a Worthington, Ohio-based consumer research firm, confirmed that Christmas shopping is the biggest seasonal shopping draw.On a sweltering afternoon this... more »
Shades of Green
Joshua Onysko is the definition of a green entrepreneur. His organic body-care company, Pangea Organics, makes all-natural soaps and lotions with ingredients such as almond oil, beeswax and sweet basil. The company's 10,000-square-foot Boulder, Colorado,... more »
Gift shop owner finds her Missing Piece
The fruits of Karen Sampson's energy and enthusiasm are attractively arranged all around her shop, The Missing Piece, in Bushkill Township. While the shop is lovely, her route to ownership is just as intriguing."I am... more »
Christmas Comes Early to the Javits Center
Is it too early to be thinking about Christmas? Not if you're one of the 40,000 retailers or 2,800 vendors camped out at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center this week for the New York... more »
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