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Highway signage gets traffic into gift shop
Hurricane - Among the blue signs pointing travelers to the fast-food restaurants, gas stations, a motel and attractions at the Hurricane exit of Interstate 64 is a colorful and eye-catching sign that has nothing to... more »
Boutiques offer unique gift options for the hard-to-shop-for
It's December again, time to begin the annual gift hunt for the in-laws, coworkers, neighbors, and friends. And many retailers or businesses that offer consumer services have gift guides to entice shoppers.Finding the "perfect" gift... more »
Gift store opens next to Red Flower Barn
Friends and business partners Patricia Van Pelt and Jacqueline Parent have teamed up to open their first retail enterprise, Trail West Merchants at 350 North Tegner.The 1000-square foot, completely remodeled store features an eclectic assortment... more »
Women’s western clothing and gift shop opens south of town
When in-laws get along, it's wonderful. When they are best friends and business partners, it can mean a successful business and many years of being a close family.Rodeo cowgirl Kaylie Tatum along with her mother-in-law... more »
Hats Off to The T-Shirt Game; Buffalo Games Wins Greatest Product of 2007 iParenting Media Award
Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Games, makers of the The T-Shirt Game, has been granted an iParenting Media Award for Greatest Product of 2007. The T-Shirt Game is the fashionable party game "wear" funny matters. Players... more »
Merchants customize popular gift cards
For millions of U.S. consumers, gift cards are the perfect gift.The National Retail Federation estimates that consumers will spend $26.3 billion on gift cards this holiday season, up 6 percent from last year.The reason is... more »
Queens Center has shoppers of many tongues – and translators to help ’em all
Shoppers at the Queens Center Mall speak in 150 languages - and merchants are trying to reach as many as they can by recruiting teams of people who can connect with them.Queens Center is the... more »
Merchants are luring locals with discounts & decorations
The holiday season is in full swing and Bronx shoppers who want to more »
Gift of giving to cost $724 this year
Canadians who shop on this side of the border will be doing more of it in large national chain stores, where they believe they will find better prices, more store staff and more convenient hours,... more »
Store owners plan to offer custom-blended skin-care products
The Villages — Ladies in The Villages will love this store. Well, you guys might like it, too.How about custom-blended skin-care products designed to meet your individual skin needs and formulated in the store while... more »
Snowing Outside – Play Card Golf
Golfers are putting their clubs away a bit earlier than normal this year. But thanks to an indoor golf card game that no longer means golf season is over. Card Golf is a custom deck... more »
NYC Mayor Proclaims “Home Textiles Market Weeks” For 2008
White Plains, NY - New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has issued an official Mayoral Proclamation, declaring the two 2008 weeks - January 31-February 7, and August 14-21, - as "Home Textiles Market Week,"... more »
