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New gift shop tests the waters downtown
While some downtown Crawfordsville storefronts remain empty from businesses moving out, one new business is taking its chances downtown, staying open later to accommodate more customers.Cortney's Cottage, 108 S. Green St., is a gift shop... more »
Retailers get into Halloween spirit
They may come and go quickly compared with their full-time retail counterparts. But experts say the revenues generated annually by temporary holiday stores -- about $12 billion from September through December -- are hardly fly-by-night.For... more »
Russ Berrie U.S. Gift, Inc. Introduces Over 600 New Products In 2008
Russ will debut new Baby, Christmas, Mother's Day, Shining Stars , Softies , Wedding lines and more at the Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, L.A., and New York gift shows.Shining Stars interactive plush received high accolades this... more »
The Cost Of A Good Scare
It's almost scary, the money people spend on Halloween.Americans will shell out just over $5 billion on the harrowing holiday this year, up 58% since 2002 (annualized growth: 11%), according to the latest sales projections... more »
Retailers and shoppers aren
Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving — is the traditional start of the holiday selling season, but it seems many shoppers aren't waiting.In fact, a survey from the National Retail Federation found about 40... more »
Retail suffers as California wildfires burn
Los Angeles (Reuters) - Wildfires in Southern California are exacerbating a difficult retail environment in a state already hit by declining home sales and mortgage woes that have cut into consumer spending. With about 500,000... more »
Valpo gift shop feels the squeeze
Valparaiso -- Competition from big-box retailers and Internet shopping has hit a decades-old downtown specialty gift shop.Diane and Bill Cooley plan to close their American Legacy gift shop in downtown Valparaiso on Dec. 31.For 20... more »
OneCoast Partners with OverCoffee: Catalog Library to Improve Product Data
Pittsburgh, PA— OneCoast, the largest and only national provider of sales and marketing services to vendors and retailers of home decor, gift and collegiate products, has partnered with OverCoffee Productions, the leading web design and... more »
Fat Brain Toy Co. Expands Its Line With New Dado Squares
Elkhorn, NE - When rock 'n roller Huey Lewis first belted out the lyrics to his hit song, "Hip To Be Square," little did he know that years later a toy would be invented that... more »
California Gift Show Introduces New Layout And Lively Showfloor Presentation Space
White Plains, NY - Renowned for embodying the creative, trend-forward and uniquely West Coast spirit that defines Los Angeles, the California Gift Show will unveil a "lifestyle-inspired" layout and a new showfloor venue for complimentary... more »
GHTA Publishes Final Conference Agenda
The Gift and Home Trade Association, the industry's non-profit professional trade association, has finalized the agenda for its 2007 Annual Conference, which will take place Nov. 16-17, 2007, in La Jolla, Calif., at the Hilton... more »
Beautiful bumbershoots: Beat your rainy-day blues with a fun, stylish umbrella
Here comes the rain again.But you don't have to feel so bad about it. Oh, no.In fact, it's time to have some fun with an often-overlooked accessory -- not a handbag or a hat --... more »
