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Local business owners credit mentors with helping them succeed
Do you remember your first-grade teacher? How about an early boss who inspired you to do your best? Or an associate who taught you a valuable business lesson years ago that still comes in handy?Perhaps... more »
Woodstock Chimes Adds Music Collection to OneCoast’s ND ONE Service
Woodstock Chimes, a worldwide leader in the manufacture of precision-tuned wind chimes and premium musical gifts, announces that it will add its Music Collection to OneCoast's National Division One (ND ONE) sales and marketing service... more »
Up With Paper Introduces Boxed Christmas Cards Line
Mason, OH - Up With Paper, the world's leading marketer of innovative three dimensional greeting cards, announced that it will be shipping its first pop-up boxed Christmas cards line in August. The Christmas offering of... more »
GUND Introduces Fun, Fanciful New Brand of Animated Plush Pals
Edison, NJ - GUND is delighted to introduce GUNDFun, a new brand filled with lovably light-hearted plush companions. From gators to grizzlies and pigs to ponies, GUNDFun's vocal collection of furry friends is sure to... more »
Daul
Remember the old saying about cramming 10 pounds of stuff into a five-pound bag?That's been Janine Daul's description of moving much of the content from Fort Daul into Daul's Twisted Arrow Gift Shop, across James... more »
Opportunity: Gift-wrapper moves closer to dream
Who would have thought that you could make a profitable business out of wrapping gifts? Lisa Gleeson did, and 15 years later she is the owner of Lisa's Gift Wrappers, a specialty retail store in... more »
Peking Handicraft, Inc. Signs Licensing Agreements with Be The Ball Foundation and Renowned Artists, Anna Maria Horner, Paris Bo
San Francisco, CA - Peking Handicraft, Inc., an international manufacturer and wholesaler specializing in home textiles, decorative accessories and giftware, announces the signing of new licensing agreements with Be the Ball Foundation and renowned artists... more »
St. Paddy’s Day sales projections expand in 2007
Consumers are projected to spend $3.76 billion to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year, an average of $35 each, according to the National Retail Federation.The total is up from last year's $27.94 a person -... more »
A Pet Cause Celebre; The Eco-Faithful Lap Up Green Items for Dogs, Cats, Fish
Pet Essentials opened eight years ago in a small space on 14th Street NW, with the pledge to sell only natural and holistic products for the dogs, cats, ferrets and tropical fish of the U... more »
GIFT SHOP Magazine announces the launch of its newly redesigned website
HANOVER, Mass. - GIFT SHOP magazine, the fresh new voice in gift retail, announces the launch of its fresh, new website: GIFTSHOPMag.com. The website now includes all articles published in GIFT SHOP magazine. Visitors will... more »
DONOVANDESIGNS Acquires 2 SKIRTS
Columbus, Ohio March 8, 2007 - donovandesigns, LLC, a unique stationery and paper goods company, announced today they have purchased the assets of 2 Skirts, a stationery line previously owned by Michelle Cotter of Atlanta,... more »
Museum Buys
It is good that Joyce Simanek, manager of the museum gift store at the Western Center for Archaeology and Paleontology, loves to shop.She relishes the daunting duty of finding items that reflect the Ice Age... more »