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Consignment Shop Offers Artisan Goods
Wappingers Falls, NY - In the 18 months Toni Cesiro has been in business, the number of artisans that sell goods through her shop has quadrupled.“I decided to start with a retail shop, but what... more »
Enchanted Forest Enjoys Classic Toy Store Niche
Fairbanks, AK - Enchanted Forest Toys is a rarity among stores that sell children’s playthings. It could go by an unofficial motto: No batteries required.The store in the College Mall includes thousands of toys, but... more »
Popular Crawley Toy Shop Named Country’s Best Business of its Kind
Crawley, UK - BUSINESS partners who overcame the loss of their jobs with the collapse of Woolworths to open their own successful toy shop in Crawley are celebrating their company being named the best small... more »
Sheryl Crow, Jason Mraz Signed Guitars Added to Party for Life Auction
Gift for Life, the gift and home industries' charitable organization, announced today the addition of guitars signed by chart-topping entertainers Sheryl Crow and Jason Mraz to the Party for Life action.The guitars—a pink Fender signed... more »
Five Personal Care + Wellness Best New Product Awards Presented to NY NOW Exhibitors
Five companies from across the United States were recognized as winners of NY NOW’s Personal Care + Wellness Best New Product Awards, with Barr-Co. Natural Hand and Body Clay Scrub from K. Hall Studio, Inc.... more »
Tabletop + Gourmet Housewares Best New Product Awards Presented to Five NY NOW Exhibitors
Five companies won the winter 2015 edition of the semi-annual Tabletop + Gourmet Housewares Best New Product Awards, with Sagaform®’s Mini Greenhouse Planter recognized as “Best of Market.” Additional winners were recognized for excellence in... more »
Baby + Child Best New Product Awards Presented to Five NY NOW Exhibitors
A Stainless Bottle and Aqua Heat Warming Pod by Innobaby LLC received the “Best of Market” distinction from among nearly 50 companies competing for NY NOW’s Baby + Child Best New Product Awards. Additional winners... more »
Leopard Boutique: Trendy Tops, Dresses, American-Made Basics & More
Webster Groves, MO - When Rachel and John Sauter opened Leopard Boutique in 2012, it was Rachel's dream. But her husband, fresh out of law school, found he's enjoying the business as well. They take... more »
burton + BURTON Awarded Best Visual Display at AmericasMart Atlanta
burton + BURTON® was recently designated a Visual Display Award winner during the January 2015 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®. According to an AmericasMart® press release, an independent panel of judges sought standouts... more »
Highlights of the Premium Business Program at Christmasworld 2015
How can the number of customers using the bricks-and-mortar trade, i.e., city-center retailers and shopping centers, be increased? The speakers and participants of the third Premium Business Program will discuss the opportunities opened up to... more »
Shop Local: Get Personal at Threadwell
Philadelphia, PA - Are you a “B”? “For some reason we are drawn to items with “B” monograms,” says Cynthia Brumback in her book, “The Art of the Monogram.”Monograms first appeared on Greek and Roman... more »
GHTA Announces Location and Dates for 2015 Annual Conference
The Gift and Home Trade Association [GHTA], the industry’s leading non-profit trade association, has announced that its 2015 annual conference will be held in Austin, Texas, November 10-12, 2015. The conference, now known as the... more »
