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December 13, 2014
Business Leaders Tout Shopping Local

Exeter, NH - ‘Shop local’ is a buzzworthy term consistently used around the Seacoast and local business owners say it's a growing trend, highlighted by bustling downtowns in Exeter and Hampton that offer a bevy... more »

December 13, 2014
Beautique Boutique Opens in Brandon

Brandon, SD - A handwritten sign in the window of Doug Metcalf's building on Cedar Street turned out to be just the sign Amanda Christopherson was looking for."Doug had a sign in the window that... more »

December 11, 2014
Carleton Varney to be Honored as 2015 Design Icon at Las Vegas Winter Market

Carleton Varney, one of America’s best-known interior designers, will be honored as the 2015 Design Icon during the Winter Las Vegas Market, January 18-22. Varney is president of New York-based Dorothy Draper & Co. Inc.,... more »

December 11, 2014
New Showrooms and Increased Accessibility Encourage Buying at International Rug Market

AmericasMart’s HOME & RUG exhibitors are enthusiastically preparing for The Atlanta International Area Rug Market® featuring the National Oriental Rug Show sponsored by The Oriental Rug Importers Association (ORIA) (Showrooms: January 7-10, 2015 Temporaries: January... more »

December 11, 2014
AmericasMart Announces More January 2015 Showroom Additions

With leasing activity rapidly accelerating in preparation for the January 2015 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, more top lines are slated to occupy new and expanded spaces across the AmericasMart campus. Newest commitments... more »

December 11, 2014
Home and Garden Trading Company to be Recognized as ARTS Awards Rising Star

ART and Dallas Market Center, co-founder and producer of the ARTS Awards, today announced that Home and Garden Trading Company of McKinney, Texas, an emerging resource for home furnishings and interior design, will receive the... more »

December 10, 2014
Home of the Next Big Thing: AmericasMart Hosts The Industry’s Top Tradeshow

The world’s incubator for what’s new and next in home, gift and apparel merchandise, the temporary marketplace of The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market® presents an unmatched product selection in January 2015. Slated... more »

December 9, 2014
Internationally Recognized Star Donny Osmond to Speak in Dallas this January

Dallas Market Center today announced that Donny Osmond, widely recognized for his long and varied career in the entertainment industry, will make an appearance during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, January 14-20, 2015.... more »

December 9, 2014
Leanna John Joins Las Vegas Market as New Leasing Manager for Gift

International Market Centers announced today that Leanna John has been appointed Leasing Manager, Gift. As the newest member of the Las Vegas Market leasing team, she will be responsible for driving leasing activity among permanent... more »

December 9, 2014
Women’s Retail on Wheels: New Mobile Clothing Business Open

Chattanooga, TN - Heather Frazer's new business is sort of like a food truck for women's retail. She launched Olive + Estelle, a mobile boutique for women, this past weekend at Mainx24."We have always wanted... more »

December 9, 2014
City of Clermont Promoting Downtown Shopping District for Christmas

Clermont, FL - City staff has worked with the Clermont Downtown Partnership to promote holiday shopping in the downtown area.“We really believe small business down here makes big contributions to, and are an essential part... more »

December 9, 2014
Local Store Mobbed by Shoppers

High River, AB - More than 50 shoppers piled into local business, Creative Accents, on Dec. 2 as part of a Cash Mob – an initiative where a group of people gather to shop at... more »

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