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Gourmet Catalog Renews Partnership with AmericasMart
Gourmet Catalog, the housewares industry’s original and leading buying group, has renewed its longstanding partnership with AmericasMart® and will hold its first meeting of 2015 in conjunction with The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings... more »
Downtown Shops Amp up for Holidays
Fredericksburg, VA - When Eileen Griffin opens the Griffin Bookshop and Coffee Bar for the downtown Holiday Open House this weekend, she’s betting on customers–and lots of them–to kick off her holiday sales.Like most merchants,... more »
Big Ideas To Make The Most Of Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday, a day set aside to celebrate and shop at small businesses was created four years ago by American Express to rally people to shop local during the busy holiday season. It’ll also... more »
Plan Now: Shop Small Business Saturday Nov. 29
Ossining, NY - Small Business Saturday is Nov. 29 this year.Why should you shop small? Does it really make a difference when you support your local mom & pop stores?Here’s a good explanation from the... more »
New Falls Candy Store Features Premium Chocolate Treats, Gourmet Coffees and Ice Cream
Niagara Falls, NY - Amber Haick watched closely as a visitor to her new chocolate store took a taste of her chocolate-covered peanut brittle.At the bliss-filled look on the face of the taster, the Niagara... more »
Why Shopping Independent Stores This Holiday Season Should Be On Your To-Do-List
Did you know that on average, 48 percent of each purchase at local independent businesses was recirculated locally, compared to less than 14 percent of purchases at chain stores? This data, shared by the American... more »
Richmond Home Decor Store Opens
Richmond, IN - There's a new shop downtown.Not Too Shabby is owned by Retta Lewis, who won 35 months of free rent in the store at 724 E. Main St.Building owner Jeanne Rush sponsored the... more »
A Shop for the Season
Fertile, IA - JoAnn Kaasa blends creativity and practicality in the hand-crafted items available in her store Humble Beginnings, just northeast of Fertile on Iowa Highway 9."Over here we have the mailbox covers," Kaasa said... more »
Local Seasonal Gift Shop Sees Success
Fairbanks, AK - Combine “ornament” and “tree” and you get The Ornamentry. That’s the name of a seasonal gift shop spread throughout a two-story house at 801 Pioneer Road, tucked quietly in a subdivision between... more »
New Campaign Rallies for Support on Small Business Saturday
Gulfport, MS - A new campaign is underway to boost sales for South Mississippi's small businesses on the biggest shopping weekend of the year. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the focus is on big... more »
Quaint Little Cottage Has Lots in Store
Lexington, NE - A tiny brick house on Lexington’s Washington Street in the block north of the Dawson County Courthouse is now a boutique welcoming shoppers and consignors.Elite Repeatz Boutique, owned by Traci Woodside of... more »
Mobile Entrepreneurs Driven to Succeed in Asheville
Asheville, NC - The $10,000 truck arrived used and painted a plain shade of white, but all Lexi DiYeso could see was potential.When she lifted up the truck door, she didn't see the dark metallic... more »
