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Calendar Bulletin: Artisan Resource 2015 Dates Announced
Emerald Expositions has announced dates for the winter and summer 2015 editions of Artisan Resource®, a first-of-its-kind market connecting U.S.-based volume importers, direct import retailers, wholesalers and designers with juried overseas artisan enterprises offering handmade... more »
Boost Your Small Business Intelligence
So much goes on in the world of small business, that it's impossible for one outlet to cover it all. That's why each week we look comb the Web in search of interesting small business... more »
Shop Local Push Spurs Mysterious CityBox
Indianapolis, IN - Two Indianapolis businesswomen are spurring shopping at local businesses and restaurants through their company that sends a mysterious box to doorsteps.Every three months, Samita Pendse starts packing boxes with items from local... more »
Country Musician Returns to Strasburg, Opens Retail Shop
Strasburg, VA - Danni Leigh has lived a collective 15 years in Nashville, Tennessee, and nearly five years in various European countries. But the honky-tonk singer has finally come home.It was the birth of her... more »
Mountain Goat Artisan Gallery Opens on Water Street
Williamstown, MA - Mary Merselis does not figure to get rich operating her new store on Water Street.But she does want to provide a venue to promote the rich variety of local artisans and crafters... more »
Waverly Baby by Trend Lab Jazzberry Nursery Décor and Infant Gift Collection Debuts at Retailers
Trend Lab, LLC and Waverly proudly announce the debut of the Jazzberry nursery décor and infant gift collection. This is the third collection available from Waverly® Baby by Trend Lab, providing further leverage in this... more »
N.J. Bill to Encourage Shop Local Incentive Programs Deserves Support
Marlboro, NJ - It is a truth universally acknowledged that shoppers are ever in want of a bargain. And if that custom should have the side effect of strengthening the community where the shopper resides,... more »
Trade Roots in Arlington is a Store That Focuses on Gifts, Coffee and a Global Cause
Arlington, VA - Browsing at Trade Roots reveals a multitude of delights — a saffron-and-burgundy blanket from India made of old saris, South African bowls made with used telephone wire, intricately carved Ecuadoran jewelry boxes... more »
2014 Las Vegas Souvenir & Resort Gift Show Breaks Attendance Record, Receives Enthusiastic Reviews
The sold-out September 17-20, 2014 Las Vegas Souvenir and Resort Gift Show recorded an increase in attendance over the 2013 edition, previously the largest in its nine-year history. Featuring 1200+ booths showcasing thousands of lines... more »
Wild Wings and Mill Creek Studios Announce Partnership
Two of America’s most recognized names in wildlife art have joined forces to create the largest and most comprehensive collection of nature-inspired two and three-dimensional art products ever assembled. Wild Wings, which this year celebrates... more »
26th Annual ARTS Awards Gala Shifts to Friday
ART and Dallas Market Center, co-founder and producer of the ARTS Awards, today announce the gala’s shift from the traditional Saturday date pattern to Friday, January 16.“We shifted the ARTS Awards to Friday evening to... more »
‘Shop Local’ Mural Planned in Downtown Fayetteville
Fayetteville, AK - We’re going to have to add a new stop to our walking tour of public art in downtown Fayetteville.That’s because local artist Jason Jones is planning to paint a 50-foot-long “Shop Local”... more »
