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PRAIM Group to Debut Dreamworks Chocolate Bars Featuring Shrek, Underdog, Casper The Ghost and More
PRAIM Group (www.PraimGroup.com), a food licensing, marketing and distribution company best known for its all-natural chocolate bars in chic and humorous packaging, today announced a licensing agreement with DreamWorks. PRAIMGroup will create and distribute a... more »
Local Business Spotlight: Strawberry Patch
Ankeny, IA - The Kirschbaum family started Strawberry Patch in 1980 as a quaint store specializing in gifts, wicker furniture and kitchen items. The store gradually added Iowa State and University of Iowa novelty items,... more »
New Vintage Shop Opens in Downtown Papillion
Papillion, NE - When Rhonda Ryan moved to Papillion earlier this year, she needed to find her own entertainment while her husband was working and her son was in school.So Ryan took inspiration from the... more »
International Home Furnishings Lines Choose AmericasMart Atlanta
For designers and retailers everywhere, the preferred destination for all things home this summer is AmericasMart® Atlanta and The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® (Showrooms: Tuesday, July 8 – Tuesday, July 15, 2014;... more »
Total Merchant Services Unveils Groovv, a New Portfolio of Small Business Solutions
Total Merchant Services, a leader in payment processing services, has launched Groovv, a new, powerfully simple suite of small business solutions that helps retail businesses grow, become more efficient and more profitable. With the introduction... more »
Mohawk Celebrates Strathmore with Launch of New Fine Paper Journals and Letterpress Papers
Since 1892, the Strathmore name and the iconic thistle trademark have been synonymous with the finest American made papers. Now, Mohawk, North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial... more »
Gift Shop Supports Glace Bay Heritage Museum
Glace Bay, NS - A facility that showcases a community's unique history is also home to unique gifts that allow the ongoing operation of the historic setting.The place in question is the Glace Bay Heritage... more »
The Ugly Duckling Offers One-of-a-Kind Furniture
Salisbury, NC - Shane and Laura Benfield named their new business after a fairy tale.“The name The Ugly Duckling comes from the children’s story about the ugly duck that went on to become a beautiful... more »
The Little Yarn Shop That Could: Threadbender Celebrates 30 Years in Business
Wyoming, MI - On the first day of May, Juliane Anderson did what she has done for the last 30 years. She went to work.For three decades, Julie, as she’s known to her customers, has... more »
Shop Finds Success Through Faith, Fair Trade
Fort Myers, FL - Operating out of 120 square feet behind a florist on Cleveland Avenue near downtown Fort Myers, He, she & me was a pipe dream started by two teachers in 2006. The... more »
NY NOW Debuts “Maker Project” at Summer Market
A new three-pronged initiative, connected with the nation’s growing “Maker Movement,” will debut at the summer edition of NY NOW™, the Market for Home + Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF®). NY NOW’s “Maker Project” will include showcases... more »
Lifestyle Resources Grow By 50% on C10 at Summer Las Vegas Market
Las Vegas Market’s lifestyle brands will expand by 50% on the 10th Floor of Building C this July with the addition of four new showrooms—sales agencies Aesthetic Movement and Keena and manufacturers K. Hall Designs... more »

