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Monterey’s Carousel Candies: Making Sweets From Scratch for 50 years
Monterey, CA - As Valentine's Day rolls around, Monterey-bound visitors are setting their sights on romantic candle-lit dinners, wine trails, elegant parties and chocolate-and-wine-pairing events. Then there are those of us who still crave an... more »
Boutique Opens Doors in Time for Valentine’s Day
Courtenay, BC - Downtown Courtenay is going to be a bit brighter as the oldest building in the Comox Valley is home to its newest storefront.Purely Flower Boutique takes residence on the site of the... more »
PRAIM Group Launches All-Natural French Bull Chocolate Bars and CHOXCARDS
PRAIM Group (www.PraimGroup.com), a food licensing, marketing and distribution company today announced an agreement to create and distribute a line of all-natural premium chocolate bars and CHOXCARDS® for French Bull® (www.FrenchBull.com), an international lifestyle brand... more »
Americans Still Prefer “Real” Valentine’s Day Cards
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) anticipates approximately 145 million greeting cards will be purchased for Valentine's Day this year in the U.S., with sales remaining relatively stable over last year. This figure is based on... more »
California Market Center Gift & Home Commences New Year with Successful Winter Gift & Home Market
Warm temperatures and hot products were on hand to greet retailers at Winter Gift & Home Market at the California Market Center (CMC), January 21-27, 2014. Pleased showrooms reported meeting with serious buyers who arrived... more »
Winter 2014 Las Vegas Market Shatters All Previous Records
Continuing its rapid growth trajectory, the winter 2014 Las Vegas Market (January 26-30, at World Market Center Las Vegas) hosted its biggest and best attended market in its nine-year history. Record-breaking gains in both attendance... more »
NY Metro Chapter of American Society of Interior Designers Selects NY NOW “Best of the Best” Products At Winter Market
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) NY Metro Chapter today recognized seven exhibitors from the NY NOW HOME Collection as the “Best of the Best” at the winter 2014 edition of NY NOW™, the... more »
NCA 2014 Conference & Expo Will Draw Candle Industry Leaders to Louisvillein June
The much-anticipated National Candle Association (NCA) Conference & Expo will be held this year from June 2-6 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown.The annual industry conference, which includes technical presentations and workshops, networking events, industry updates,... more »
Hospital Gift Shop Makes Everybody Feel Better
Sandusky, OH - Next time you need to buy a gift for someone — or maybe for yourself — check out one of the gift shops at Firelands Regional Medical Center.Yes, a hospital gift shop.You... more »
Lemoyne Candy Shop Offers Sweets for Your Sweetheart
Lemoyne, PA - Many steps are essential to ensure Macris Chocolate’s strawberries are up to par.First, either jumbo or long-stem strawberries must be ordered and then they have to be inspected for bruises or other... more »
Shop Local Holiday Campaign Paid Off Big for Lincoln Square Retailers
Lincoln Square, IL - Lincoln Square shoppers spent big at small businesses this past holiday season.Results released Monday by the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce show that spending by participants in the "Unwrap" shop-local... more »
Three Accent On Design Exhibitors Receive Awards for Excellence
Three companies - including two first time exhibitors and one long-standing Market participant - received Accent on Design awards today in recognition of product design excellence, innovation and creativity. The winners are all exhibitors in... more »
