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Oak Park Merchants See Benefits of Shop-Local Holiday Promotion
Oak Park, IL - Downtown Oak Park doled out nearly $45,000 in rebates through its shop-local holiday promotion, putting this year's effort on track with last year's record numbers, according to the business association's director.During... more »
Bossier City Shop Gets Funky
Bossier City, LA - Funky Fleur de Lis, a boutique that opened its doors in Bossier City in July, is bringing New Orleans flair to the area.“We carry many personalized items and other unique things... more »
New Brands Featured at Winter Fancy Food Show
The latest hot products are waiting to be discovered at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco in a special pavilion devoted exclusively to emerging food entrepreneurs.The pavilion, called “New Brands on the Shelf,”... more »
Brain Shop Board Games Teach Tablet Generation a Thing or Two
Dublin, IE - IN an era of tablets and computers, and even just plain old sudoku, the humble board game can sometimes be seen as a thing of the past. Entrepreneur Conor Brady, however, would... more »
Sam Bass Boutique a Unique Mix of New and Old
Round Rock, TX - A little past the railroad tracks heading west on Sam Bass, there is a store designed to take customers back decades or view unique items created recently.Threads Urban Collective Boutique, owned... more »
Shark Mountain Coffee Co. Swimming Into a New Market
Charlottesville, VA - Shark Mountain Coffee Co., an independent shop that’s been in business less than a year, is swimming into a new market — locally made gourmet chocolate bars.The shop, which is in the... more »
Dozens of Dallas Showrooms Celebrate with Ribbon Cuttings
Dallas Market Center today announced that dozens of its showrooms will celebrate openings, expansions, relocations and anniversaries with ribbon cutting ceremonies during this week’s Total Home & Gift Market (Jan. 15-21). Below is a schedule... more »
Rosanna Unveils 2014 Spring & Summer Collections
Rosanna Inc., an award-winning, international tableware design house, unveils its 2014 Spring & Summer collections at the Atlanta Gift & Home Furnishings Market at daniel*Richards.Rosanna Bowles, president and owner of Rosanna Inc., says “It’s time... more »
The Best of Europe is Always Found at HABA Now Features Gotz, Moover & Lilliputiens
HABA fans can always count on the German toymaker extraordinaire to keep the focus on international at its popular American International Toy Fair Booth 431. This year there's even more oooohs and ahhhhs expected as... more »
Women Opening New Boutiques in Scranton, Mirroring National Trend
Scranton, PA - Young Northeast Pennsylvania natives with a flare for fashion are bringing their businesses to Scranton, mirroring a national trend where women are increasingly at the forefront of successful businesses."So many people in... more »
Horsfall’s Lansing Variety Has it All, And Then Some
Lansing, IA - Thirty-eight years after he bought the business, Paul Horsfall still works seven days a week at Horsfall’s Lansing Variety, an old-fashioned variety store at 300 Main St. in downtown Lansing.But the number... more »
Small Business Gets Big Surprise
Hernando, MS - When Elaine Fletcher found out that she would be saving $400 on the utility deposit on her start-up business, Bon Von Gifts, and at least 15 percent per month for nearly two... more »
