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PLAY VISIONS to Launch SANDS ALIVE at International Toy Fair in New York
It wouldn’t be Toy Fair without a storm, and this time around, it’s a sandstorm that will swirl through the Javits Center in February.Play Visions, an innovator in truly engaging toys, will launch Sands Alive... more »
Businesses Tap into Pinterest, Instagram
Small businesses are using social media to promote their businesses and lure shoppers this holiday season — and they’re not just on Facebook. Or Twitter.Pinterest and Instagram are getting big “likes” from business owners. Facebook... more »
Visionary Artware On Broadway
Long Beach, CA - ‘Tis the holiday season, and there are plenty of shopping opportunities close to home. Gazettes has chosen to highlight a few unique mom-and-pop retailers. We will continue to shine a spotlight... more »
Guilford Boutique Showcases Local Talent
Guilford, CT - If you don’t drive slowly past the Connecticut Shoreline Arts Boutique, you might just miss it, if not for the small roadside sign that reads “local arts sold here” in colorful chalk.The... more »
La Paloma Boutique: Entrepreneur Juggles Business and Family
Taos, NM - Meet one of the youngest businesswomen in Taos. Twenty-two-year-old Jenee Paloma Trujillo has wanted to open her own store since she was in high school.Trujillo was practically raised in Taos Plaza, where... more »
Lollipop Shop Offers Sweet Treats For Community
Shippensburg, PA - Shippensburg is known for its locally-run businesses, and one such local business, located on King Street, can be easily overlooked in the midst of row homes, churches, and restaurants and bars.The Lollipop... more »
Shop-Local Campaign Hopes to Keep Cash in Village
Wilmington, VT - While shoppers lined up at the big-box stores early Friday morning, local proprietors and shoppers alike took advantage of a new shop-local, shop-small campaign spearheaded by Wilmington Works, that gave shoppers incentive... more »
East Texas Couple Turns House into Gingerbread Trails Christmas Shop
Jasper County, TX - An East Texas couple has taken Christmas decorating to a whole new level. They have transformed their home into a Christmas store and showroom.For 5 weekends a year, Judy and Earl... more »
The Buzz in Fairfield is All About the Beehive
Fairfield, CT - For days, silver balloons completely filled the storefront windows of the Beehive, a new shop in downtown Fairfield, looking a bit like champagne bubbles rising to the ceiling, and piquing the interest... more »
The Heart’s Still in It: Downtown Boutique Keeps up With Trends for 30 Years
Winona, MN - Lynne Hartert was 10 years into a career as a teacher when she found her heart’s true desire.Instead of giving someone the gift of knowledge, she yearned to help a person find... more »
Famosa Boosts Its Fabulous Status in 2014 With Dareway 12V Upright Ride On by Feber and Pinypon Amusement Park (With Bumper Cars!)
Toy insiders who visit Booth 2467 at this year's American International Toy Fair may start calling the admired toymaker Famosa "the Fabulous." After its outdoor brand Feber introduced a tot-size Ferrari and Range Rover, the... more »
NY NOW Handmade Collection Accepts 56 New Artisans
An infusion of new artisans have been accepted into the juried NY NOW HANDMADE Collection for the winter 2014 edition of NY NOW™, the Market for Home + Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF®). Some 56 new exhibitors... more »
