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The Rug Market America Announces Made To Order Program and Expanded Maison Collection Stock Program
The Rug Market America, contemporary interior and exterior rug designer and manufacturer, announces the recent introduction of a multi-collection Made To Order program as well as an expansion of its stocking program from its popular... more »
GHTA Hosts “Evolve or Die” Industry Summit at NY NOW
The Gift and Home Trade Association (GHTA), the industry’s non-profit professional trade association, will host a special roundtable dialogue focusing on key issues impacting our industry – now and in the future - at the... more »
Radz Has Toy Judges Jazzed About Summer Treats & Imaginative Online Play
It's not just kids and parents who have been jazzed about Radz, an intriguing candy dispenser with a code that unlocks an imaginative online world. Now two more panels of judges from Parent Tested Parent... more »
Zak’s Moso Serve Bowls Mix Style and Versatility With 75% Bamboo That’s 100% Biodegradable
When it comes to functional serveware that hosts will turn to for a wide variety of occasions, the two qualities that tend to be the most important are style and versatility. So when Zak Designs... more »
‘Urban” Renewal Continues for California Gift Show
The second edition of the California Gift Show under Urban Expositions management experienced a notable uptick in attendance over the summer 2012 edition, along with positive comments from attendees and steady order-writing from exhibitors. Together... more »
Business Spotlight: The Sentiment Store
Fayetteville, NC - The owners of a gift shop near Cape Fear Valley Medical Center credit support from the community for their business''s initial success.Why did you start this business? "I just felt the need... more »
Former Marshall Field’s Executive Runs Gift Shop Like Department Store
Northbrook, IL - Jill Carlisle will tell you that her Northbrook gift store, la de da! is small, but that she runs it with the same mechanics she would if she was running Marshall Fields.Carlisle... more »
Artful Terra Bella Opens on Mercer Island
Mercer Island, WA - A new gift shop has opened on the north end of Mercer Island, in the former Pacific Northwest Ticket Service building. Nancy Meade's goal was to open Terra Bella by Summer... more »
Katherine McClure’s ‘Unique Boutique’ Offers Gift Items, Jewelry
Mobile, AL - Katherine Sheffield McClure comes from a long line of hard-working Mobilians, loves her hometown and its people and is not hesitant about putting in a full day''s work to make her own... more »
Candle Store Fires up Again in Uptown Park Ridge
Park Ridge, IL - In Park Ridge's tiniest commercial storefront, four family members are continuing a tradition of candle sales while also adding their own creative flair.A.K.A., which stands for the initials of business partners... more »
Old Time Candy Store Satisfies More Than a Sweet Tooth
Berwyn, IL - Entrepreneur Tracy Balnis is a self-proclaimed old-fashioned girl who went on a mission to revive the past. Her vision for a shop reminiscent of the penny candy stores of her youth started... more »
Keller Business Connections “Mob” Area Stores
Keller, TX - A Keller business group is "mobbing" area businesses.Similar to "flash mobs," where a mass of people invade a public space to make a scene and perform, members of Keller Business Connections hold... more »
