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sofi Award Winners Announced at Summer Fancy Food Show
The winners of the 41st sofi™ Awards for the outstanding specialty foods and beverages of the year were announced this evening at the Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in... more »
Dallas Market Center Announces Best of Show Award Winners
Dallas Market Center recently announced the winners of the June Total Home & Gift Market Best of Show Awards. Judging for Best of Show takes place twice a year during the January and June Total... more »
Triple Treat Radz Now a Triple Winner as 2013 Creative Child Top Toy of The Year Plus Dr. Toy’s Best Vacation Product
On the heels of interactive Radz winning Tillywig Toy's Spring 2013 Top Fun Award, this triple treat -- a toy, a candy and a virtual experience -- is now a triple industry winner. The novelty... more »
Okoboji Gift Shop Shelters all Kinds of Cats
Okoboji, IA - The Barn Swallow Gift Shop swooped into a new location some twenty-odd years ago, and the store owner started her kitten-saving campaign almost immediately after making the move.Lori Thomas has a soft... more »
‘Independents’ Celebrated
Suffolk, VA - The city of Suffolk is setting aside this week to celebrate "independents" — independent businesses, that is. Locally owned restaurants, merchants, galleries and venues in the historical downtown area will offer special... more »
Liz’s Interiors Open Almost Four Decades
Odessa, TX - Liz Midgley opened Liz's Linens on West County Road in 1977, and since then, the business has become somewhat of a family affair. Midgley said she had worked at a bed and... more »
About the Home Approaching 15 Year Mark in Gifts and Decor
Grand Ledge, MI - Grand Ledge Independent readers have voted About the Home in Grand Ledge as their favorite gift store.Recently expanded from rented space next door and merged with the Four Seasons Gift Shop... more »
New Knox-Henderson Shop Presents “Curated” Inventory
Dallas, TX - The narrow storefront tucked between Kozy Kitchen and L.a.r.c. Salon on McKinney Avenue might go unnoticed were it not for the reclaimed-wood sign with Curated spelled out in black Sheetrock screws. Through... more »
‘Anything Goes’ at This Lafayette Boutique
Lafayette, NJ - There is no need to hop the train to So Ho to find chic, avant-garde pieces, instead stop by a shop called Anything Goes which offers one-of-a-kind articles of clothing and accessories.... more »
ESC and Company, Inc. Announces Addition of Artist Teena Flanner
ESC and Company, Inc. will debut new licensed designs by nationally known artist Teena Flanner. Collections for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and Easter 2014 will be featured at the Atlanta International Gift & Home... more »
Douglas Company Wins 2013 ASTRA “Best Toys for Kids Award”
The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) awarded Douglas Company as the "Best Toys For Kids" recipient in the Pretend Fantasy Play Category for their Dreamy Dress-Ups™ Rainbow Fairy Wings with Glitter."Best Toys for Kids"... more »
One Kings Lane Scouts 100+ Products For NY NOW’s 2nd Annual “Open House” Trend Display
From more than 750 product submissions, some 100+ home and lifestyle products, deemed most representative of four key 2013-2014 design trends, have been accepted into the second annual "Open House" exhibit, which returns to the... more »
