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NY Now’s “Sustainability” Project Showcases “Green” Products, Production and Business Practices
White Plains, NY - New resources and trends in sustainable home and lifestyle products, production and business practices will be featured through the SustainAbility: design for a better world®initiative at the summer 2013 edition of... more »
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increases to Five-Year High
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in April, increased again in May. The Index now stands at 76.2 (1985=100), up from 69.0 in April. The Present Situation Index increased to 66.7 from... more »
Midwest‐CBK Introduces Major Expansion of Home Accents Line with 300+ New Designs
Midwest‐CBK, LLC, national designer and manufacturer of seasonal, everyday gifts and home accents, introduces a significantly expanded home décor line featuring 320 new designs set to debut during the summer 2013 markets. Midwest‐CBK's home décor... more »
Las Vegas Market Introduces Global Goodness Initiative
International Market Centers announced today the creation of a special "Global Goodness" awards program, which will recognize and celebrate Las Vegas Market vendors for acting in a socially responsible manner and making the world a... more »
Relotto to Open Gift Shop in Red Stable in July
Columbus, OH - Mary B. Relotto is returning to a community -- and a storefront -- she knows well.The local pioneer in women's business networking is taking over the iconic Red Stable site in German... more »
Handmade Crafts to Be on Display
Freehold, NJ - An open house featuring homemade crafts by local artisans will be hosted by Especially For You Florist & Gift Shop, 39 W. Main St., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 2.This... more »
Emmaus Jewelry Store Owner Lives ‘Shop Local’ Mantra
Emmaus, PA - Emmaus Jewel Shop 338 Main St., Emmaus 610-965-2174 Like "Emmaus Jewel Shop" on Facebook Owner: Donna Marks Hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.What you sell? I'm not your normal... more »
Perrysburg Boutique Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Perrysburg, OH - At Puttin' On The Glitz, the front shelves are lined with vinegars and oils. Dozens of varieties of loose teas line a wall. A large, footed bathtub, filled with fizzy bath-bombs, rests... more »
The Groovy Candy Shop – ‘It’s Retro, in a Happenin’ Way, Man’
Gaylord, MI - A long time ago, before everything was awesome, stuff was groovy. Gas was cheap, hair was long, and strangers help up two fingers and said, "Peace, man", to diffuse arguments. Big, loopy,... more »
Retailers Debut Shop-Local Campaign
NY - The state's leading retail association, founded in 1931 and representing more than 5,000 members from solo shops to national chains, has made the leap to Internet promotion to build business-friendly communities."I Shop NY"... more »
Purple Frog Offers Wares from Around the World
Ridgefield, CT - Sushi plates from Scotland, asparagus-shaped candles from Paris and necklaces from Kenya — these are only some of the wares the Purple Frog gift shop at 5 Bailey Avenue offers to its... more »
Home Front is Her Store Front
Pampa, TX - Silvia Dowd opened Silvia's Scrubs and More in her home on Foster Avenue three months ago.Dowd said that decision to open the store in her home came for a couple of reasons."One... more »
