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Specialty Food Association Launches New Brand for the Industry
The Specialty Food Association is launching a new brand to highlight the passion, creativity and quality that fuels the specialty food industry, Specialty Food: Craft. Care. Joy. The launch includes the not-for-profit trade association's first-ever... more »
Hand-Fashioned Ornaments
"Queen Beez" glass ornaments from Jootz LLC are hand-painted and -decorated, using feathers, beads, ribbons, faux fur, and other whimsical materials. Introduced to retailers nationally at the 2013 NY International Gift Fair, the line is... more »
Best Selection on The Beach: Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Returns December 8-11, 2013
The nation's largest, longest-running coastal souvenir, resort gift show, the Grand Strand Gift & Resort Merchandise Show, returns December 8-11, 2013 to South Carolina's Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Known among exhibitors and attendees as the... more »
California Market Center Sets Dates for Winter 2014 Gift & Home Market
The California Market Center (CMC), the West Coast's epicenter of fashion/gift/home and design has chosen the dates of Tuesday, January 21 to Monday, January 27, 2014 to hold its major Winter 2014 Gift & Home... more »
Monty Bojangles Cocoa Dusted Truffles to Debut In America
Monty Bojangles (www.MontyBojangles.com), the United Kingdom's fastest growing premium and all-natural French double cocoa dusted truffles are coming to the United States. The company will introduce four contemporary truffle flavors to start: "Rich & Intensely... more »
Jennifer Mascari Spearheads L.A. Mart As New Director of Marketing
L.A. Mart® is pleased to announce its recent hire of Jennifer Mascari who will spearhead L.A. Mart's marketing team as the new director of marketing. Mascari joined the LA team on May 1st and will... more »
Michael Aram Creating One-of-a-Kind Sculpture for Lobby of Las Vegas Markets Building C
Celebrated metalware designer Michael Aram is creating an exclusive sculpture —"HOME"— to grace the lobby of the new "c-ONE" cross category showcase of directional tabletop, gift and home resources debuting at the Summer 2013 Las... more »
Mole Hole Glad to Be Back in Spotlight
Charlotte, NC - Marty Medlin was stunned: The notice said she had three months to vacate the space.She'd run her specialty gift shop franchise, The Mole Hole, for 25 years in that spot, beside the... more »
A Pembroke Boutique Store With an Artistic Twist
Pembroke, MA - Boston's South End, Newbury Street and Harvard Square were just a few of the shopping hot spots Gretchen Jones frequented while living in Boston during her 20s and 30s. Though her taste... more »
Unique Gifts to Be Found at Two Blessings
Montgomery, AL - The creator of the Faceless Angels line has opened Two Blessings Gift Boutique in the PepperTree shopping center in east Montgomery.Donnie Sasser offers not only the Faceless Angels items available in more... more »
Years of Beads and Things: Ann Goessel Celebrates More Than a Quarter Century in Business
Fairbanks, AK - Many people would likely miss Beads and Things on Second Avenue, but in July Athabascan store owner Ann Goessel is celebrating her store's 26th year in business. Goessel and her clerk and... more »
Specialty Food Association Names Outstanding Retailers of 2013
Five specialty food retailers from across the U.S. have been named Outstanding Retailers of 2013 by the Specialty Food Association. The awards honor outstanding customer service, product sourcing, merchandising, and a commitment to serving the... more »
