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Top Hat Wouldn’t Exist if It Weren’t For a Nepalese Airline Lottery
Manhattan, NY - Top Hat is one of the Lower East Side's least predictable stores. The retail outlet of wholesale company Sweet Bella, it stocks gifts like hyper-accurate bird calls and packaged Finnish "snowballs" alongside... more »
tag Returns to Las Vegas
Trade Associates Group, Ltd. (tag) announced that they have contracted for space in the Homestyle showroom at the Summer 2012 Las Vegas Market. Homestyle is located in the World Market Center, Building C, Showroom 696.... more »
Bangor Fiber Artist Named Artist of the Year for Annual Belfast Event
Bangor, ME - A splash of water and the chatter of two employees met Jodi Clayton's ears as she descended the stairs connecting her art-filled boutique and basement studio. Hovering over a long table, Hannah... more »
Twin Cities Metro Independent Business Alliance Urges: Celebrate Your Local “Independents” in July
St. Paul, MN - For many Minnesotans, Independence Day means fireworks, flags, and outdoor barbeques. This July, members of the Twin Cities Metro Independent Business Alliance (MetroIBA) encourage you to "Celebrate Your Independents" all month... more »
Celebrate Local Businesses
UK - 'SUPPORT your local businesses' - that is the message behind a brand-new shopping campaign which will launch in Gainsborough next month.Independent Retailer Month's Shop Local Campaign, launched by Claire Rayner, aims to highlight... more »
A Bittersweet Addition to Downtown Business
Cheboygan, MI - Cheboygan's economy looks to be bouncing back with summertime bringing visitors to vacation and shop locally. Named after the vine, Bittersweet, a new gift shop in downtown Cheboygan, opened this week where... more »
Women in Business: Boutique Owner Serves Fast-Growing Industry
Montgomery, AL - Stephanie Moseley observes that a lot of mothers are being doubly blessed."I never knew there were as many twins as there are," said the owner of Born, a children's boutique on Zelda... more »
Success Story: Internet Helps Grow Firm’s Hair, Skin Lines
Fort Myers, FL - YouTube launched Rochelle Graham into the business world.It all started innocently enough in 2008 with a personal video blog when Graham, inspired by her husband, Demond Campbell, decided to stop chemically... more »
NYGF Showcases “Green” Resources Via “Sustainability” Project
New "green" products in several lifestyle categories – from personal accessories to tabletop and juvenile products – will be prominently displayed at the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) with the return of the SustainAbility:... more »
International Market Centers Realigns Marketing Team
Officials with International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC), the world's largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries, today announced a new marketing structure that merges High Point and Las... more »
The Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) Awards New Grants to Eight Canine Service Organizations
The Planet Dog Foundation (PDF), Planet Dog's non-profit grant making organization, is proud to announce the recipients of $25,000 in new grants it has awarded to eight canine service organizations. The PDF grants will help... more »
Grace Direct to Debut New Showroom at Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market
Grace Direct will unveil its new 4,692-square-foot showroom at the July 2012 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market. The new showroom will be located in AmericasMart Building 2, 1017/1019."Moving to a new showroom was... more »
