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Lee Store’s Move Downtown Targets Walkers
Lee, MA - A long-established Main Street gift shop is relocating to a vacant storefront in the heart of Lee's downtown business district.Karen Keenan Gifts & Home is preparing to move from 151 Main St.... more »
Jewelry Boutique Helps Heart Center
West Bloomfield, MI - TODAY'S SUBJECT: Lolly Ella Jewelry of West Bloomfield in February raised funds for the Ministrelli Women's Heart Center of Beaumont Hospital for the third consecutive year.THE CAUSE: Ministrelli Women's Heart Center.... more »
Whitestone Gift Shop Cares for Boro Strays
Whitestone, NY - Instead of simply asking for money, Sharon Taylor decided to tap into one of America's favorite past times to fund her animal rescue organization: shopping.Taylor runs As You Wish, a boutique gift... more »
Women Opening Wahpeton Gift Shop/Café in Honor of Daughter
Wahpeton, ND - Annie Gjesdal used to tell her mom, Brenda, that she one day would live in the Queen Anne home with the blue wood frame, gable front and towering turret at 86 Dakota... more »
Margaret Casey Appointed SFC President
The Sustainable Furnishings Council announced today it has named Margaret Casey as its new President. Casey, currently a consultant for the Presidio Trust in San Francisco, helped to found the SFC and played a pivotal... more »
Beadle Dee Bead & Gift Shop is as Fun as its Name
Edmond, OK - If you like to create, there is a new store in town just for you, and its name is an inkling as to what can be found inside.Beadle Dee Bead & Gift... more »
How Impressive! National Artist Visits Libertyville Boutique
Libertyville, IL - Nora Fleming, designer of the distinctive interchangeable platters and serving pieces made her appearance at How Impressive!, a personalized stationery and gift store in downtown Libertyville. With a collection of over 100... more »
Main Street Toys Shooting for a Mix of Unique and Nostalgic, Owner Says
Plainfield, IL - Victoria Halsell-Brewton jokes that it's not likely her kids will be visiting her new store very often -- not if she wants to keep her merchandise for the customers.After all, what kid... more »
Polka Dot Press a National Finalist
Tallahassee, FL - Tallahassee business The Polka Dot Press is one of the five remaining competitors in the National Retail Federation's This Is Retail video contest, which has a top prize of $25,000 in cash.Originally... more »
‘Cash Mob’ Provides Surprising Sales Boost for Small Store
Easton, PA - While the word 'mob' might have a negative connotation, the goal of a 'cash mob' is positive, and one downtown Easton business was hit Friday.Nobody knew what shop the cash mob was... more »
Made in Birmingham: Local Entrepreneur Whips Up Craft Soap and Natural Body Care Products
Birmingham, AL - Sandi Garrett Little is among a growing trend of entrepreneurs starting home-based businesses. Her position at EBSCO was eliminated over two years ago, and it was then that Little decided to take... more »
Cash Mobsters Converge on Small Businesses to Give Support
Los Angeles, CA - The crowd stood at the corner of San Pedro and Boyd streets, a bustling shopping area near L.A.'s Skid Row, waiting for stragglers to arrive before descending on the store. But... more »
