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Libertyville Store Donates 1,800 Meals to Food Bank
Libertyville, IL - Kristine Knutson had never heard of Flex Watches until early November 2010."My daughter saw this product on MTV and said, 'Mom, you have to carry this in your shop because it's right... more »
Main St. Retailers Say People Shopped Local Over Holidays
East Greenwich, RI - Call it a perfect retail storm: good weather, a national "shop local" movement and a hot jewelry store. The combination resulted in better sales, according to several Main Street merchants.Unlike December... more »
Business Spotlight: A Child’s Delight
San Rafael, CA - What Do They Offer?In a time of big box companies and online mega sites, imagination still reigns at A Child's Delight. Step inside the cozy boutique, located at the newly renovated... more »
Partners Expand Salon, Boutique With Home Furnishings Store
Westport, CT - Two friends who run a hair salon and a clothing boutique under the same roof recently expanded into a space next door to add a home furnishings shop to their offerings.In November,... more »
Buy Michigan Initiative Sparks State’s Economy
Ferndale, MI - Say "bye-bye" to foreign products and buy Michigan!That's what the owners of more than 30 Michigan-based companies and non-profits are hoping customers will do. They featured their products at the Great Lakes... more »
Beads, Bags, More Featured at New Mt. Pleasant Shop
Mt. Pleasant, PA - Newly opened "Tina's Bead Basket," located at the In-Town Shops in Mt. Pleasant, offers shoppers beads, bags and much more.Owned and operated by Tina Kelly of Ruffsdale, the new store offers... more »
Uniqe Well Received
Orland, CA - Orland's newest gift store has a different name and different types of merchandise compared to other places in town.Uniqe offers knick knacks and wall hangings from Africa, India and Asia, jewelry, clothing,... more »
Peaceable Kingdom Forecasts 2012 Game Trends – Cooperative Board Games & Preschool Skills-Builder Games
The basic lessons of childhood haven't changed much over the years. Author Robert Fulghum said it best in his poem All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten -- share, play fair, clean... more »
Final Holiday Numbers Top Expectations
Washington, DC - After a season full of peaks and valleys, final figures for retailers' 2011 holiday sales beat expectations, rising 4.1% to $471.5 billion year-over year. Earlier forecasts by the National Retail Federation were... more »
Omni Celebrates its 30th Birthday with 30% off Wholesale
"30% off wholesale! It's the ultimate way to celebrate 30 years of partnerships with great vendors and great customers", exclaims Jim Berk, President of the Omni Sales and Marketing Group headquartered in Dallas' World Trade... more »
SnapRetail Joins Forces With Parable
At CBA's Next 2012 event in Atlanta, The Parable Group, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with SnapRetail to offer unique, innovative and simple digital marketing solutions to all independent CBA retailers.The ink has just dried... more »
Urban Expositions Blazes New Trail for March 2012 Portland Gift & Accessories Show
Now owned and managed by Urban Expositions, the Portland Gift & Accessories Show will return to the Oregon Convention Center March 3-5, 2012 with an earlier spring date pattern offering retailers the ideal opportunity to... more »
