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Sisters are Homing in on Homebird Furniture Store Success
Cheadle Hulme, UK - Sibling entrepreneurs Miri Templeton and Darrell Whittaker are very much at home in the furniture business.Homebird, their interiors and gift boutique in Wilmslow, has been so successful that the sisters have... more »
Ashby’s Agates: The Adventure of Crafting Jewelry that ‘Rocks’
Westminster, MD - Brian Ashby has been collecting rocks with his family ever since he could walk. His family traveled the country on extended summer trips often stopping in Redmond, Oregon to visit his Great... more »
American Express Open Provides Free Marketing Tools to New York’s Smaller Businesses
NY - For small business owners short on cash for holiday marketing, help is on the way.American Express Open is offering a goody bag full of freebie digital marketing tools as it ramps up for... more »
The Sweet Life
Buffalo, NY - Life is sweet for sisters Maggie Guerriero and Anna Hartog, the new owners of Park Edge Sweet Shoppe, which reopened its doors Friday in South Buffalo. The sisters recently purchased the candy... more »
Holidays in Full Swing at Harbor Sweets Shop
Salem, MA - Chocolate, October, and Salem might bring to mind Halloween for most. But for Harbor Sweets Handmade Chocolates of Salem, this time of year doesn't mean trick or treats, but planning for winter... more »
Detroit Lakes Native Runs Sign and Gift Shop With His Mother-in-Law
Hawley, MN - For most men, working with your mother-in-law wouldn't be the ideal situation.But Shawn Qualley and Kathy Riedberger are more than making it work at Unique Designs, a Hawley gift store the pair... more »
J’s Hallmark Partners with SnapRetail
Midwest City, OK - J's Hallmark, a regional chain of 26 stores headquartered in Midwest City, OK, has announced a new partnership with SnapRetail that will enable them to easily communicate with their customers for... more »
Gourmet Resources Return to Winter 2012 NYIGF
Following the well-received summer 2011 debut of theGourmet Housewares Show® at the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), the Fair'sTabletop & Housewares division will be redefined to showcase a concentration of gourmet housewares companies at... more »
Museum Announces Re-Opening of Gift Shop
Rome, GA - The Medallion Gift Shop, 305 Broad St. — inside the Rome Area History Museum — has a new manager and a new look.The grand re-opening is today and Saturday from 10 a.m.... more »
Medina Senior Center Gift Shop Gets a Facelift
Medina, NY - The Gift Shop at the Senior Center in Medina has undergone some changes. Established when the center opened in 1968, the Gift Shop was originally called the Craft Room, and housed a... more »
Marika Signs Laila Ali
Commerce, CA - Marika, a leading women's activewear company, today announced that it has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with Laila Ali, one of the most recognizable female athlete's and champions of health and fitness... more »
Digital Dynamos – Facebook, Google and Twitter – Support Small Business Saturday
Some of the world's online pioneers are uniting around a common goal: driving more business to local, independent shops for Small Business Saturday 2011. Facebook®, Google, Twitter and other innovators are joining with American Express... more »

