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January 21, 2011
Record Opening Day for Dallas Market Center’s First Event of the Year

WHAT:The opening day of the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market set records as the best first day in more than 10 years. On the heels of stronger holiday sales, retail buyers are optimistically drawn... more »

January 21, 2011
Furniture mart boss hopeful

After a turbulent couple of years, leaders of the World Market Center see glimmers of stability.Preregistrations for the winter market, to start Monday and run through Friday, are about even with a year ago, CEO... more »

January 20, 2011
Jasper Gallery and Gifts in Midland Park is dream come true

Jasper Gallery and Gifts in Midland Park, which opened in October, was a dream — in more ways than one — for long-time friends Christina Demarothy and Denise Fleming Deutschman.The two met while waitressing in... more »

January 20, 2011
Retailers count on gift cards to shore up their January sales

Gift card redemption is expected to be a key driver of retail sales this month, a welcome relief to stores after signs consumers were tightening their belts post-holiday. But there's conflicting evidence on whether increased... more »

January 19, 2011
Four Hands named one of the best companies to work for in Texas 2011

Austin, TX - Four Hands has been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas 2011. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of Texas Monthly magazine, the... more »

January 19, 2011
VH1 Football Wives Star Amanda Davis & Dallas Cowboy Leonard Davis Greet Fans during Market

Dallas, TX - Dallas Market Center, the world's most complete wholesale resource, today announced that Amanda Davis, star of VH1's popular show Football Wives and owner of Mandy's Bling Thing (World Trade Center #13866), and... more »

January 19, 2011
National Product Search Contest Accepting Entries

Dallas, TX - Dallas Market Center, the world's most complete wholesale marketplace, today announced it is accepting entries for its national product search contest – The Next Big Thing. Three finalists will show their products... more »

January 19, 2011
DNA Announces 2011 Support of Leading Charity, Gift for Life

Chicago, IL - DNA is proud to announce their support of Change For Life, a leading fundraising program led by renowned charity, Gift for Life (GFL).GFL unites the gift and home industries against AIDS with... more »

January 19, 2011
Dallas Showrooms Celebrate Openings and Expansions

Dallas, TX - Dallas Market Center, the world's most complete wholesale resource, today announced that many showrooms will celebrate openings, expansions and relocations during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market (January 19-25). Each showroom... more »

January 19, 2011
Business is sweet for Mary Claire’s in Hamburg

Mary Claire Fowler knows a thing or two about dessert.For one, her husband's great-grandfather, Joseph Fowler, created chocolate recipes that are still making mouths water more than100 years later.What's more is that her years of... more »

January 19, 2011
Retailers “satisfied ” with growth in Christmas sales

Ireland - Retailers in Dundalk have been left "satisfied overall" with the amount of sales they achieved over the Christmas season.Many shop owners awaited the season with apprehension, worried that the recession might damage sales,... more »

January 19, 2011
Homemade cookies and a menagerie

Vernon — Susan Gregory's background as an interior designer is evident in the decor of the new store, Drunken Cherry Cookie Company, in the A&P Plaza on Route 515. Her son Justin Gregory owns the... more »

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