holiday

Holiday Season Sweet Success for Local Candy Shop

'Tis the season for holiday sweets, feasts, and treats, and Candy Masterpiece is filling their final few days before Christmas with last -minute gift ideas.Today, shoppers filled the store, picking up orders and selecting their... more »

Using ‘Likes’ for Gift Ideas

Companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Etsy Inc., a site that sells handmade and vintage goods, are making gift recommendations for individuals by tapping into the trove of comments and preferences collected by social-networking giant... more »

Christmas gifts from your local museum

If through happenstance or procrastination you're faced with last-minute Christmas shopping, Culture Monster brings tidings of comfort and joy: You can do it at a museum store, getting a jump start on the peace-on-Earth payoff... more »

Locally owned shops innovate to compete with online stores

Locally owned, independent retailers are getting creative to compete with online sales this holiday season. Holiday spending is on track to be 3.3 percent more than last year, according to the National Retail Federation. Online... more »

Gift shop teaches the joy of giving

Woodstock, ON - One little girl said she wanted to buy a present for her mom and dad because they work so hard.A little boy wanted to get his grandpa something to do with golf... more »

Cristina Saralegui and Midwest-CBK Partner to Develop New, Exclusive Holiday Collection for Casa Cristina™

Cannon Falls, MN - Midwest-CBK, leading designer and manufacturer renowned for its design, style and sparkle, announces it is exclusively partnering with Emmy award-winning journalist Cristina Saralegui to develop her first designer holiday collection of... more »

Retailers sprinkle pop-up stores across holiday landscape

Sacramento, CA -- Pop-up stores are making their presence felt in time for the holidays. These short-term outlets -- known as specialty retailers in the industry -- are not a new concept; holiday mainstay Hickory... more »

Local Stores Ready For Holiday Shoppers

Columbia - Locally-owned retail shops said Monday they are ready to compete with big corporations for the early holiday shopping push. Those local shops are already getting holiday shoppers thanks to their efforts to sell... more »