hotel gift shop

Turning Hotel Gift Shop Glum Into Gold

Try to remember the last time you wanted to visit a hotel gift shop. Not because you were dying for aspirin or needed a gift for your kid, but because you were actually interested in... more »

The Second Time Around: Retirement Was Short-Lived for Smithville Shop Owners

Smithville, NJ - In March 2011, after 16 years of selling antiques and collectibles in Barnegat, Dale and LuAnne Duff were approached by a businesswoman who offered to buy their business for cash. "She bought... more »

Puffins Gift Shop Moving From Watch Hill into Mystic

Mystic, CT - The Puffins gift shop in Watch Hill is moving to downtown Mystic, taking over a 1,700-square-foot space where the vacated Puritan & Genesta health food store once did business.Puffins owner Margot Carlson,... more »

Occasions Gift Store Debuts at Cabin John Mall

Potomac, MD - Potomac native Stephanie Menick is living her dream! Her new gift store, Occasions opened just two weeks ago in Cabin John Mall. The store offers an eclectic collection of one-of-a-kind gifts and... more »

New Gift Store Opens on Main Street

Kendallville, IN - LoVada Ehert of Kendallville has worked in floral and interior design for 30 years, owned and co-owned retail businesses in the past and decided to open a new business on Main Street.LoVada's... more »

Sharp Businesswoman Treats Newburgh

Newburgh, NY - On a brick-hard stretch of Liberty Street, where wind blows scraps of paper like leaves, passersby may find an oasis of sweetness and delight.Opening the door to Simple Gifts and Goodies the... more »

New Katonah Shop Owner Returns Home for Family, Community

Katonah, NY - To this day, Viktoria Fisch can remember how a dock on Fire Island smelled of tar and salt water during her childhood visits there."Scents can take you back," she said. "Smells reach... more »

Hotel gift shops go glam

The days when taking home a souvenir from your favorite hotel meant a bad logo T-shirt or golf visor are long gone.How about a Rebecca Minkoff bag? The W Hotel's stores have one in an... more »