retailer profiles

Owners return to retail after three years, open new shop

Natchez — After nearly four years away from the retail business BeBee Tiffee and Dana White were itching to get back.So when the sisters-in-law had the opportunity to open a boutique gift shop on the... more »

New gift shop opens in Cleethorpes

A Cleethorpes woman has started up her own business – in memory of her late mother.Sadie Harness, 35, has opened Barbarello's Gift Shop in Market Street to honour mum Barbara, who died earlier this year.The... more »

New Christian gift store opens

With Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner, those in Calvert County shopping for appropriate Christian gifts won't have far to travel.God's Gifts, a nonprofit, volunteer-managed gift shop sponsored by St. John Vianney Roman Catholic... more »

Thalia and Dahlia owners want to be more than gift store

Like Dublin's historic district is undergoing a renaissance, Christopher Krupa and Michael Smith are bringing about a renaissance of their own."We feel there are no wonderful gift stores anymore, like the ones we remember growing... more »

Quahog Republic expands with Plymouth gift shop

Plymouth, MA — For Erik Bevans, the Quahog Republic isn't just the name of his waterfront restaurant on Bourne's Mashnee Island. It's a way of life. So it only made sense for Bevans and two... more »

Sacred Heart bookstore serves downtown Tampa

Tampa — Father Andrew Reitz isn't a typical small-business man.The pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church is more interested in souls than in sales. He's more likely seen wearing the brown full-length robe of his... more »

Business blooms in Carlisle

When the snow and cold weather hits this winter a new business in Carlisle will seem more like a tropical paradise. Jen Worthington of Pleasantville opened Flowers Island - a floral and gift shop -... more »

At work: Bridget Quinn Stickline, owner of wee chic

While attending Goucher College, Bridget Quinn Stickline began working as a sales associate for local women's bathing suit retailer Water Water Everywhere. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in psychology but said she had already... more »