retailer profiles

Interpreting History: Midway Village gift shop focuses on timely products, displays

Today, visitors flock to Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Illinois, to learn about the region’s several pop culture claims to fame. The Rockford Peaches — a force to be reckoned with in women’s professional baseball... more »

Sky of Blue Press & Papery opens flagship studio, retail location

Sky of Blue Press & Papery, formerly known as Sky of Blue Cards, a San Francisco Bay Area-based letterpress greeting card and stationery company, opened its flagship retail and workshop space, which also serves as... more »

Chalet creates a retail oasis for home, garden shoppers

To say Chalet — a third-generation family business serving Chicago’s North Shore — has evolved since its inception more than a century ago is an understatement. What started as a landscaping business in 1917 is now... more »

Islander Energy: Fort Myers Beach shop remains a beacon of light after disaster

As seen in Waterfront Living 2023. On Sept. 28, 2022, everything changed for Anita Cereceda, owner of three specialty retail shops in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Hurricane Ian hit, and the next morning, Cereceda woke... more »

Heart on Main Street introduces Disaster Relief Jumpstart Program for retailers

Heart on Main Street is a non-profit organization supporting independent retailers that is now rolling out a Disaster Relief Jumpstart Program. This initiative, developed in partnership with a group of vendors, aims to provide essential... more »

Mobile boutique debuts with holiday presence, fresh Christmas trees

Joshua Tree, California, is a great place to visit in the winter — mild temperatures, stunning landscapes, desert flora and fauna, and the unique and distinctive Joshua Tree. The one thing it was missing was... more »

Kingfisher Road offers apparel, gifts for every occasion

Kingfisher Road in Woodland Hills, California, launched in 2004 out of a dream to create a unique boutique offering gifts that truly spoke to the... more »

Behind the scenes: Anne Koplik Designs

For millennia, humanity has looked to the sky for fundamental truths, and Anne Koplik Designs' jewelry line aims to bring a piece of that celestial beauty down to Earth. Founder Anne... more »