retailer profiles

Gift shop at the forefront of digital

A Rothbury gift shop has won a competition to have a website and marketing support.Coccuveda on Bridget Street was one of more than 40 businesses to apply to Newcastle-based Forefront Digital's first birthday competition.It means... more »

Steeped In Tradition, Baltica Tea Opens Its Port Doors

Simply put, "it's incredible," Executive Director of Port Washington Main Street Sara Grover said of the newly opened Baltica Tea Room and Gift Shop. The tea room, 223 N. Franklin St., opened its doors Monday... more »

Turning Back The Clock At Biggleswade Shop

A shop owner will be turning back time when she stocks a new – or should that be old – range of handbags, shoes and clothes.Julia McBride, who runs Serendipity in Biggleswade High Street, will... more »

Orange Circle Studio Corp. Launches New Gift Division

Orange Circle Studio Corporation has launched a new gift division, Studio Oh!, to create a line of giftable kitchen and gift stationery products. The new gift division was spun off from Orange Circle Studio, which... more »

Foreside Home And Garden To Open New Store in Chicago

Foreside Home and Garden, a highly-regarded manufacturer known for its distinctive decorative accessories and furniture, will expand its trade show locations with a new show space at the Chicago Merchandise Mart this summer. The company's... more »

New Main Street Gift Shop In Downtown Ann Arbor Reflects Owners’ Love Of The Himalayas

Though we have plenty of lovely rolling hills, "Tree Town" is pretty flat on a word scale. But that doesn't stop Ann Arbor residents from being interested in mountain climbing or Himalayan culture, says Heather... more »

Five Things You Need To Know Today

In the last week, I've met a variety of interesting people who own specialty shops in town:1. Noonie Lewis owns Memories "N" More, 204 High Street. She rents space in the store to vendors who... more »

Natalie’s Gifts To Change Focus This Summer, Will Keep Doors Open

Natalie Grens more or less opened her business, Natalie's Gifts & Closeouts, on impulse. Her husband and brother-in-law were helping their mother run a small gift store in Worth and while driving down Harlem Avenue... more »