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Heard on the Street: Rochester Boutique Will Pique Your Interest
Rochester, MN – Calli Babcock hopes her new addition to a family’s business in southwest Rochester will catch the attention of shoppers.
Following in the entrepreneurial footsteps of her parents, Jodi and Dave Babcock, Calli Babcock is opening a new Rochester boutique called Pique. She hopes to launch the new shop later this month, possibly on Oct. 29.
“I see Pique as a contemporary boutique like ones on Chicago or other larger cities. It’ll have a modern style. I’m bringing in items that the Rochester area doesn’t have now,” she says.
International Market Centers Announces New Brand Marketing Strategy for High Point Market With Enhanced Website and Social Media Profiles
Gearing up for the Fall High Point Market, Oct. 13-18, International Market Centers has rolled-out a new marketing strategy, which incorporates a new website and social accounts for the premium portfolio of IMC High Point’s properties.
“We are excited to introduce our new marketing strategy for Fall High Point Market,” said IMC Vice President of Home Furnishings Marketing, Karen Olson.
Milford Shop Offers Halloween Decorations That are Festive, Not Frightening
Milford, NH – Though for some people, Halloween is a time to break out the fake blood and zombie makeup and try to scare the neighbors, for Karen Walker, Halloween is the time to celebrate the innocence of childhood and each fall she fills her shop with décor that’s festive, but not frightening.
“The world is scary enough these days.
We Are Your Emporium Shop in Micklegate Wins a Reprieve
Micklegate, UK – A GIFT shop and gallery, set up by a collective of social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations, has been given a lifeline to trade over the Christmas period.
We Are Your Emporium, in Micklegate, was set up in April as a pop-up shop to create opportunities for people with learning difficulties.
The shop and gallery is manned by, and sells goods made by people with disabilities.
Group Celebrates a Year of Supporting Watertown’s ‘Local’ Businesses
Watertown, MA – Chances are you’re not familiar with Watertown Local First … yet. After all, the non-profit organization just celebrated its first anniversary last week, but the strength of the group keeps growing as more and more local merchants join forces.
Watertown Local First hosted a party at the Mount Auburn Club on Oct.
Uptown Neighborhood Renewal ‘Cash Mobs’ Seek To Support Local Struggling Businesses
Manhattan, NY – A group of upper Manhattan residents is mobbing local stores — armed with a wad of cash and a mission to support local businesses.
Uptown Neighborhood Renewal, the community outreach arm of Uptown Community Church in Washington Heights, recently began organizing monthly “cash mobs” to support local businesses and artists.
Cash mobs involve a large group arriving at a venue at the same time to purchase as much as its members can reasonably afford in an effort to help out local businesses and people.
“We’re just a ragtag group making a difference,” sa
‘Tis the Season for Hiring
Retailers betting on a prosperous Christmas sales season are bulking up their holiday hiring both nationally and in northeastern Louisiana.
National retailer Kohl’s, which has a store in Monroe, said it will hire more than 52,000 holiday workers this fall, a 10 percent increase over 2011, while other big box players like Toys R Us and Macy’s have also announced holiday hiring spikes.
“We’re definitely looking forward to a successful holiday season,” said Kohl’s Monroe store manager Duriell “Duke” Quinn. “We’re hiring an additional 15 people.
Mobbed by Community, Spirit and Cash
Memphis, TN – The mob rushing through the streets of the Cooper-Young neighborhood on Oct. 17 will not be an angry one bearing pitchforks, torches and ill will, but one with open pocketbooks, dollar bills and shopping lists bearing the names of the wanted: The Oblivians, Harlan T.
Rosaries Not Just Black or White Today, Colorful Styles Abound
Sioux City, IA – Something old is new again at the Trinity Heights Marian Center Bookstore and Gift Shop. The popularity of the rosary, the Catholic prayer beads that have been around for several hundred years, is on the rise again.
“It’s an old trend, but I think it’s being revitalized,” said Terry Moran, store manager.
Country Rose Shops in Poy Sippi Makes For a Fun Destination
Poy Sippi, WI – Last weekend, my husband and I embarked on our annual fall foliage adventure. This usually involves riding in the car on a beautiful day, discussing the merits of this year’s color, solving all the world’s problems, eating lunch and driving home again.
No, we do not accomplish anything as strenuous as a hike, but we did stop at a couple of small parks and boat launches along the way for the dog to get a few sniffs.
This year’s adventure included a drive around Lake Poygan. In 12 years, we have never looped around this lovely lake.
Des Moines Spice Shop Perseveres Despite Owner’s Unexpected Death
Des Moines, IA – It’s hard to imagine how a life can just go on without its heart — how a family keeps going, how a business stays on the rails.
SURFACES and Las Vegas Market Dates to Coincide in 2013 and 2014
SURFACES and Las Vegas Market are excited to announce they are forming an extended strategic partnership to co-locate their events for 2013 and 2014 in order to provide their attendees an enhanced product sourcing, educational and networking experience.
SURFACES 2013, being held at Mandalay Bay Convention Center January 28 – 31, serves as the industry’s introduction of the newest product styles and selections that consumers will be demanding for the coming year.
Wholesalecrafts.com Announces Third Quarter 2012 Sales Results: Total Exceeds $1.4 Million, Record Breaking Months
Wholesalecrafts.com, the premier online marketplace for retailers to source artist-made American and Canadian craft products, announces record breaking third quarter 2012 online sales results.
Total online sales placed by retailers to artists through Wholesalecrafts.com’s shopping cart for July, August, and September 2012 came in at $1,427,863 – an 18.4% increase over 2011, and the highest recorded third quarter sales amount to date. 5,399 total orders were placed online – a 15.7% increase from 2011, and the highest number of third quarter orders ever recorded.
2013 Dates Announced for Artisan Resource at NYIGF
GLM has announced 2013 dates for the winter and summer editions of Artisan Resource™, a first-of-its-kind artisan production-sourcing event for U.S.-based volume importers, direct import retailers and wholesalers.
NYIGF’s “Night on Broadway” Features Specially-Priced Tickets to Disney’s Newsies The Musical
NEWSIES, Disney’s new, two-time Tony Award® -winning Broadway musical, will be the featured “Night on Broadway” performance during the winter 2013 edition of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). As part of this popular NYIGF after-hours event, tickets for the Monday, January 28, performance are specially priced at $77 each, with the difference absorbed by NYIGF.
“NYIGF’s ‘Night on Broadway’ is a popular and much-anticipated after-hours event for market participants,” said Christian Falkenberg, NYIGF director and GLM vice president.
Noa, on Charles Street, Specializes in New England-Made Goods
Boston, MA – When Ian and Barbara Scofidio were looking for a place to relocate their Groton-based artisanal gift shop, noa, they wanted a place that hadn’t been overrun by chain stores but rather valued independent retailers.
Charles Street, they said, stood out as a “genuine Main Street” in the city. Today marks one month since noa opened its doors at 88 Charles St., where Good used to be.
Christmasworld Presents Window Wonderland by 2Dezign
A tiger leaps from a gift box, angels fly on merry-go-rounds and a sea of fresh flowers consists – half of it at least – of silk. Nothing in the Window Wonderland is what it seems at first sight. This scintillating special show can be seen at Christmasworld from 25 to 29 January 2013 in Frankfurt am Main.
It is now the third time that 2Dezign have been commissioned to put together a major presentation at this leading international trade fair for festive and seasonal decoration.
7 W Gets a Sweet Tooth During Tabletop Week
Sugar and Spice and everything nice… that’s what 7 W is made of.
4th Generation Fontanini Family Members to Make Store Appearances Throughout USA
Year after year Roman chooses specific Fontanini dealers to host a special appearance event with a 4th generation member of the renowned Fontanini Family.
This fall, Stefano & Emanuele Fontanini will fly from Bagni di Lucca, Italy to the states for exclusive store appearances nationwide. Fontanini fans across the country have an opportunity to meet one of the Fontaninis all throughout November and early December.
Each store has their own exciting event planned, in which customers can have purchased Fontanini items signed.