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Skokie Boutique Strives to Bring Nirvana into Women’s Lives
Skokie, IL – No matter how successful the project to revitalize downtown Skokie into a bustling commercial district, there will always be a slice of peace and tranquility available.
The women who visit this space can leisurely shop for boutique items or enjoy spa services in a serene setting. This small storefront business is meant to become their own little nirvana.
For just this reason, Sangita Shrestha opened downtown Skokie’s Nirvana Boutique & Spa at 4843 Oakton St.
“It’s not only about business,” said Shrestha.
Chris Menefee Joins Urban Expositions Sales Team
Urban Expositions announces the appointment of gift and home industry veteran Chris Menefee to the executive sales team for its cash and carry division.
Leading Furniture Tenants Continue to Expand Showrooms at Summer 2012 World Market Center Las Vegas
As a commitment to serve their west coast retailers, combined with the opportunity to access new distribution channels including a growing base of international attendees, 18 tenants at World Market Center Las Vegas have announced they will be expanding their showrooms and many will be relocating in time for the upcoming Las Vegas Market, July 30-Aug. 3, 2012.
Top brands expanding showroom spaces at Las Vegas Market include, HTL and Sealy.
Brandon’s Garden Scents has New Owner
Fond du Lac, WI – As Sharon Krohn and her sister Charlene Strook bid farewell as owners of Garden Scents Everlasting — a home and garden shop they’ve operated for 17 years in Brandon — Monica Flier, Waupun, takes the reins as the new owner.
A longtime customer, Flier said her passion for the shop’s quaint atmosphere, huge array of products and friendly personalized service are what kept her coming back to the store.
“I was fascinated by their inventory — the vast selection of items they carried,” Flier said.
Artist Revamps Jewelry for Sale at Heritage Museum
Hendersonville, NC – What’s old is new again at the Heritage Museum, where vintage jewelry is finding new sparkle in up-to-date settings in a new collection of wearable pieces available in the museum gift shop.
Costume jewels such as brooches and shoe clips are being resurrected as pendants, bracelets and earrings, thanks to the skilled eye and hands of Abbie Doyle.
“Retro stuff is trendy again,” says Doyle, owner of My Garden of Beadin’, a bead and jewelry store on Church Street. “Why leave jewelry in a drawer when it can be worn and enjoyed again?”
Owner’s Thorny Path Led to Celtic Shop
Dunedin, FL – In 1996, Lynn Thorn left her job with Norfolk Southern Railroad and moved across the pond to Borehamwood, England, to marry the man she loved.
Just 18 months later she was a widow.
Thorn had a good job with T-Mobile at the time, and though she was still reeling with grief, she loved her new country and decided to stay.
Longmont’s Second ‘Cash Mob’ Draws 25 People
Longmont, CO – Twenty-five people converged on Longmont’s City Café Saturday afternoon, knowing they’d be making a group shopping visit to a store somewhere else in Longmont later that afternoon but not knowing exactly where.
At 3 o’clock, though, they learned — through a mysterious telephone call from “Guido” — that their buying destination for the afternoon would be the Longmont Humane Society Thrift Store at 700 Ken Pratt Blvd.
“This is wonderful,” said Thrift Store Associate Mickie Christie, as this month’s participants in the “Longmont Cash Mob” descended on the store an
Summer 2012 Home Textiles Market Week in New York Showcases Top Suppliers & Offers Full Slate of Activities
Home Textiles Market Week®, the largest market for home textiles resources in the United States, returns to New York City August 17- 22, with some 600 bed, bath, linen and home fashion vendors showcased at four venues: NYIGF at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Pier 94; 230 Fifth Avenue; and 7 W New York®.
“New York’s market presents buyers with this country’s best home textiles sourcing opportunity, with convenient access to hundreds of suppliers,” said Christian Falkenberg, NYIGF director and GLM vice president.
Wholesalecrafts.com Announces Expanded Offerings and Integrated Placement of Smaller Booth Packages at ACRE
Wholesalecrafts.com, Inc., producers of the American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE) shows, announces expanded offerings and integrated placement of their smaller booth packages at ACRE to answer the needs of artists.
In the past, ACRE has only offered a limited number of smaller 5×10 and 5×20 booth packages placed near the back of the show.
Celtic Moose Doubles up in South Superior
South Superior, WI – Moose sightings will soon double in South Superior. Celtic Moose Gift Shoppe opened Thursday at its new location, 5819 Tower Ave. The original storefront one block away is slated to become a fabric consignment store, Celtic Moose Textiles, by the end of the month.
Owner Kim Nygaard opened the gift shop at 5907 Tower Ave., in May.
“I outgrew it as soon as I moved in,” she said.
Nygaard was prompted to move to the larger store, which has three times the space of the old shop, to add more artists’ work.
Church Store is Parishioner Gathering Place
Charlotte, NC – Step under the green awning in a hallway at Christ Episcopal Church on Providence Road and you’ve entered GOODNEWS the shop@Christ Church, a gift shop where all profits are used to do good for others via grants to an array of charitable organizations – many focused on women and children.
The shop partners with the Episcopal Church Women’s Bazaar, a December church event for local vendors to sell baked goods and other wares.
In 2011, GOODNEWS and the ECW Bazaar together donated more than $72,000 to charity; this year’s goal is $80,000.
Two Palatine Businesswomen Combine Forces with New Retail Space
Palatine, IL – Seven years ago, Palatine resident Nancy Gust decided to open a fashion boutique in downtown Palatine called Fancy Nancy’s. She happened to be leasing the space next to Patti Curtis, a fellow Palatine resident and owner of Patti’s Pretties, a longstanding gift and flower shop.
“We instantly became friends,” said Curtis. “It is kind of like a mother-daughter relationship, but we are great friends.”
After a few years in business, Gust decided to close her shop, but she kept in touch with Curtis.
World Market Center Las Vegas Welcomes 75 Furniture Lines to B-2 Temporaries at Summer Las Vegas Market
At the upcoming Summer Las Vegas Market, July 30 – Aug. 3, the sold-out temporaries on B-2 is a must-visit destination for home furnishings retailers. The second floor of Building B will offer a wide variety of new lines and product offerings, spanning the realm of furniture, sustainable, and juvenile as well as features a new “lifestyle” category to the mix—lodge.
The always popular Lodge Living destination, which appeals to lifestyle buyers, is relocating from Building C to Building B, second Floor.
New Arch Crown Tag & Label Fall Catalog Features Innovative Bar Code Technology Products, Tags and Labels
The fall 2012 catalog includes new bar code technology products and a quality line of stock, pre-printed and custom printed tags and labels for jewelers, manufacturers and retail giftware stores.
Arch Crown bar code packages feature the new Datamax-O’Neil E-Class Mark III-A desktop printer and include a wide choice of thermal transfer tags and labels for your jewelry and giftware pricing needs.
Grovetown Boutique Opens, Martinez Buildings Have New Owner
Grovetown, GA – Local artists, designers and military spouses can all find opportunities at a new Grovetown gift boutique.
Lavishly Posh Boutique & Parties has opened on Second Avenue across from Grovetown City Hall.
Michelle Suyeyoshi started the business a year ago in Arizona. She brought the concept with her to Augusta after moving here in January, when her husband was assigned to Fort Gordon.
Kidstuff Public Relations Clients Prove That Thirteen is the Luckiest Number
Many people consider the number 13 to be extremely unlucky. A hangman’s noose has 13 loops, many buildings go from the 12th to the 14th floor, and, of course, we all know to keep ourselves securely locked in our home on Friday the 13th! But for the six toy-making clients of KidStuff Public Relations that just won a total of 13 Mom’s Choice 2012 Seals of Approval, it’s a very good number. Of course, according to Lisa Orman, owner of KidStuff PR, “luck had very little to do with it. My clients are extremely creative…
Joyful Rabbit Design Draws a Positive Response at the Dallas Market
Joyful Rabbit Design has made its debut at FINDS, an exhibition at the Dallas Market Center, where yearly wholesale transactions are estimated to surpass 8 billion.
Votivo Creates a Holiday Gift Package Inspired by Focus Features’ Anna Karenina
VOTIVO, in partnership with Focus Features, celebrates the company’s bold new film version of Anna Karenina with a limited-edition collector’s travel tin and fragranced bookmark inspired by director Joe Wright’s visionary new telling of the epic love story, starring Academy Award® nominee Keira Knightley and coming to theaters November 2012.
Carefully created by Votivo’s designers, the fragrance and packaging embody the world of the classic tale.
Yankee Candle Launches Limited Edition Coconut Numerical Collection
The Yankee Candle Company, Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer ofpremium scented candles, today announced the launch of its latest Limited Edition Collection – Coconut Numerical. Bringing together two growing trends in one contemporary line, this collection is inspired by the popularity of coconut as both a fragrance and a flavor, as well as the iconic home decor trend of numbering. The collection offers five fragrances available in Large Tumbler and also Novelty Filled Canister along with coordinating accessories.
AmericasMart Honors Creative Excellence in July with Visual Display Awards
AmericasMart Atlanta honors the best of the best in display and merchandising in July 2012 at The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®. The Visual Display Award (VDA) celebrates visual presentation excellence in both permanent showrooms and temporary exhibits at the premier gift and home industry event of summer.