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Cherokee Business: Canton baker has a lot at stake in cakes
Jill Brown started her baking business in the basement kitchen of her Canton home.
“I’d bake cakes for my children’s birthday parties,” said Brown. “When my kids’ friends saw the cakes, they’d want one for their birthday. I used to just do them for a hobby.”
Word spread about Brown’s marvelous concoctions and the hobby expanded.
“I got bored, and I wanted more artistic expression, so I started doing wedding cakes,” she said.
And that’s when the business really took off.
Spiritual Health: Store focuses on products that promote well-being
Debbie Lunsford and her husband, Bill, own Nature’s Gift, a specialty store that sells such items as herbal teas and oils for aroma therapy.
Debbie Lunsford drew from her experiences in Portland, Ore., when she opened Nature’s Gift, a small shop on the corner of Yadkinville and Transou roads.
Lunsford, and her husband, Bill, own the store, which moved to this location about two years.
Precious Moments, Inc. Hires Susan Meek as Vice President of Licensing
Carthage, Mo (March 7, 2007) – Precious Moments, Inc. has hired Susan Meek as Vice President of Licensing. Meek will be responsible for all assets of licensed business including working with United Media, the licensing agent for Precious Moments, Inc.
Meek has more than 25 years of experience in licensing sales, marketing, property acquisitions and product development. She comes to Precious Moments, Inc. from Dan River, Inc. where she served at Vice President, Corporate Marketing.
Buffalo Games Inc. Partners with Child Life Council; Award winning games to be donated for therapeutic play
Buffalo, NY (March 7, 2007) – Buffalo Games, the makers of multiple award-winning party games and jigsaw puzzles have partnered with the Child Life Council in an effort to make life more fun and rewarding for children undergoing challenging life events. Buffalo Games will provide roughly 1,500 free games to approximately 470 hospitals nationwide offering child life programs.
Games include award winning titles Imaginiff and Last Word. According to the Child Life Council, play is an essential, natural part of childhood.
Liberty Hospital gift shop refurbished, expanded;Employees, visitors keep volunteer clerks busy
If you arrive at the hospital empty handed to visit your favorite aunt, don’t worry. Liberty Hospital Auxiliary’s gift shop provides the opportunity to pick up a little present on site.
“Actually, the gift shop is a good place to shop for everyone,” said Larry Rice, volunteer manager who runs the store with volunteer clerks.
He said the shop recently had been renovated, expanded its space and added more items for shoppers.
“It was just too crowded and small for the amount of business we were doing,” he said.
New Butterfly Bungalow Let’s You Experience Live Butterflies Up Close
(SHAFTER, CALIF., December 1, 2006) – Ever want to get up close to a real butterfly but couldn’t because they fly away so quickly?
burton + BURTON President Maxine H. Burton Honored by University System of Georgia
Maxine H. Burton, President and Founder of burton + BURTON (Bogart, GA), was recently named as one of thirty influential leaders who have benefited from a University System of Georgia (USG) education.
Other honorees include former President Jimmy Carter, author Flannery O’Connor, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, journalist Charlayne Hunter Gault, and Bank of America President and CEO Kenneth Lewis. Burton and the other nominees were recognized recently as part of the 75th anniversary celebration for the University System of Georgia. Mrs.
Uniqueness helps Floto’s flourish
Floto’s Gift Shop, 123 Washington Ave., with its distinctive green porcelain panels, has done well with the tourist and local trade for years.
“We had a good year in 2006 and expect the same in 2007,” said Manager Mary Bolt Ellingboe.
While winter business is normally slow, it is slightly up from last winter, Bolt Ellingboe said.
Western Michigan customers return regularly and especially like the store’s nautical items, including displayed Coast Guard vessels.
Gift shop welcomes green contest entries
An eco-friendly gift store in south Minneapolis is searching for community members with a little creativity and a knack for recycling.
Re Gifts, which opened in September at 1832 E.
Hallmark Releases New Line of Cards
Buying a greeting card for someone’s birthday, anniversary or if they’re feeling under the weather is pretty straightforward. But what if they’re undergoing chemotherapy or struggling with depression? “Get Well Soon” probably won’t cut it.
Likewise, most cards lining the store shelves don’t work on occasions as someone leaving an abusive spouse, undergoing drug rehab or declaring their sexual orientation.
Gift shop owner gives her customers the personal touch
Take one look at any corner of Past and Presents Home Decor and Gifts in Cooper City, and your eyes will need a moment to process the wide variety of things for sale.
“The philosophy is — art for the living room and mustard on the table,” said store owner Brigitte Chavaillaz, 52, of Cooper City.
‘The idea is to also have a good feeling when you find something — you go out with it gift-wrapped for free (no need to make another trip to buy a gift bag) — and we have something for everyone.'”
A collection of gourmet mustards from the New England area really is for sale, as are high-qua
Pet products stand out at gift fair; Annual event lets retailers see what might leap off shelves
It was at the San Francisco International Gift Fair that the Pet Rock was discovered in the mid-1970s, and later the Cabbage Patch Kid.
Now 54 years old, the fair — which opened Saturday and ends Wednesday — is an institution for the kinds of unique stuff nobody needs but retailers hope lots of people want: pricey brooms with braided handles, decorative balls covered in seashells, handmade dog treats, silver piggy banks and hemp wallets.
Although the vast majority of gift shop and boutique owners trolling for sellable treasures hail from California, retailers are making the pilgrimage
Publicity is sweet for Jeff shop
Jill and Warren Schimpff know what to expect.
They will be greeted tomorrow by 30 or 40 e-mailed orders, maybe twice that many far-flung questions and requests. It happens each time The History Channel features Schimpff’s Confectionery, as it will again at 10 tonight.
“It ran the Thursday night before Christmas,” Warren Schimpff said. “We had one day to ship it.”
burton + BURTON Wins Retailers
burton + BURTON’s 4900 sq. ft. showroom was recently named as a winner of the 2007 Retailers’ Choice for Most Inspiring Showroom at the Chicago Market. The Chicago Market: Living and GivingTM, is a weeklong gift market where buyers experience six floors of popular and prominent gift and home accessory lines.
“The Retailers’ Choice Award is a special opportunity for our buyers to honor their favorite showroom or exhibitor,” said Joan Ulrich, senior vice president, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.