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Pals & partners: Gift Chixx is their second career

Pinecrest, FL - Though Shelly Brodie was having a successful career as a CPA and Karen Sklawer was busy selling framed artwork to the hotel industry, the two longtime friends both had the itch to try something different. They wanted something fun, colorful and creative. So they started having trunk shows in private homes, selling unusual gifts and home accessories. Read more...

Building their own Treehouse

Corpus Christi, TX - When the gift shop at the Art Center of Corpus Christi closed recently, seven local artists took it hard. They also took it as an opportunity to open a new gallery.

“We were devastated because most of us sold our work there,” said photographer Gloria Hunter, who managed the gift shop for five years. “We always had wanted our own galleries, but there were things to learn first, such as gallery presentation, the local market and who worked well together. The closure of the gift shop doors allowed the Treehouse doors to open.” Read more...

Business Owners Teaming Up in Tuscumbia

Tuscumbia, AL - Downtown Tuscumbia now has a unique shopping experience to check out!

Fiddledee D! opened on Main Street in June, but it's not your typical retail store. It features six different businesses all in one building. Read more...

Afternoon plans Midtown Crossing store

Omaha, NE - When Marie Clifford was on a buying trip to New York last week, the owner of the Afternoon, a popular Omaha gift shop, let herself go a little.

“I ordered things I haven't dared to order before, very high-design, very contemporary,” she said. “One (item), for instance, is a table done by a craftsman, with a metal base that curves and seems to be off-balance ... it's a handcrafted, one-of-a-kind thing.” Read more...

Rhodadendron Opens On Harwood Court

Is a turnaround in site in Scarsdale Village? One retailer is betting on a recovery.

Rhodadendron, a new apparel, jewelry and gift store has opened next to the Renaissance Bakery at 7 Harwood Court. Similar to the original store in Chappaqua, the boutique offers an appealing array of clothing for moms and daughters at very reasonable prices. In fact, some of their summer merchandise is on sale for as little as $8. Read more...

Home decor store opens in Pontiac

Pontiac, IL — Home Wishes, the latest shop to open on downtown Pontiac’s square, brings a mix of unique furniture and home decor pieces — as well as a professional decoration consultant for hire.

Owner Karen Schulz said she wants the business, 216 N. Main St., to become part of the city’s fabric.

“Our downtown is absolutely gorgeous. And I wanted to be a part of keeping that thriving,” she said. Read more...

Local store opens second location inside airport

North Bend, OR - A popular South Coast store and tourist attraction has expanded it's business in the Bay Area, opening up a second location that they hope will draw in more customers.

Last week the Oregon Connection/House of Myrtlewood opened it's new store located inside the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, featuring many of the same products as their main store in Coos Bay. Read more...

Announcing the opening of Gaye's Gallery of Gifts to the Cambridge Main Street community

Cambridge, IL - The letters that once spelled out Humphrey's Barber Shop on a store front windowpane in downtown Cambridge were recently removed to make way for a new business. For several decades, the address of 103 North Prospect Street was home to this family operated small town barber shop. Having recently moved the family business to his residence, Dan Humphrey now welcomes his customers to his home location. Read more...

Opening G&J Glassworks fulfills dream

Making art personal to the receiver is just what new Sturgeon Bay business owners Jim and Gale Dufrane are all about.

Their storefront gallery and studio, G&J Glassworks, opened for its first week of business just over a week ago, and the couple is feeling right at home on Madison Avenue. Read more...

Mountain Air Gourmet Co. sells a smorgasbord of regional food products

If you are what you eat, then we are what we produce.

A glance at a new store's shelves reveals that Southwest Colorado is a unique blend of communities sprinkled with zesty subcultures. There's something for everyone: granola with hemp for tree-hugging liberals, traditional jams for conservative ranching families, elk sausage for rugged outdoorsmen - even curry-coconut peanuts to satisfy big-city transplants. Read more...