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My Pillow Pets Wins Two Premier Toy Awards

San Diego, CA -- CJ Products, makers of My Pillow Pets is pleased to announce that My Pillow Pets has received the 2009 iParenting Media Excellent Product Award and the 2009 Dr. Toy Best Vacation Product Award. The original My Pillow Pets are snuggly plush companions that are also a comfortable pillow for bed, television, or travel time.

iParenting Media, one of the country's highly regarded evaluation programs utilizes three review processes: licensed childcare or school, an expert and a parent to select the winners of its coveted award. Dr. Toy's Best Products are carefully chosen, using extensive criteria including safety, age-appropriateness, design, durability, lasting play value, cultural and ethnic diversity, good transition from home to school, educational value, learning skills, creativity, improvement in the understanding of the community and the world, good value for price, and, naturally, fun. Read more...

Tough Economy Brings More Of The Same For Dad: Ties, Gift Cards And Lots Of Love, According To NRF

Washington, DC – During a thriving economy or a global recession one thing remains true for dear old dad when it comes to Father’s Day: Dinner and neckties. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2009 Father’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, Americans are expected to spend an average of $90.89 on gifts for dad, down slightly from $94.54 last year. Total spending is expected to reach $9.4 billion.* Read more...

Expo for $12 Billion Cart and Kiosk Industry Set for Las Vegas

Hanover, MA - The Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference (SPREE) is all set to kick into high gear in Las Vegas on April 21. The three-day conference produced by Specialty Retail Report-the only magazine for retail entrepreneurs and managers of mall carts, kiosks and temporary in-line stores-will take place April 21-23 at the Venetian Hotel. Read more...

Now Available Online, The Pillow Bar is the Right Mix of Luxury and Necessity

Founded just 12 months ago, The Pillow Bar is a free-standing, patent pending kiosk that contains all of the ingredients needed to create a luxurious customized down pillow. The product breaks the mold for the industry standards of soft, medium or hard to fill the void by perfectly matching an individual's sleep preference of side, back or stomach sleeper. The perfect pillow can now be created online at ThePillowBar.com.

The Pillow Bar kiosk is the first of its kind, producing monogrammed, 300-thread-count, double stitched 100% cotton sateen pillows filled with pristine sterilized and double fluffed 650-fill white Hungarian goose down complete with a lavender sachet. Read more...

Macerich Announces $446 Million in Financing Activity

Santa Monica, CA-The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC: 6.31, 0.51, 8.79%) today received a commitment for a $205 million refinancing of North Bridge Center in Chicago. The loan term is seven years at a fixed interest rate of 7.5% and is expected to close in June 2009. The lender is a major life insurance company. Read more...

ZAGG Announces 285% Increase in Revenue for 2008

Salt Lake City, UT-ZAGG Inc. leading producer of mobile electronics accessories including the popular invisibleSHIELD, announces significant increase in revenues for 2008 and positive net income for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. Read more...

MSP Cart & Kiosk Program Provides Exciting Opportunity for Small Retailers to Reach Millions of Customers

Minneapolis, MN-The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) invites qualified entrepreneurs interested in operating a retail cart at the Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport to submit a proposal. The carts will be located on Concourse C of the Lindbergh Terminal, near the Northwest/Delta Sky Club and two automated tram stops. Read more...

Queen Creek Marketplace Celebrates First Birthday

Queen Creek, AZ - As a silver lining in the cloudy economy, this month Queen Creek Marketplace celebrates one year of convenient shopping, improved traffic, public art and a valuable revenue stream to the Southeast Valley.

The shopping center opened in March 2008 as the region's first large-scale retail destination and has welcomed more than 500,000 shoppers in 12 months. At Rittenhouse and Ellsworth Loop roads, the project remains an impressive 85 percent leased, providing much-needed revenue to the town of Queen Creek and delivering long-awaited convenience for the surrounding communities. Read more...

Save MyPix.com Now Includes Video Transfers And More

SaveMyPix.com, the Thornton-based company that specializes in bulk transfers of photos, slides and negatives to more easily manage digital media, has moved into the video transfer arena. According to company owner Monica Messinger, the expansion was based on popular demand. Read more...

Louisiana Boardwalk Continues to Have Steady Growth

Beverly Hills, CA - O&S Holdings, LLC has reported that sales at the Louisiana Boardwalk continue to exceed expectations. Located in Bossier City, Louisiana, the Louisiana Boardwalk is the states largest outlet shopping and dining destination. Robust holiday sales resulted in a strong year-end performance and the momentum has continued into 2009.

Holiday 2008 sales were up approximately 9% over 2007 with anchors Bass Pro Shops and Regal Cinemas combining for an average increase of 20%. Other stores with significant increases included: Banana Republic, Nike, Chico's, Guess, Haggar, rue 21, Papaya, Auntie Anne's Pretzels. Build-a-Bear Workshop, Fossil, Maidenform, Sunglass Station, IHOP, Hooters, Sushiko, Easy Spirit, Nine West and Rack Room Shoes. Read more...