Nov 20th, 2008 · Small businesses are struggling through this tough economy without the help of marketing campaigns. Specialty shops are facing a particularly tough time. We hear from store owners about how they're surviving the economic slump.
Jun 5th, 2008 · The Country Music Association's annual festival officially begins Thursday in Nashville, and one boutique hotel is inviting fans to "live local." The Hotel Preston is offering what they call the "Redneck Package." It includes complimentary pork rinds and a six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
Mar 28th, 2008 · The primacy of the Euro has luxury stores and chic boutiques along Rodeo Drive teeming with happy shoppers from Europe. It's a boon for an economy still reeling from the crisis in the housing market.
Jan 10th, 2008 · Once upon a time, Kirkland, Wash., was a quiet bedroom community on the east side of Seattle. Now condos, restaurants and boutiques are popping up, attracting many high-tech employees with discretionary income.
Sep 11th, 2007 · Body Shop founder Anita Roddick died of a brain hemorrhage on Monday. Roddick started the environmentally friendly cosmetics boutique in 1976, long before the green movement became mainstream.
Dec 19th, 2006 · Uber-editor Judith Regan was fired Friday from her Harper Collins imprint, Regan Books. But where does that leave the authors and the more than 40 employees of the boutique book division -- and all the books in the pipeline?
Sep 12th, 2006 · Robert Siegel talks with David Hauslaib, editor of the New York-based media gossip blog Jossip. He'll talk about the lawsuit filed by a Hollywood boutique, in which the store alleges that the gossip magazine Us Weekly is intentionally hurting the store's business by omitting any mention in its pages.
Jul 26th, 2006 · Some employers are doing the unthinkable: encouraging workers to nap on the job. But for those whose own company's have not progressed that far, one firm near Wall Street just opened a napping boutique that is filled with bankers, brokers and cops who pay $14 for a 20-minute nap.