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Here's the news for the week of March 3, 2008.

HOW ARE WE DOING?

We really want to know, and ask you to please spend just a few minutes to answer our survey and tell us.

Tell us what you like about Gifts & Decorative Accessories magazine and what we could do better. And tell us a little bit about yourself too (all answers strictly confidential). For each survey we receive, Gifts & Dec will contribute $1 -- up to $1,000 -- to Gift For Life, the industry's charity supporting AIDS research.

Just click here to take the survey and contribute $1 to Gift For Life!

Thank you!

Maria Weiskott,

Editor in Chief

In This Week's Issue:
1. Gift Retailers do NASDAQ 'Shuffle'
2. Rauch, Radko Saga Continues
3. Restoration Hardware Finished 'Shopping' Around
4. Farcountries.com Taps Retail Vet
5. Market Runup
6. Virtual Merchant Today
7. Your 2 Cents Worth

1. Gift Retailers do NASDAQ 'Shuffle'
San Francisco – Troubled retail chain Sharper Image was delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange, while another gift merchant, Red Envelope, looks to move from one market to another. <<Click to Continue>>

2. Rauch, Radko Saga Continues
Charlotte, NC — The continuing litigation of Christmas ornament vendor Rauch Industries against its erstwhile employee, ornament designer Christopher Radko, has seen several recent personnel changes. Rauch’s lawyers stepped down, to be replaced by new counsel, earlier this month. <<Click to Continue>>

3. Restoration Hardware Finished 'Shopping' Around
Corte Madera, CA — Retail chain Restoration Hardware finished its “go-shop” period. During that time, which ended February 28, the company was allowed to initiate, solicit and encourage alternative proposals to its pending merger with affiliates of Catterton Partners. <<Click to Continue>>

4. Farcountries.com Taps Retail Vet
New York– Joyce E.Kesler has been tapped to head FarCountries.com as executive vice president and general manager. She has worked for the online giftware and home accent products wholesaler since 2000 and has been deeply involved in all aspects of the company’s development, with specific emphasis on sourcing distinctive merchandise. Kesler previously served as FarCountries.com's senior vice president of merchandising. <<Click to Continue>>

5. Market Runup
Just because we are not traveling from city to city, doesn't mean we are done with market season. Market reporting is never finished at Gifts & Dec. Be sure to check the "Market Previews" section under the Gift Markets tab at giftsanddec.com for weekly Market Runup reports. This week we update show news from Atlanta, Boston, GlobalShop, New York Cash-and-Carry. <<Click to Continue>>

6. Virtual Merchant Today
Have you noticed the new BLOG on our homepage? If you sell online or are thinking of selling online, you don't want to miss Virtual Merchant Today, -- or any day, for that matter.

7. Your 2 Cents Worth

Better make it 4 cents worth. We had a glitch last week and our new poll did not get posted on time. As a result, we did not have a substantial enough vote to determine a significant outcome. So, as the saying goes "we're going to run that play until we get it right!" Click here and let us know your thoughts on retirement (besides the fact that you are ready for it!).

To comment on polls or to suggest poll topics, contact mweiskott@reedbusiness.com.

Trends & Forecasts--Vendors Generally Upbeat in Face of Weakening Economy

Presidential election, credit crunch, spiraling fuel prices — these are but a few of the hurdles we are facing this year, making the task of forecasting nothing short of a monumental challenge. And it's a challenge that's especially acute for anyone in the business of asking wary consumers to open their wallets; that business, of course, being retail. Click Here to Order

For daily news updates visit www.GiftsandDec.com.

That's all for now. We'll be with you again next week.

Maria Weiskott, Editor In Chief
Matthew Kalash, Managing Editor

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