Boston Gift Show Names Pride of New England Finalists

By Staff — Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 2/18/2009 12:48:00 PM

Atlanta — The Boston Gift Show named six New England retailers as finalists for the 2009 Pride of New England Awards. Four winners will be announced during the March 28–31 tradeshow at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, at the Pride of New England Awards Reception, 6 p.m., March 28.
Finalists include Glee Gifts Inc., Mansfield, MA; The Lyme Tree Woman’s Exchange, Old Lyme, CT; Pauline’s Gifts, Gloucester, MA;Middleton, MA.
Blackstone’s on Beacon Hill, Boston; Brett’s Luggage, Sudsbury, MA and Mason & Madison,

Doug Miller, president of Urban Expositions, which now owns and manages
the Boston Gift Show, said in a statement, “The 2009 finalists have demonstrated the highest standards in customer service, dedication to their community and creative merchandising tactics.”

Judges for the 2009 Awards include Caroline Kennedy, editor-in-chief of Gifts & Decorative Accessories.