Published: November 06, 2009

Gloria Duchin, Inc. Celebrates 30 Years of Design

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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- What began with a single line of goldtone ornaments in 1979, has grown into a collection of Christmas ornaments and gifts featuring more than 10,000 designs. Gloria Duchin, Inc. has over 100 million copyrighted ornaments in circulation and manufactures new ornaments domestically each year. The Gloria Duchin® designs are sold in national and regional retailers across North America as well as several of their retail partners' websites.

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30 years ago, Gloria Duchin founded her company after years of working as an executive in retail and mail order. Her company grew, and years later she recruited her daughter, Robyn G. Smalletz, an executive in New York, to lead the sales and marketing efforts as company President.

"What I love most about this business is hearing from our customers," says founder and CEO, Gloria Duchin. "Some have been collecting our ornaments for 30 years, and have wonderful holiday memories to share because of our keepsakes."

Today, this mother and daughter team continues to create Christmas memories, attributing their success to their innovative designs, inspirational messaging and personalization. Robyn conducts year-round research on fashion trends, emerging colors and home decor, producing an annual trend guide and reporting her findings on her trend blog. Because of her work in seasonal trends and holiday decorating, Robyn has been featured in several national publications and most recently on the "World's Greatest..." television program produced by Crown Point Productions.

"This has been such a remarkable journey for us, and it was wonderful to be able to tell our story nationally on the 'World's Greatest' program," says company President Robyn G. Smalletz. "I'm looking forward to the next 30 years as we continue to expand our product offerings and services."

To view the World's Greatest segment, please visit us at: http://gloriaduchin.com/features/?id=7.

B-roll is available, please contact Rachel Menard at rmenard@gloriaduchin.com.

Related Links

Gloria Duchin Website

Robyn's Trend Blog

SOURCE Gloria Duchin, Inc.