Celebrate National Park Service centennial with these gifts

“Wilderness is not a luxury, but a necessity of the human spirit.” These words written by famed author Edward Abbey in “Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness” can often be found deep within a... more »

Skiing drives sales at Park City Resort’s Legacy Sports

On average, the number of people visiting Park City, Utah, is greater than the number of people who actually live there. It is a quintessential tourist town. For 10 days in January, Park City is... more »

Cedar Tree Gift Shop is the busiest store in massive Glacier National Park

Jennifer Martin, who oversees 14 retail operations, described Cedar Tree Gift Shop at Glacier National Park as being “a pretty special store.” Indeed, it is. How many stores have cedar trees growing up through the... more »

Manager’s Corner: Kim Gefre

With more than a million visitors each year, Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa is one of the busiest zoos in the southeastern United States. It would be difficult to find someone as dedicated the zoo’s... more »

Marketing & merchandising tips to help your store thrive

Foot traffic may be strong, inventory may be right and customer reviews online shout out you’re your store is stellar. Despite these strong attributes, however, sales don’t always add up to what you want them... more »