Product Features

The Great Outdoors!

Digging in Susan Robbins believes it's no surprise that gardening has branched out to touch so many people. "You'd have to think really hard to find something negative about gardening," says the director of commerce... more »

Trending Up Summer 2009

White Lion Tea Company Capitalizing on the current rise of honey as a sweetener, Honey Pearls are 100% natural and contain no artificial flavors of additives. Crystallized honey contains 12 calories per teaspoon serving. Picture... more »

Green Trending Up Summer 2009

Weeplant Corporation Pinky Tree is a living baby plant growing in a 2" capsule. Stays in incubator for six month at which time it can be easily transplanted. Needs water only twice a month. Variety... more »

Deck the Halls

Cups and mugs do double duty here as ornaments! When your entire store is getting decked up for the holidays, why ignore the dishes? This interesting holiday display for tabletop allows mugs to be strung... more »

Fab Finds Summer 2009

iStyle Originals "Softwear" shirts capitalize on the popularity of iPods. With quips like iPaw'd, iBark, iCute, iPotty, iCandy and more, the apparel is for dogs and humans of all sizes too. 613.599.6292 iStyleOriginals.com Boskke Internal... more »

Candles Glow Green

The Joys of Soy A growing green movement has slowly carved out a niche for candles made from renewable resources. As opposed to paraffin, a by-product of petroleum, green candles are made from a whole... more »

A Glimmer of Hope

The Store as Refuge Despite a slow start to the year, retailer April McCrumb is happy that sales at her gift shops, Catching Fireflies, seem to be picking up again. Catching Fireflies has two locations... more »

A License to Profit

Licensed Products: Everything and Anything Imagine walking into a store and everything was white. That's what the world would be like without licensed products, says Ketra Oberlander, founder of Art of Possibility Studios in Santa... more »

Luxury for Less: Holiday Gifts Under $20 Retail

The Price is Right What's happening at Annie's is probably happening in your store as well. It used to be that customers would walk into the gift store in Traverse City, MI, and request that... more »

Fab Finds Spring 2009

  Hospital Room Crafts Colorful craft kids to decorate I.V. poles and kids' hospital rooms bring cheer to little patients. Consider for hospital gift shops. I.V. pole decorating kits include Crazy Animals, Silly Faces and... more »