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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 »

Holiday Gourmet: The Season Never Tasted So Good!

Affordable Luxuries In this economy, it all comes down to this simple message: customers are looking for simple, affordable luxuries. For retailers like you, read small treats at low price points. Ron Tanner believes that... more »

Pink or Blue? Greening Baby Sales

Growing Green Just a few years ago in 2001, retailer Gerry Lewarne had limited success selling glass baby bottles. A few years later, the chemical BPA (Bispenhol-A), made news headlines as a potential carcinogen. Plastic... more »

Working Wedding Wonders

Value Proposition You knew it was only a matter of time: The popular monogramming trend has been making inroads into wedding accessories as well. Carolyn Siderys will attest to this. At Marilyn's Keepsakes, the Indianapolis... more »

Green Marketing

Sonya Hart, co-owner of River Forest, IL-based Two Fish Art Glass, has been practicing an eco-friendly lifestyle all her life. She has also been slowly convincing her partner to make changes within their lighting showroom,... more »

Trending Up Spring 2009

Anna Griffin Inc. These limited-edition lunch totes cash in on current customers' trend of eating in. Made of 100% laminated cotton, they are available in seven patterns. Dimension: 7 1/4" x 12 1/4" x 4 3/4".  888.817.8170AnnaGriffin.com Traffic... more »

Monogram Mania

Southern Comfort Retailer Julie Butler still treasures her baby blanket. Her mother, Charla Schlabs, monogrammed it for her many years ago with a traditional sewing machine. As co-owner of the store Texas Threads in Hereford,... more »

Customers Tote Green

Reusable totes: packing with pride The conditions were ripe for green bags to take off in a big way. First came the increased public awareness of the risks of global warming. Then, there are the... more »

Fab Finds: Winter/Spring 2009

  Figs and Ginger Jewelry from Figs and Ginger use a minimum of 50% recycled/reclaimed silver and gold. Any stock silver used is 100% recycled. Green principles travel down to all business practices including mailing... more »

A Season to Sell

To everything there is a season. Anyone who has a store in a beach town or a ski resort knows that that statement surely includes retailing. Seasonal retailers may have stores in places where there... more »