Retailer Features
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...
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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...
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What should retailers do after an event to get the maximum benefits from it? In-store events are key to success in today's competitive retail market—and capturing data from customers who attend the event will measure...
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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...
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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...
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When Michael Bodziner was first assigned to redesign the McEvoy ranch's retail store in San Francisco, he thought he had a specific task to accomplish: to capture the essence of the nearly 80 acres of...
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Hildreth's Department Store in SouthamptonIn 1842, Lewis Hildreth opened Hildreth's Department Store in Southampton, but it was no easy task. At that time, the railroad did not yet stretch to the eastern end of the...
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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...
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