Retailer Features

Profits are in the Bag

The Accessory of Choice In recent years, handbags have increasingly become the accessory of choice for many women. NY-based Accessories magazine has been reporting steadily increasing sales in handbags for a few years now. In... more »

Green: the new black?

Eco-friendly Fashions The fashion world is a fickle one. Popular styles and colors change like the wind. However, there's an emerging trend that doesn't appear to be going out of style anytime soon. Retailers are... more »

What marketing and sales techniques do you use in your post-holiday sales?

Siobhan Connolly of MoonRiver Siobhan Connolly of MoonRiver Pearl River, NY 845.920.0272 MoonRiverGifts.net "We send postcard specials to our loyal customers inviting people to an 'after-holidays' party that gives them exclusive special discounts. We say,... more »

Packaging: Too Hot to Handle

Craig Migawa knew the packaging for his Pepper Palace store in Gatlinburg, TN, wasn't working to his best advantage, but he wasn't sure what to do about it. All the goods from his 3,400-square-foot specialty... more »

Carding Home the Profits

A Place for Cards In an age of instant messaging, email and cell phones, is there still place for greeting cards? Retailers and vendors answer yes. They see positive signs that the greeting card industry... more »

Juiced Up

The way Angel Brown Touwsma says it, the Touwsmas—mother Gayle, son David and daughter-in-law Angel—always wanted to open a set of gift shops in the Atlanta area. But settling on a perfect name was the... more »

Best Sellers in Aspen, Colorado

Gorsuch LTD. Nestled at the base of the Aspen ski mountain, in the celebrity-made-famous Little Nell hotel, is Gorsuch Ltd. an upscale boutique featuring home furnishings and accessories as well as fashions for men and... more »

What do you do to attract and keep valuable employees in your store?

Bettie Edwards of The Little HouseBettie Edwards of The Little House Vashon Island, WA 206.463.9033 "Our location is a little different. We live on an island, so we are a pocket-type of community, and that... more »

Tables Set for Casual Chic

Casual Entertaining The fine china and crystal stemware of formal dinner parties has been relegated to a display shelf in the family's china cabinet. Taking its place on tabletops across the country are items that... more »

Wedding Wows

Today's bride and groom thank their parents, their bridal parties, their friends and others who participate in their wedding with amazing gifts, going beyond the formal silver picture frame and monogrammed money clip to choices... more »