Best Sellers in Seattle

Camelion Design Nichole Vandermuelen was born and raised in Holland. When she moved to Seattle 11 years ago, she scouted out a place for her gift shop that reminded her of home: one that was... more »

Wrap Up Profits

Article Resources Retailers Metro Home Style Syracuse, NY Southern Charm Eufaula, AL Experts AllBusiness.com Gabriela Delworth Craft Classes GalbrielaDelworth.com Unity Marketing 717.336.1600 UnityMarketingOnline.com Vendor Bring it in a Bag BringitinaBag.com Cavallini & Co. 800.226.5287 Cavallini.com... more »

Display Inspirations

Consumers are going back to nature. As these displays demonstrate, birds are very trendy thematic elements right now. They appeal to our sense of freedom and are among nature's most appealing ambassadors. Materials and motifs... more »

Sales Despite Slowdown?

Markdown Time You have followed all the advice, but products are still not moving. Should you be marking down more frequently and aggressively? The short answer: No. Doug Fleener, president and managing partner of Dynamic... more »

Advertise!

Advertising Brings Sales Surge Retailer Sylvia Killion knows a thing or two about advertising. In 2006, she estimates that she spent about one percent of sales on advertising and saw a 26 percent increase in... more »

Rethink Your Store’s Back Room

Beauty is not just reserved for the front of your store. Having a well-organized back room is the biggest key to helping you effectively order, process, store and distribute merchandise to the selling floor in... more »

Back Room Basics

Want to bring some order to your store's back room? Here's a layout that can help. A: Employee bulletin board B: Gift wrap desk C: Flexible tiered storage D: Office E: Kitchen (refrigerator, coffee maker, etc. F: Merchandise processing area G: Merchandise... more »

Spring Into Action With In-Store Events

You work hard to offer unique products and make your store a pleasant and friendly place to shop. What better way to take this one step further than by holding an in-store event? As you... more »

What the Economic Stimulus Act Means For Your Business

While rebate checks for individual taxpayers have taken the center stage for most of the coverage of the Economic Stimulus Act, there is plenty included in the package for businesses. The legislation offers nearly $50... more »

The Long Run

I have always admired the tenacity and passion of small retailers. Take Los Angeles retailer Desiree Galvez for example. Faced with a slowing national economy and the local fallout after a debilitating writers' strike, she... more »