Fab Finds: Spring 2008

The Birthday Interview Keepsake box contains everything customers need to conduct an interview every year on their child's birthday. Each box contains a booklet with interviewing tips and a list of 35 suggested interview questions,... more »

Targeting Trendy Tweens

Article Resources Experts JGA Inc. 248.355.0890 JGA.com Packaged Facts 800.298.5294 PackagedFacts.com Retailers Kid Concoctions Company Strongsville, OH Wholesalers B*tween Productions, Home of the Beacon Street Girls 781.863.8228 BeaconStreetGirls.com Heart of Glass Studios 302.492.8915 High IntenCity... more »

I’ll Take That, Too: Increasing Impulse Buys

Types of Impulse Purchases Small KikkerlandWellspringTeam TinsAcme Studio Necessities Bug CatcherzCrazy RumorsPocket Peepers Small Luxuries Kelly ColleenCellar Art Trendy EnvirosaxDo Not DisturbFresh Body Market Seasonal C.R. GibsonBaekgaardKidorable Eye catching TwistWild Women JewelrySchleeh Design more »

Organize Your Sales

Article Resources Retailers Delphinium Home New York, NY Sam Flax Stores New York, NY Experts ChiefHomeOfficer.com International Housewares Association 847.292.4200 Housewares.org National Association of Professional Organizers 856.380.6828 NAPO.net Vendors Buttoned Up 734.477.5020 GetButtonedUp.com Creative Containers... more »

Trending Up: Spring 2008

StaxxRing Inc. Staxx is a patented, interchangeable system that is fun and fashionable—allowing customers to design and create a limitless number and variety of individual rings and pendants. 866.697.8299Staxx.com HeadsUp Design Co. "About Time" clocks... more »

NYIGF Accepting Applications Through June 1 For “A+: The Young Designers’ Platform”

White Plains, NY - Young designers - including students, recent graduates, or new companies in business for one year or less - are invited to participate in "A+: The Young Designer's Platform", an "incubator" exhibit... more »

Boston Gift Show Announces 2008 Pride of New England Award Winners

BOSTON, MA - The Boston Gift Show has announced four winners for the 3rd annual Pride of New England Awards, a coveted honor that recognizes New England retailers for outstanding customer service, creative merchandising, community... more »

Economic worries, early Easter to hurt March sales

New York (MarketWatch) -- A spate of economic worries, coupled with an early Easter, cold weather and lack of new fashions are expected to deliver a disappointing March for retailers, analysts said.Retailers' March sales at... more »

Bean Sprout Babies

Carrie Bishop, owner of Bean Sprout Babies, is answering the questions for today's Small Business Snapshot.What is the primary purpose of your business? Bean Sprout Babies is a locally owned online web shop that caters... more »

Gen Y Demands It: Green Fashion That’s Chic

Green is getting gorgeous. Whether it's from high-end designers like Linda Loudermilk and Stella McCartney, large marketers like Nike and Levi Straus, or smart retailers like H&M and the trend-setting new Nau, the selection of... more »