The Big Easy’s Sweet Tooth

Aunt Sally's Original Creole Pralines found its beginnings as a small store in New Orleans' French Quarter in the early 1900s. Founded by Creoles Pierre Bagur and Diane Jacquet, the store stocked sandwiches, magazines and... more »

Party In Store

Imagine your store filled with dozens, if not hundreds, of people smiling and checking out your displays, filling their arms and their baskets with your stock and sipping champagne as waiters serve them canapes and... more »

The Road Ahead

The verdict is in—GIFT SHOP is a hit with retailers! Filled with practical business advice, the sneak peek on trends and products, and encouraging stories from retail entrepreneurs, our premier issue reached out and spoke... more »

Thank You, Come Again!

An inviting atmosphere, unique products, popular collectibles and an attentive sales staff surely enhance customer satisfaction in gift shops. However, these factors alone aren't enough to keep your customers coming back. In fact, experts agree... more »

Haute Holiday Decor

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Wearable Art

A Touch of Glass Kathleen Plate's interest in glass started when she was young, watching her mother dabble in stained-glass works. These days Plate, of Smart Glass Jewelry in Atlanta, makes her jewelry using glass... more »

Fresh Finds: Fall 2006

The James Company From the Julie Anne Collection, Real Pressed Flowers has captured the natural beauty of the outdoors and turned them into eye-catching pieces of art for the home. Assortment of flowers and sizes... more »

All in the Family

Capers can be the flavorful, immature flower buds used to enhance soups, sauces and salads; or misadventures like those of Lucy and Ethel. There are two completely different meanings for the same word. In much... more »

Best Sellers in Chicago, Illinois

Veni Vidi Val Val Evans definitely knows the classics, and how to update them. Evans keeps refining her vision by finding artisans who create functional art keeping today's customers and their needs in mind. Apparel... more »

Chocolate Decadence

Article Resources Bloomsberry & Co. 800.745.5154 Bloomsberry.com Bon Bons Chocolatier 631.549.1059 BonBonsChocolatier.com Cape Cod Provisions LLC 888.811.2379 CapeCodProvisions.com Chocolate Potpourri Ltd. Veritas Chocolatier / How Sweet It Is 847.729.8878 VeritasChocolatier.com HSII-online.com Chocolatier 212.239.0855 ChocolatierMagazine.com Green... more »