Beyond the Birthday Card

(Pictured: The Carnegie Museum of Art Design Store in Pittsburgh)By Zeke Jennings, Managing EditorAmerican shoppers will likely spend at least $7 billion on greeting cards in 2015. If it's a good sales year, that total... more »

The Curiosity Shop: Where merchandise sparks the inquisitive spirit

By Leigh Jajuga, Assistant EditorWith an array of products inspiring wonderment and a thirst for knowledge, there's nothing curious about the success of the Grand Rapids Public Museum's Curiosity Shop.The two-decade-old gift store features an... more »

Manager’s Corner: Theresa Danneffel, John Ball Zoo

Museums & More recently caught up with Theresa Danneffel, who heads the Gifts of the Wild shop at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. MM: What is your retail background? Danneffel: I started working... more »

Add-On to Your Bottom Line

If your checkout counter is the default place to stash small items and trinkets you don't know what else to do with, you could be wasting a valuable display area. After all, the checkout area... more »

Editor’s Letter: Websites – Your first impression

Heading to the Web to check out a new restaurant, museum, zoo or just about any other business prior to trying it is commonplace in today's society.We want an idea of what we're getting into... more »

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California Market Center, Gift Show, LA Mart teaming up for ‘How the West is One’

The July 17-20 California Gift Show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center's Kentia and South Halls with an expanded World Style section and California Dreamin', a new collection of California-made resources. Backed by a growing assortment in... more »

Retail spending on the rise in March

An increase in consumer spending has come with the arrival of spring, according to a Reuters article published on Tuesday, April 14.Lucia Mutikani of Reuters reports retail sales rose 0.9 percent in March, breaking a... more »

Etsy Wholesalers to be featured at National Stationery Show

A second consecutive year of partnership will bring more than 80 Etsy Wholesale sellers to the National Stationery Show, which is May 17-20, at the Javits Center in New York City. Etsy Wholesale designers —... more »

Windy City Gift Show to offer returning, new exhibitors and educational seminars

Building on the momentum of the winter edition's 35 percent attendance increase, the exhibit roster for the Summer 2015 Windy City Gift Show at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, is filling... more »