museums&MORE Winter 2018

2017 reader survey results

Our annual reader survey shows rising or steady sales for majority of destination location retailers.

A New Year’s checklist for retailers

Get ready for a successful year with these tips from Tommy Brown of the Saint Louis Zoo.

Back in October, a call was sent out to Gift Shop and Museums & More readers to submit a photo of their most creative in-store displays. The entries were original and beautiful, and our editors had a difficult time narrowing it down to just 10. The best part is you get to pick the winner, which will be featured in our Spring issue and earn a valuable prize.

If You Build It…

The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum and Cooperstown are the spiritual home of our national pastime.

KidsQuest plays on

Museum Store at KidsQuest in Bellevue, Washington, makes most of limited retail space.

Manager’s Corner: Melinda Greene, Kansas City Zoo

Greene is a big fan of to-do lists to help her stay organized. Judging from the list of things she’s involved with, there is plenty of organizing to do.

Peer Perspective: Best of 2017

Zoos, museums, aquariums, hospitals, vendors and even butterfly sanctuaries — Museums & More interviewed all sorts of people in 2017. Here are some of our favorites quotes. “An important th... more

Peer Perspective: Judy Rancour, Saint Louis Zoo

After an accomplished career working for department stores, Judy Rancour is excited to be back where her career began in St. Louis, this time at the zoo. Rancour will become the board president of Zoo & Aquarium Buyers Group in January.