retailer profiles

Peer Perspective: Sarah Wall, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

Sarah Wall Visitor Services Manager, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Holderness, New Hampshire Could you share a little about your background? I am somewhat new to Squam Lake Natural Science Center, as I came onboard... more »

Look for holiday sales to increase this year

The National Retail Federation announced today that it expects holiday retail sales in November and December — excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants — to increase between 4.3 and 4.8 percent over 2017 for a total of $717.45 billion to $720.89 billion.... more »

Stock Culinary Goods, Providence, Rhode Island

It is an unusually warm Saturday in January and Jan Faust Dane is busy pumping nitro coffee and kombucha to customers who swing by her gourmet and specialty store, Stock Culinary Goods in Providence, Rhode... more »

Retailers celebrate inaugural National Unplugged Play Day

More than 115 stores nationwide hosted a play day event for the inaugural National Unplugged Play Day, held Sept. 29, 2018, and supported by Wikki Stix Co. Additionally, in-home play day kits were sent out... more »

Shinola, Detroit

As makers of handcrafted watches, bicycles, leather goods and journals, Shinola believes that products should be built to last and they should be built in America. Shinola stands for skill at scale, the preservation of... more »

Nora, Detroit

On Small Business Saturday in 2012, Nora was born. The brainchild of Toby Barlow and Liz Boone, Nora is Detroit’s modern design store for thoughtful décor, housewares, books and gifts. Liz... more »

Peer Perspective: Kate Bailey, John Ball Zoo

Kate Bailey Assistant Retail Manager, John Ball Zoo Grand Rapids, Michigan Kate Bailey is still somewhat of a newbie to the industry, albeit one that has already learned the value of smart buying, conservation and... more »

Manager’s Corner: Chris Gustafson, National Railroad Museum

It’s been two years since Chris Gustafson went all aboard the National Railroad Museum as its Museum Store Manager. With more than 30 years of experience as a department store buyer and manager, Gustafson was... more »