5 Quick-as-a-Bunny Ways to Entice Easter Shoppers Mar 12, 2018 Easter is the season of good news and there's plenty of that to be had in retail. Consider these stats: 5.9% -- that's the impressive growth of sales during the holiday season just past. It's the most... Read more
Tips for Tapping into Consumer Trends for 2018: Part 2 Feb 19, 2018 We know you're strapped for time, which is why we've been busy checking into the trends that will affect your business this year, and giving just enough info to get you started on thinking about how t... Read more
Tips for Tapping into Consumer Trends for 2018: Part 1 Jan 27, 2018 The future is calling--are you listening? We know. You're just trying to deal with the present moment. Maybe your thoughts fall along the lines of, "Hey, I'm swamped with everything I have to do today... Read more
8 Surprising Ways to Get Customers to Show You the Love This Valentine's Day Jan 15, 2018 Valentine's Day is the first big gifting event of the year. But according to a study by the National Retail Federation , customers are projected to spend less on Valentine's Day in 2018 -- the first d... Read more
Do's and Don'ts for Getting Past the Post-Holiday Sales Slowdown Jan 2, 2018 The shoppers are all at home, nursing a hangover or fine tuning their list of New Year's resolutions. The weather encourages them to cozy up on the couch. What's a retail operation to do? Plenty. Whet... Read more
Finish the Year Strong with S.M.A.R.T. Retail Strategies for New Years Dec 20, 2017 With the holidays in full swing, you might be tempted to overlook New Year's Eve and Day and not treat them as shopping-worthy events in themselves. Don't you do it! According to ShopperTrak's list of... Read more
Got-to-Have Guide to Holiday Gift-giving for Businesses [Part 2] Dec 4, 2017 Deciding on holiday gifts for employees can be mind-bendingly difficult. What to get? What size? In what color? How much? How many? HELP! In the Part 1 post on this topic, we offered guidelines on gif... Read more
Got-to-Have Guide to Holiday Gift-giving for Businesses [Part 1] Nov 29, 2017 Let's talk about one of your trickiest of tricky annual jobs: How to find appropriate gifts to give to customers during the holidays. Note: In a follow-up post, we'll tackle the issue of how to give t... Read more
11 Ways Gift Baskets Can Significantly Increase Your Specialty Store Revenue Oct 11, 2017 Are you looking to increase revenues in a way that enhances rather than distracts from your core business? Want to upsell your current products while staying consistent with your brand? Would you like... Read more
The Scoop on Shred Sep 26, 2017 Looking for an alternative to tissue? Do you want to liven up your gift baskets, displays and other creative projects? Then it’s time to expand your use of shred. It’s a fun, versatile material that i... Read more
Novel Gift Basket Ideas to Make Someone's Day Aug 16, 2017 Stuck for great gift basket ideas? When giving a gift for any occasion, you can show off your creativity by creating a gift basket. These baskets are not only for Christmas or other holidays. They can... Read more
Wicker Baskets through the ages. Aug 16, 2017 They’ve been found in pyramids. A famed biblical character was put up for adoption, as it were, in one. Used to carry goods to and from market on the heads of women, used to take clothing to the river... Read more