Yes the Holidays are upon us, and it looks like the sales numbers are not that bad, in fact it appears that consumer spending is increasing according to some sources. Not time to lose since there are less than 15 shopping days left. Don’t send your customers home with a plain old ‘Thank You” bag, Read More …
I was talking to a customer, she owns a woman’s clothing store, the other day and I was asking her how she was holding up during the last half of this year, especially with all the bad news about retail stores and the decline in sales. She said she is actually having a great year. Read More …
We are having our first warehouse sale here in Chicago. We are actually in Des Plaines which is located near O’Hare Airport. We need to make room in our warehouse for the 2009 products. We have all kinds of items at low prices and especially with the news the last couple of days, we all Read More …
Watch your mailbox for Specialty Store Services 2008 Holiday Catalog. This catalog is packed with everything you need for a successful holiday season. They have got the Gift Wrap, jewelry gift boxes, and so much more. Need an impulse display to show off your last minute gift ideas? Check out the Blowout Section on the Read More …
The other day I was in a local boutique and I noticed the interesting displays that this store had. When I looked closer I realized that these displays were old shelving units that someone might have had used at a store or an office. I commented on how much I liked the display and the Read More …
You’ve worked hard to build your business. Whether you run a convenience store, an administrative company, a boutique, a small shop or restaurant, you have put in countless hours – and invested a sizable amount of capital – to turn your vision into a reality. And that was just too be ready for your grand Read More …
You know the feeling. You’ve built your business and a great reputation, but it feels like you’ve peaked. Not only does this turn running your own shop, store or service into same-thing-every-day kind of drag, but it limits your profits. Raising prices is never popular with customers, but with the costs of gas – and Read More …
I went passed a great window display the other day. It was a display for jewelry that really showed how to use jewelry displays . They didn’t just have one kind of necklace display in the window, they had about 10-15 different necklaces shown on different sizes and shapes of necklace displays creating an attractive Read More …
I was up in Milwaukee Wisconsin to visit a friend and I went into a great boutique called Goldi’s. It was a woman’s clothing/shoe/gift store. The thing I liked about the store was that it was merchandised in a way that really created an image.
Gumball Machines have a way of sweetening things up at your store and can be a big addition to your store, and profits. Vending candy is a great way to produce extra profit and bring more customers into your store. From our best selling fruity gumballs, to the super sour tearjerkers gum, gumballs are kids Read More …