We have redesigned our homepage to make shopping easier. We have listed the product categories on the left hand side of the screen to make navigation clearer. One of the changes that we have made to the site is to have the product categories match the product categories we have in our catalogs. Visually the Read More …
The 2007 Sale catalog has mailed! Watch your mailbox for this 48 page bargain filled catalog. We’ve called this our 20th Anniversary Sale. You can save up to 70% off our regular prices on some items in the catalog. Don’t worry if you did not receive a catalog because you can find these great deals Read More …
I have to admit that I have gotten off the habit of posting. I would imagine all my readers have been really upset. Well I am here to say that I am back and I will promise to be more diligent with my postings. The realities of life have take over my time. We just Read More …
The new Store Security mini catalog is now being sent out with every order. In it there is Specialty Store Services complete line of do-it-yourself security systems and security cameras. Our systems are easy to install and set up. We have also included our line of safes, cash counters and our ever popular cash drop Read More …
One of the local giants in the video retail business in the Chicago area, John Sarantakis, President of People’s Choice Video Express, has written a great article in the Video Business Magazine. It is about how video retailers can stay competitive in today’s market. Click here for the link. In the article he refers to Read More …
We have a new showroom here at Specialty Stores. The other day I went in to it and took a look around. There is gleaming bamboo floors, a wall color that was pleasing to the eye and a series of suspended black grid panels that hang above the showroom floor and give the space a Read More …
A couple of weeks ago an associate editor from AVN Novelty Business, Nate Johnson, contacted me about an article he was working on for the magazine. He wanted some background information about Specialty Store Services. After several e-mail exchanges and a phone call or two I finally got him all the info he needed. The Read More …
I was doing some searching online the other day and found that our company presidents have several patents in teier names. There is a patent for the CD and DVD Security labels. We call them “donut” labels. There is another patent, United States Patent 5277308 or the “Transparent display case with resilient long-life hinge.” You Read More …
We are putting the finishing touches on a small security/cash handling catalog. It will feature our customer favorites in those categories. I think the benefit of a smaller catalog is that in a bigger catalog sometimes it is easy to overlook categories, especially in our media/video retailing catalog. We have a great line up of Read More …
I imagine that I will title a lot of blog entries ‘Interesting’, but one of my co-workers gave me an article out of a magazine called “EdDealer.” The article is called “21 tips for a better store experience” by a guy named Doug Fleener. The 21st tip is “Smile!” and on the surface it seems Read More …