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 …
Specialty Store Services is now stocking gondola displays. That is right, Specialty Store Services now can offer you factory direct prices on single sided and double sided gondolas as well as end caps. Compare our gondola displays to those found elsewhere: our value priced gondolas include gondola shelves, bases and fences. Our single sided gondolas Read More …
Times are changing quickly with the new smoking ban sweeping the United States. It used to be that you could smoke everywhere, and anywhere. Now most states have restrictions on were individuals can smoke. Restrictions range from no smoking anywhere in a public building, just in certain places, or within fifteen feet of a building. Read More …
On July 23, Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) signed a statewide public smoking ban. As of January 1, smoking will be illegal in restaurants, bars, nightclubs, workplaces, and all public buildings. Smoking will also be banned within 15 feet of building entrances, exits, and windows. What this means to all IL businesses is that there will Read More …
It is 12:30 on Friday the 21st of December and we are about to start our Christmas Party. In years passed we used to have the party at a hotel or a restaurant, but now we have it in the showroom. It is a lot less formal, in fact when the party was at a Read More …