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Cindy’s Newsletter contains content that helps you run your shop like monthly action plans, operating and financial templates, checklists, tips and reminders, trade show cheatsheets, salary surveys, and more. It’s “actionable content” you can use to optimize your shop’s operations and revenue.

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Cindy’s Newsletter for Gift Shop Managers | June 15, 2022 💮

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June 15, 2022
What actually constitutes shoplifting
Twig Gift Shop celebrates 75 years
Q. What gift markets do you attend?
Job Openings
Top most useful retail formulas
Q. Is there a better method than handwriting POs?
Gift Shop Manager Salaries
An auxiliary fundraiser idea
Hospital gift shop design, con’t
Gift Market Calendar
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Cindy’s Newsletter for Gift Shop Managers | May 15, 2022 💮

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May 15, 2022
Gift shop reopens after two-year COVID closure
RESPONSES: Do you sell any alternatives to live flowers?
Free Guide: Cash-and-Carry Wholesale Warehouses
Payroll deduction for online stores
SALARY DATA: Hospital Gift Shop Manager
Q. Do you allow personal (wholesale) purchases?
Early holiday 2022 preview
Buyers' personal purchases (at wholesale)
Q. Is there a better process than handwriting POs?
Are your sales in line with your shop’s total square feet?
Gift Market Calendar
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Cindy’s Newsletter for Gift Shop Managers | April 15, 2022 💮

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April 15, 2022
What have we learned in recent years
Q. Alternatives to live flowers?
Most wanted for Mother’s Day
GiftBeat’s top sellers for April
Shop renovations: Mini-department store approach
Q. Does your online store have payroll deduction?
May Action Plan
PART 2: Do you have a loyalty program or keytags?
Teacher Appreciation Week | May 2-6, 2022
NRF annual retail forecast: 6-8% growth
Q. Do you have a resource for African-American Santas?
Gift Market Calendar
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