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Cindy’s Newsletter for Gift Shop Managers | March 15, 2023 💮

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March 15, 2023
Restrictions on social media usage
PROS & CONS: Faire, Handshake, Tundra, Abound, Etsy
Source for quality jewelry spinners?
Ten ways to tackle inflation in 2023
Pink-A-Dilly Gift Shop
Stockabl: Shop wholesale directly from artisans
Gift Market Calendar
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Cindy’s Newsletter for Gift Shop Managers | February 15, 2023 💮

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February 15, 2023
Three new must-have skills for retail buyers
Q. Source for quality jewelry spinners?
Victoria’s Gift Shop online store
Q. Have you tried flower vending machines? Why or why not?
2023 holiday preview
Q. Restrictions on social media usage?
March action plan
New line discovered at Atlanta Gift Show: PUNCHKINS!
Gift Market Calendar
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Cindy’s Newsletter for Gift Shop Managers | January 15, 2023 💮

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January 15, 2023
How one gift shop is selling custom gift baskets online
Proof that social media can increase sales
Upcoming holidays
Q. Have you tried flower vending machines? Why or why not?
Survey Results: Do you use a cash register or POS system?
Winter action items
Video: Go inside Mass General Hospital gift shop
Hospitals’ volunteers run risk of skirting federal labor laws
Gift Market Calendar
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