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Content that helps you run your shop. Cindy’s Newsletter contains 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.
Real-world knowledge from a long-standing industry expert. Cindy’s experience spans over 35 years. She has consulted over 150 gift shops and managed a shop with $1.3 million in annual sales
Discussions among shop managers. The newsletter contains invaluable insider information from, well, the inside!
- Do you get an annual bonus?
- Here is a picture of my newest window display!
- Is anyone using Counterpoint POS and do you like it?
- Best sellers? Hot items? What’s selling right now?!
- What is your return policy on earrings?
- Here’s how we reinvented our shop….
- I am looking for a new candle line?
- What about Branches or Lori’s Gifts encroaching on our jobs?
GIFT SHOP MANAGER SURVEY
PRODUCT PICKS & RETAIL NEWS
From the industry’s best publications.
All in one place.
Editor’s Picks
from Gifts & Dec
Editors’ Picks – Gifts & Decorative Accessories
- 4 of the Hottest Trends from Atlanta Market
- HEARTS Awards Auction Exceeds Fundraising Goal
- Optimism and Confidence at Winter Atlanta Market
- Throwback Thursday: Dishes Best Served
- Nuna Baby Essentials Partners with Howard University Athletics
- Worth Reading Wednesday: Stylish Scents
- Adam Glassman Named Gift for Life Honorary Chair
Trending Now
from Giftware News
Giftware News
- Coconut Scented Sandal From Vines Islandwear
- Jelly Belly Candy Company Introduces Clear Gift Boxes
- Introducing Yankee Candle® Elevation Collection with Platform Lid
- Hammond’s Welcomes Fall with Delicious Seasonal Treats
- Christmasworld 2019: New hall layout
- The Original Tamagotchi Returns This Fall
- Renfro Foods Named Finalist for 2018 Small Business of the Year Award by U.S. Chamber
Today’s News
from Gift Shop Mag
News – Gift Shop Magazine
- NRF 2021: Retail’s Big Show – Chapter 2 pivots to virtual format
- MHS Licensing introduces artist Courtney Morgenstern
- IMC’s Atlanta Market experiences robust buying
- Messe Frankfurt postpones shows until 2022
- Adam Glassman serves as Gift for Life 2021 honorary chair
- Turner Licensing partners with illustrator Jason Naylor
- PPP reopens Jan. 11, 2021
Latest News
from Retail Minded
Retail Minded
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- Six Professional Tips to Improve Remote Sales
- What Is A Fulfillment Company?
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