From identifying the right inventory to creating engaging merchandising displays to offering customer experiences that are memorable, there is a lot that helps to separate one gift shop from another. It’s these details, however, that can make or break a business and...
Over the past 10 years, travel retail has grown by 8.4 percent each year and among the sectors of travel retail that influence this are museums and more specially, museum stores. Keeping this in mind, the opportunity for museum merchants to strengthen their...
The National Retail Federation reports that 2018 holiday sales will increase between 4.3 and 4.8 percent from last year, with customers looking to spend more due in part to increased employee wages and job creation alike. Combined with a reported $100 Billion...
It may not be the holidays yet… but there’s no better time than now to prepare your store for the rush of customers that will be looking to shop and spend this upcoming holiday season. Among the ways to do this is to offer a wide array of merchandise that...
Whether you run a gift shop in an aquarium or a ski shop in the mountains, you’ve experienced the challenges of the off-season when tourists aren’t flooding your store with their money. After the peak selling season, your store is now quiet and you’re...
