Gifts & Decorative Accessories back issues from June 1992:
Strategic retailing: bridging over trouble. (Financial Management) (Column)
Jun 01, 1992; ... Lately, you may have noticed your store is not operating at top speed. Maybe crystal sales are scarce, or administrative costs have risen dramatically. Maybe you are making the sales, but your finances are in trouble. Perhaps your business is suffering internally because your staff isn't ...
Planning for profit? Not? (gift retailers) (Editorial)
Jun 01, 1992; ... Please say you plan for profit every year. And that this year is no exception! My concern? That too many gift retailers are cutting back -- on market trips, inventory, promotion and advertising, the very things that spark profits. With the recession hunkering down for the long haul, ...
Yuletide ornaments. (as collectibles)
Jun 01, 1992; ... Christmas ornaments continue their popularity as one of the year's important collectibles, as well as a major growth category for retailers. Consumers are still cautious, but they are optimistic. Design and collectibility are their first considerations when purchasing an ...
Mom/son, a winning team. (Kaplan's Ben-Hur managed by D.D. and Martin Kaplan) (Company Profile)
Jun 01, 1992; ...What makes a store successful over the long haul? For many, the winning difference is mother/son management. Kaplan's Ben.Hur in Houston, Tex., a 77-year-old emporium still run by the Kaplan family, is headed by just such a mother/son team -- D.D. and her son, Martin. Their roles are ...
Frankfurt explodes with color. (International Report: Frankfurt, Germany's Ambiente Fair)
Jun 01, 1992; ... It seems as if the whole world has been on the edge of a color explosion. Frankurt's Ambiente Fair exhibitors offered a rainbow of playful hues, especially in contemporary design. Crystal and glass were enlivened with shades of blue and green. And the strongest "cool" shade was aqua, ...
Back to campus. (back-to-school items)
Jun 01, 1992; ... School's just letting out, but it's time to plan ahead for August/September days when students make their back-to-campus purchases. Statistics show that the college market accounts for $6.5 billion in sales annually. Industry resources indicate that approximately $18 million of total ...
Laughing Stock - the gift of fun. (Company Profile)
Jun 01, 1992; ... Everyone gets a laugh from the old story about the man who went to buy a greeting card and instead would up buying the store. But it's no laughing matter to Mike Beirl who literally went to buy a birthday card two years ago and really did buy the Laughing Stock in Downers Grove, Ill. ...
Individuality counts here. (Country Goose) (Company Profile)
Jun 01, 1992; ... If anything characterizes Country Goose, Woodinville, Wash., it's versatility. What began as a gift store with a rustic American crafts focus was transformed into a Victorian venture and, more recently, into an eclectic European shop, laced with Victoriana, local crafts and Oriental ...
The Gustins. (N.S. Gustin Inc.) (Meet the Generations) (Company Profile)
Jun 01, 1992; ... A 75th anniversary feature introducing industry families that have been around for at least three generations. For a company to survive, new blood has to be brought in. The old generation has to understand and accept it," says David Gustin, vice-president and grandson of the ...
Multi-collectibles. (Licensing Report)
Jun 01, 1992; ... The licensed collectibles category is a definite win-win for the retailer and the resource -- even if there are cautions. Quality licensed collectibles have opened up upscale gift/collectibles shops -- and their more discerning customers -- to licensors who normally target mass market and ...
The profitable $35 gift basket.
Jun 01, 1992; ... Gift baskets, which are becoming more and more popular to answer a variety of gift-giving needs, can be designed to meet all budgets. Retailers agree that in today's economy $35 is the most popular price point for gift baskets. G&DA interviewed four successful gift basket retailers to ...
Here's how.... (Gift Basket Boutique)
Jun 01, 1992 ... Sherry Frey had a vision. A vision that gift baskets would be hot sellers. She always tries to stay a step ahead of the times, so she did her research and then, five years ago, opened the 1,200-sq.-ft. Gift Basket Boutique in the rural community of Chambersburg, Pa. Located in an ...
Back-to-campus basket goodies. (Gourmet Merchandising) (Column)
Jun 01, 1992; ... Gift baskets for college kids give shops a chance to really show their creativity and ingenuity. Kids away from home use and want anything and everything -- from food to games, tapes, books, puzzles, desk accessories, stationery, clothes, sports items -- you name it! It's not too hard to ...
PS The Letter: a destination shop. (Company Profile)
Jun 01, 1992 ... We are very lucky," acknowledges Carter Burden, owner of PS The Letter in Ft. Worth, Tex. "We have a small base of customers who come to our store on purpose. There's very little walk-in traffic. We know our customers by name; we know what they already have in the way of tabletop and ...
Do you utilize gift baskets as a profit center? (Retailers' Roundtable) (Panel Discussion)
Jun 01, 1992 ... Barbara Huff Beville: The idea of gift baskets does not fit in with the merchandise focus of Beville's shops, nor is there a customer demand for such item. "We have limited space. We're in a tourist area and feel that we can utilize our square footage better with displays of individual ...