January 2012

Smart Retailer

Features

Nature Calls

Invite customers to create a beautiful backyard oasis with these fresh and fun garden accessories. Plus, bonus tips on clever ways to market the new garden goods.     

Retail Forecast 2012          

What will the upcoming year bring for retailers? Business experts offer up their predictions.   

Marketing Eco-Minded Goods          

Offering environmentally friendly merchandise might seem the right thing to do, but it still needs to make you a profit. Get advice on how to better market and sell green goods.

Move That Merchandise!          

Stale products can stall profits in no time. Learn how to keep your inventory selling and ditch the dogs with these proven tips.

Departments

New & Noteworthy

Delight in new Easter gifts, or catch a wave with coastal treasures.

Display & Design

Add these quick, clever and cheerful props and attention-getters to your springtime displays.

Retailer Profile

Discover how A. Dodson's combines wildly inventive displays, fresh crops of merchandise and more into a stunning shop.

Trend Watch

Vintage industrial is hot and heavy in the gift and decor market! See what vendors are bringing forth in this trend.

Plus

In every issue you'll find Business Briefs, Trade Show Calendar, Fabulous Finds, Game Plan, and much more!