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May 9, 2024

Playtime Profits: 7 Tips for Running a Successful Toy Store

Today, running a toy store isn’t as simple as stocking the right brands and hoping for the best. But there are steps you can take to aid in your success.

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May 8, 2024

How and Why You Need to Be Sourcing Locally Made Goods More Often | Carol Schroeder

Consumers are looking for locally produced merchandise. Do you know how to find and merchandise those products?

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April 24, 2024

Retailers, This Is How You Can Find Balance Amongst the Chaos | Cheryl Kees Clendenon

Is the crazy push for more is leading us away from what truly makes our work meaningful, not just to us, but to our customers?

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April 23, 2024

Shaq, Snoop and Paris, Oh My! Are Celebrity Endorsements Flooding the Market?

It seems product endorsements are everywhere nowadays. Warren Shoulberg asks the question: is it all becoming too much?

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April 22, 2024

5 Financial Skills This Retailer Considers ‘Essential’ for Business Success | Carol Schroeder

Retailer Carol Schroeder learned the business through "trial and error." Here are the five financial skills she thinks everyone should know.

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April 20, 2024

Make Your Website Your Personal Year-Round Showroom. Here’s How

Whereoware CEO Michael Mathias gives advice on how to use your website as your showroom in the market offseason.

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April 15, 2024

How This Illinois Town Remains ‘Close to Everything, But Far From Ordinary’ | Main Street Monday

Though some may not think of Monticello, Ill., as a tourist town, residents and business owners have worked hard to make it one.

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April 15, 2024

Can You Retail in an Environmentally Responsible Way? | Carol Schroeder

Ahead of Earth Day, retailer Carol Schroeder discusses retail's impact on the environment and what independent stores can do to mitigate waste.