Pumpkin spice is in the air and before you know it, holiday shoppers will be filling up your store. It’s not so much a question of if consumers will spend money this holiday season — it’s a matter of where they’ll spend it. According to The National...
If you operate a retail store that caters to tourists, you know firsthand that these customers are not your traditional consumer. Their shopping preferences vary from needing something last minute to wanting something ‘just because’. Keeping this in mind, it helps to...
What makes a customer decide that a specific product is the perfect souvenir to commemorate their trip or vacation? This question is probably on your mind a lot if you run a retail store that carries souvenirs or gifts. After all, the souvenir industry is a...
It’s not always easy to be a gift retailer in today’s economy. Customers have myriad ways to spend their money, rents are up, and there’s competition for attention and commerce everywhere you turn. This said, by the end of 2018 it’s expected that sales of gift,...
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...
