The nation’s highest-potential shoppers are turning away from the mall and back to ‘Main Street’ By: Pamela N. Danziger Today’s retail environment is ripe for inspired, creative independent specialty retailers to prosper. The secret of success is the ability for them to know—really know—their customers and deliver … Continue reading
Fall is the perfect time to drive sales and engage your community. Fall is a beautiful time of year, so plan on using the colors of the season to attract customers to your store. By combining Fall colors with blackboards, rulers and apples, you can really play … Continue reading
Summer is my absolute favorite time of year. The warm weather, picnics, pool time and vacations have created wonderful memories that never fail to put a smile on my face. Summer can also be a great time to implement a few of the following simple strategies to … Continue reading
Drive traffic with curbside appeal and visual displays. Call attention to your shop before your customer even comes through the door by displaying hay bales, ceramic pumpkins, scarecrows, and of course fabulous box signs to invite customers into the store and give your outside an inviting look. … Continue reading
Ken Blanchard – The Leadership Pill – The Missing Ingredient in Motivating People Today This book is thin and easy to read, as most of my book choices are! I picked this book up on my recent two-week vacation to South Africa with my two children, Ben … Continue reading
Need promo ideas? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered the PBK way! Bring the feeling of summer into your shop, and set the stage for a new and refreshing shopping season. When planning an event or promotion, get your emails, posters, and mailings sent out in advance! … Continue reading
By: Kathy I am very fortunate to have a team of employees that are awesome at visual display merchandising. They recently spent many weeks at our various permanent showrooms, resetting them for the summer show season. I can’t wait for you to see what they have done. … Continue reading
Wow, it’s hard to believe that another summer is upon us. Here at our PBK showroom, the summertime brings long awaited warmth and summertime favorites. One of the things we look forward to in our showroom is the slushy machine. Our customers ask for it all year … Continue reading
As competition rises in the retail world, how do you keep your customers coming back? As a wholesale company, we ask ourselves this every day. We have some tips and tricks that we use that can easily be incorporated into your own businesses. It is more than … Continue reading
Gift & Dec Accessory Magazine – Gift Retailer Survey “Today’s Gift Retailer 2015” I love when our industry trade magazines compile a survey on the industry. Gift & Dec Accessories has done a great job with their recent compilation of survey results in the “Today’s Gift Retailer … Continue reading