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February 2025
PRODUCT FOCUS
NEW & NOTEWORTHY:
12 New for 2025
Discover unique products your customers will love.
TREND WATCH:
18 Entertaining & Tabletop
Find the latest ideas for dining and entertainment to inspire those who visit your store.
24 Handmade, Upcycle, Recycle
Support the handmade community by adding a few of these things to your shelves.
28 Handbags, Fashion Accessories & Jewelry
Help your customers get out the door in style this year with these products.
BUSINESS SENSE
30 Connecting Employees and Customers
Learn how to train your team to communicate effectively across generations.
34 Business Briefs
Partner with AMIBA’s choose indie campaigns; local radio loves local businesses; celebrating small victories has big impact; independent businesses help communities thrive; tap into your team’s leadership potential.
DISPLAY & DESIGN
36 Save Money, Save the Planet
Get tips about how to reuse or upcycle props throughout the year in your various displays.
RETAILER SPOTLIGHT:
40 Mosaic Makers Collective
Katy Sensenig Schilthuis opened this business in a historic Dallas neighborhood in 2018 and added a second location 90 miles away in Waco in 2024. Mosaic Makers Collective’s focus is on handmade, female-inspired goods. Katy is excited for what is next.
IN EVERY ISSUE
8 Editor’s Note
10 Welcome Exchange
46 Trade Show Calendar
50 Advertiser Index
ON THE COVER:
Twice Baked Pottery, LLC, has been creating fun, functional pottery by hand for more than 15 years. Discover all that Twice Baked Pottery has to offer at twicebakedpottery.com.
