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Sharpen Your Business Edge

Posted by Smart Retailer | Retail Management |

Although Walmart is spelled with seven letters, to many retailers it is a four-letter word. When...

Create Fun With This Candy Cottage

Smart Retailer stylist Nancy Borsodi shows how easy it is to decorate this great Candy Cottage product showin in our May/June 2012 issue for any holiday or special occasion.

Amazing Ikat

Posted by Smart Retailer | Trend Watch |

Pattern has been exploding on the scene for the last couple of years with everything from polka...

12 Most Lame Excuses for Not Using Social Media

Posted by Smart Retailer | Technology |

If this is ringing true in your ears, then you have probably uttered one or more of the following...

Interns are Helpful to Students and Employers Alike

Posted by Smart Retailer | Retail Management |

In a world where jobs are practically impossible to find, many people as well as businesses may...

Tangerine Tango!

Posted by Smart Retailer | Trend Watch |

Pantone sure created a buzz when it named this orange hue—Tangerine Tango—its 2012 Color of the...

Fashion-Inspired Stationery Trends

Posted by Smart Retailer | Featured Products |

Ever wonder where stationery trends are born? Look no further than the pages of Vogue magazine…or...

Display Tips & Tricks: Enhancing a Display’s Theme

Posted by Smart Retailer | Display |

Smart Retailer Editor Susan Wagner and Stylist Nancy Borsodi discuss how to play off a product’s ingredients to create a more memorable display for your merchandise.

Up, Up and Away

Posted by Smart Retailer | Trend Watch |

Here’s a hot trend—hot-air balloons! These old-fashioned means of transportation are whimsical,...

Three Great Kitchen Products from Smart Retailer

Posted by Smart Retailer | Featured Products |

Editor Susan Wagner shows three unique merchandise items that retailers might want to consider for their kitchenware offerings.

Pinterest for Retailers!

Posted by Smart Retailer | Technology |

Smart Retailer Editor Susan Wagner gives a quick overview on how business owners can use the hot new social marketing site Pinterest.

How Spam Complaints Affect E-Mail Delivery

Posted by Smart Retailer | Technology |

Learn the ways to keep your e-mails from getting blacklisted. By Kirill Popov and Loren McDonald...

Looking for a clever way to display garden merchandise? Stylist Nancy Borsodi shows you how to create this glorious greenhouse from old windows. A bunch of six-paned windows easily transform into a greenhouse display...

Sweet Sales

Posted by Smart Retailer | Display |

What could be simpler than using decorative candy boxes to showcase sweet trinkets and other goodies. Watch editor Susan Wagner and stylist Nancy Borsodi show you how. Sometimes the best displays are the simplest ones. Join...

Fabulous Fire Hydrant

Posted by Smart Retailer | Display |

Let editor Susan Wagner and stylist Nancy Borsodi show you how to make this red-hot fire hydrant display to showcase your pet products. Learn step by step how to create a fire-hydrant bin out of everyday hardware...

Vignettes in Stores

Posted by Smart Retailer | Display |

Creating room scenes and vignettes in your store can be as simply as hanging some shutters or placing stone on the floor. Watch as editor Susan Wagner and stylist Nancy Borsodi share some of their room-setting tips. It can be...

Topiary Treasures

Posted by Smart Retailer | Display |

Think beyond the ordinary to create unique display pieces. Editor Susan Wagner and stylist Nancy Borsodi show you how to use metal topiaries to “plant” unique jewelry displays. Everyday objects can be used in...