Retailer Resource Blog

  • Consumables: The Secret Ingredient for Year-Round Sales

    New! Consumables: The Secret Ingredient for Year-Round Sales

    Posted: 9/24/2025
    Consumables; from food and beverages to candles, household essentials, and self-care products, are a powerful category for retailers looking to boost sales and encourage repeat visits.

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  • Festive Foot Traffic

    New! Festive Foot Traffic

    Posted: 9/16/2025
    Explore creative in-store fall and holiday event ideas that help boost foot traffic, build community, and increase sales.

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  • A Brighter Fourth Quarter Starts with Candles

    New! A Brighter Fourth Quarter Starts with Candles

    Posted: 8/12/2025
    Stock the scents that spark memories and keep customers coming back this season.

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Buying Guide: Self-Care Selects

Buying Guide: Self-Care Selects

Who doesn’t love a good spa day? Relaxing in a warm bath, listening to meditative music, and feeling tranquil. It’s a great way to de-stress and prepare for the week ahead. Bring the spa experience home to give you the escape you seek.

Skinimalism: The Newest Beauty Trend

Skinimalism: The Newest Beauty Trend

Skinimalism emphasizes being yourself and not hiding the features that make you, you. The trend aims to normalize what many people might consider negative features, ie. blemishes, beauty marks, dark circles, and more.

Plan Your Market Like a Pro

Plan Your Market Like a Pro

Zack & Katie of Creative by Nature just might be the most organized market attendees you've ever met. Learn their keys to a successful buying experience.

Our 2022 Holiday Wish List

Our 2022 Holiday Wish List

Deliver like Santa this holiday season. Explore a range of gifts perfect for foodies, plant lovers, trendsetters, and everyone in between.

Retailtainment: Experiential Retail Ideas

Retailtainment: Experiential Retail Ideas

In-store retail events are an excellent way to build community around your business, engage with customers, and generate revenue. In fact, according to the Event Marketing Institute, 87% of consumers claim to purchase a brand’s products after having attended one of their in-store events.

Food Trends

Food Trends

Lisa Lewis, Regional Sales Manager at Stonewall Kitchen, joins us to discuss food trends and how they are shaping the ways we entertain.

Buying Guide: Tasteful Trends

Buying Guide: Tasteful Trends

Consumers are moving away from seeing food as purely a caloric necessity. Increasingly, consumers see their food as an opportunity for an experience in terms of tastes, textures, and social gatherings. From charcuterie boards to gourmet gifts, food trends continue to evolve.

Sophistiplate Brand Spotlight

Sophistiplate Brand Spotlight

We had the pleasure of talking to Dan Seehoff, part of the father/son duo behind Sophistiplate to discuss what makes Sophistiplate unique and what it is like being a father/son team in the gift industry.

Industry Update with Doug Cofiell

Industry Update with Doug Cofiell

Ivystone CEO Doug Cofiell shares industry trends that will impact demand, affect inventory availability, and require careful attention to pricing for gift and home retailers in the coming months.

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