by Angie Ash, Executive Vice President Engage the Five Senses in Your Store This Holiday Season As the song goes, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” This year we can only hope, right? For many people, possibly you included, it’s also the most stressful time of the year. Before you’re in the thick of it, make...
There’s a local restaurant in the little town I call home that does a big Christmas in July celebration over a weekend. There’s a Santa that visits, the restaurant is all-out decorated, the menu features holiday classic foods, including a fruitcake dessert, and Christmas music floods the space. It’s a sell-out every single year and just...
by Ellen Fruchtman, President If your store is closed and you don't have the ability to ship products, Lavish has a way for you to stay connected with your customers by helping them connect with mom. Their jewelry cleaning kit is available for Mother’s Day with easy private label opportunities. To get details for your store, sign...
By Ellen Fruchtman, President Let’s forget Halloween and Thanksgiving. Because as you know, the biggest jewelry time of year is fast approaching. If you’re looking to make the holidays a little more profitable (and who isn’t?), here are some simple ideas you should be employing. Some seem rather elementary, but they work. 1. Make sure you have a plan. We have seen...
By Angie Ash, Executive Vice President Enjoy college basketball games with this perfect dip made for game days spent in front of your flat screen! Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter 3/4 pound feta cheese, crumbled 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 shallot, minced 3 tablespoons dry vermouth ground white pepper, to taste 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted 1 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes 3/4...
by Shane O’Neill, Vice President How we show up to various events, work, gatherings, etc. can say a lot about a person, but these usually focus on our appearance or other outwardly characteristics. However, how you mentally show up might be entirely different and that speaks more about attitude and motivation. We’ve all been to a party...
by Angie Ash, Executive Vice President As a marketing expert, I pay a lot of attention to the emails I receive from brands. Campaigns for Valentine’s Day are no exception! The trends that hit my inbox this year so far? 1.) Gift galleries. People are always looking for inspiration beyond the box of chocolates and stuffed bear. Hopefully, you’re...
by Michael Fruchtman, CFO The holidays are coming and that means food, food, and more food. It also means getting on the scale and feeling terrible frustration with the added weight. Each pound added feels like a betrayal to your body. Now there’s a new way to look at it! A new “scale” called a SHAPA. This scale...
Thanks to the retail and political atmosphere over the last year we have seen an increasing number of retailers who have not put a marketing plan in place for 2017. They have been doing minimal advertising, such as keeping outdoor boards up from last year but have not really planned what they are going to do...
Making Mother's Day MOM-entous! With Mother’s Day next weekend, we’re sure you have your promotion lined up and ready. Here are a few additional ideas to ramp it up even more in-store if you’re looking for some extra inspiration! Create a case for Mother’s Day gifts. Include several price points and ideas inside for all budgets. Call...