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Ideas To Help Power Your Gift Shop - October 16, 2014


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* Generation Z.
Those age 18 to 24 spend almost one in 10 of their dollars online. And they are spending a much higher proportion of their income online compared to other generations. As this group ages and makes more money, they will drive big gains in e-commerce growth.

* What Turkey Dinner? Could Thanksgiving turn into a full shopping day this year? Some experts say struggling retailers will likely open earlier or even all day, offering doorbuster events to drive traffic.

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Fun Phrases for Mirrors
 
With more and more stores offering dressing rooms, retailers are sharing ideas for fun signage to add to each mirror, such as "Hello, Gorgeous" and "TGIF: This Girl Is Fabulous." To read more ideas and offer your own, visit our Marketing forum. Reminder: Access to Giftbeat's Community Board is a FREE service for subscribers.
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Tip: A Simple, Natural Display
 
Sometimes the best props come from nature. The team at Ornamental Things decided to mix things up at NYNow by showcasing their
jewelry using these rustic branches. By inserting hooks into the bottom of each branch, they were able to hang their unique necklaces. Simple, clever and eye-catching!
Pick: Cork Pops' Holiday Towels


Tea towels are trending as inexpensive, functional gifts, with several vendors placing in our October Fabric-Themed chart. Cork Pops brings some humor to the category with "At Your Service" holiday bar towels. These fun, festive designs are perfect hostess gifts, especially when paired with a bottle of wine. Towels are 100% pre-washed flour sack cotton and measure 18 by 16 inches. Sugg. retail: $7.

Trend: Jewelry Ideas For Spring '15

In this interesting blog post, Jennifer Heebner, senior editor of JCK, shares 10 spring 2015 apparel trends, along with jewelry that will complement the season's necklines and silhouettes. She says, "If 2014 is remembered as the year of the ear and all manner of mix-and-match studs, jackets and climbers, then 2015 could be the year of the necklace."
Feeling Inspired
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
  - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thanks for joining me. See you next time!

 
Joyce Washnik, Editor
Giftbeat

P.S. The ideas keep coming! Check out my Display Creativity Pinterest board for Halloween, Harvest and Holiday tips!