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Why I Don't Compete With Amazon (And Why You Probably Shouldn't Either)

Small shops trying to compete with Amazon mostly fail. There's a better strategy that's less obvious. Here's what eleven years of running…

Christmas is approximately 35 percent of my annual revenue. It's also the most exhausting six weeks of the year. Here's what running…

Running a tiny gift shop in a small town for eleven years has taught me specific things about retail, community, and the…

Tissue paper has been the default gift shop wrap for decades. After eleven years I stopped using it. The alternatives are better…

Customers come back asking. Recipients come back saying thank you. These are the five gift ideas that have worked across eleven years…

I've sold thousands of teddy bears across eleven years. The ones that actually make people happy share specific traits. The ones that…