In mid-2006, we combined TDmonthly's Retailer Spotlight and Retailing Tips sections under "TDmonthly Shop Talk."
Here are the links to access all of our Retailing Tips and Retailer Spotlights, both current and past.
Click here to access Retailer Spotlight articles before mid-2006.
Click here to access Retailing Tips articles before mid-2006.
See below to access all Shop Talk articles.
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Most Viewed TDmonthly Magazine Stories (Past 3 Months)
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TDmonthly Goes Inside … Toy Crazy, Malibu In 1998, when Melissa Moore opened the first Toy Crazy in Malibu, Calif., the beachside town was a lot more laidback than it is today. Sandals and cutoffs were de rigeur fashion and iconoclastic specialty shops the norm...
My Best Sellers: The Tutoring Toy At The Tutoring Toy in Salt Lake City, Utah, Owners Diane and Bill Sartain believe that “play is the work of children...
9/1/2009
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Retailer Spotlight: The Tutoring Toy A desire to work together as a family first led Diane and Bill Sartain to investigate opening a toy store, and the opportunity to help parents understand the value of play clinched the deal in 1988...
9/1/2009
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Retailing Tips: Riding Out the Recession There’s no time like a recession to try new things. At least that’s what the majority of 38 specialty retailers told TDmonthly Magazine about how they’ve approached 2009...
10/1/2009
Most Viewed TDmonthly Magazine Stories (Past 12 Months)
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Turning Electronic Appeals Into Specialty Deals Despite constant advances in the technology market with gadgets, games and computers, as well as electronic toys for children, many specialty toy stores consciously keep their product selection founded in more traditional toys...
12/1/2008
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Regional Reports: What’s Selling … And Where Sticky Mosaics by Orb Factory are just blowing away the competition. Not only did they rank at the top for girls’ arts and crafts toys, but some storeowners reported they were the best-selling item in the store...
Retailer Spotlight: Pufferbellies Toys & Books for Children At Pufferbellies Toys & Books for Children in Staunton, Va., Owners Susan Blanton and her daughter Erin are gearing up for the Christmas season by introducing something new: a personal shopper program called “Your Own Elf.”...
11/1/2009
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My Best Sellers: Pufferbellies Toys & Books At Pufferbellies Toys & Books for Children in downtown Staunton, Va., customers can find a distinctive blend of the “good old days” along with some fresh and innovative toys...
11/1/2009
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TDmonthly Goes Inside … Can You Imagine If you’re looking for boys’ toys, tween items, novelties and things that are just plain fun and imaginative, you might want to step into the Can You Imagine showroom...
Retailing Tips: Riding Out the Recession There’s no time like a recession to try new things. At least that’s what the majority of 38 specialty retailers told TDmonthly Magazine about how they’ve approached 2009...
My Best Sellers: Golden Apple Learning Store Originally founded as a teacher supply store, the Golden Apple Learning Store in Pleasanton, Calif., has developed over three decades into a toy store that also caters strongly to educators...
10/1/2009
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TDmonthly Goes Inside … Toy Crazy, Malibu In 1998, when Melissa Moore opened the first Toy Crazy in Malibu, Calif., the beachside town was a lot more laidback than it is today. Sandals and cutoffs were de rigeur fashion and iconoclastic specialty shops the norm...
9/1/2009
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Retailer Spotlight: The Tutoring Toy A desire to work together as a family first led Diane and Bill Sartain to investigate opening a toy store, and the opportunity to help parents understand the value of play clinched the deal in 1988...
9/1/2009
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My Best Sellers: The Tutoring Toy At The Tutoring Toy in Salt Lake City, Utah, Owners Diane and Bill Sartain believe that “play is the work of children...
9/1/2009
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Retailing Tips: Revising Your Business Plan A business plan is a living document, meant to be revised periodically. It is your one-, three- and five-year plan, which, at any given time, should reflect your plans for the next few years...
9/1/2009
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My Funniest Toy Store Stories Shortly after we started our Awesome Bucks reward program, a little boy came into the store. He was so small he couldn’t see over the counter...
My Best Sellers: Moon Rabbit Toys At Moon Rabbit Toys in Santa Fe, N.M., the focus is fun for all ages, and customers are encouraged to try out products before they buy them...
8/1/2009
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TDmonthly Goes Inside … Three Cheeky Monkeys, Los Angeles Wallace Harvey bought Three Cheeky Monkeys in Los Angeles from the original owner seven years ago, after having worked as an employee in the store, he told TDmonthly Magazine...
