In This Issue
May 2012, Issue 105
- Habit-forming hexagons
- Five big ideas to keep customers close
- Instagram: The newest social media tool
- Business profile: The Needle Shop
- Reproductions: History repeats itself
- Online connections bring people together
- How do you measure up?
- Be a “daydream” believer
- Preparation and organization: Lesson plan
- Men in store!
- Are you an asset or liability to your business?
Issue 105 was mailed on May 2, 2012
Free-to-use-Pattern
Go and Sew Mini
Hexagons seem to be everywhere these days! “The Go and Sew Mini” is just what you need to get your customers started with a portable, yet manageable project! We used solids, but any prints will work. A perfect pattern to utilize a Sizzix® cutter.
Retail Aid
The Answer Book II
The Answer Book II is proving to be as popular as The Answer Book was four years ago! The Answer Book II picks up where Jim’s first book ended. With great answers from American Quilt Retailer’s “Just Ask Jim” columns from issues 78 to 99, you are sure to find Jim’s insight and advice helpful in your retail business. Our industry continues to change and there is no one more knowledgeable about how to stay profitable in this business than Jim Salinas.
Article
What’s Up With Cotton?
If you are wondering what is behind the increase in the retail prices of your quilting cottons, American Quilt Retailer columnist Jim Salinas helps you understand the situation.
