Gift and homewares trade fairs can be both exciting and overwhelming, especially if you’re new to the industry. Aside from ensuring you wear your most comfortable shoes, Liz Swanton gets tips from those who’ve ‘been there, done that’ to help maximise your trade fair experience.

Despite strong competition, Wild Cards & Gifts is one of the fastest growing retail businesses in the sector thanks to a successful product mix and business model, writes Rebecca Spicer.

Sniff the air in your shop. Are you missing an opportunity to create the sort of shopping experience that will encourage customers to choose you over the competition, and keep them coming back? Liz Swanton reveals how smart retailers are using new technology to tap into our most powerful sense—smell.

Managing your stock on hand is often a challenge, but is crucial to maintain cash flow and profitability. Brian Walker takes us through some key steps to effective merchandise planning

Leasing a retail space is a daunting task and can present a minefield of options and crucial decisions that could make or break your business. Stephen Spring takes us through the first major step in the process to reveal location and leasing go hand in hand

Unfortunately, loss through theft is inevitable in business, but the incidences can be significantly reduced with the right prevention measures. Branko Miletic looks at ways to improve the security of your store

Gift and homewares trade fairs can be both exciting and overwhelming, especially if you’re new to the industry - Aside from ensuring you wear your most comfortable shoes, Liz Swanton gets tips from those who’ve ‘been there, done that’ to help maximise your trade fair experience.

There’s no denying insurance is assurance for your business. Gina De Bonis takes us through the importance of being properly insured, and the key insurance products worth considering.