Mid-March Madness – A Snapshot of Retail Business in a Pandemic
04/02/2020 by Tina Manzer “What may be true this minute may not be true the next.” That’s easily the biggest lesson we’ve learned since…
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The Secret Life of Pet Peeves
04/02/2020 You don’t know it, but aspects of your store may really be ticking off your customers. And they won’t tell you – they…
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EdSpaces: Bold Ideas
01/08/2020 by Tina Manzer The best of school equipment and furniture was on display in October at the annual EDspaces trade show in Milwaukee….
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01/08/2020 by Tina Manzer The Educational Supplies & Furniture Program from Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) is coming up, February 9-12. The goal of…
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Happy Meal
by Tina Manzer If the phrase “school cafeteria” conjures up images of concrete walls, grubby folding chairs, and overflowing garbage cans, you should…
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Super Hero
10/11/2019 by Tina Manzer In 1973, Aaron Leventhal’s mom Jacqueline was the best kind of person – a creative teacher. A photographer who…
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Wood Designs for Early Childhood and More
06/10/2019 by Claire Sykes Safe, strong and beautiful. That’s been the promise of school furniture maker Wood Designs for nearly 40 years. Located in…
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10 Questions for Jan Rogers
06/10/2019 by Tina Manzer Jan Rogers built a global company from a paperplate prototype. The former stay-at-home mom believed her invention could help people,…
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The Dot Connector
04/04/2019 by Tina Manzer You may not recognize Jim Koplow here without his dice. When you see him at trade shows, he’s surrounded by…
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Go With the Flow
04/04/2019 by Tina Manzer From employee questions and shoppers’ chit-chat to the endless call of your inbox, sometimes you feel like you’ll drown in…
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