Dean Cook produces top quality novelty plants that are
popular in schools, and hot impulse items in specialty
stores.His
latest marketing effort is increasing distribution to
toy and hobby stores, which should produce the same fascination
in kids as those mysterious ads in the back of comic books.You know, the ones with the X-ray specs and itching
powder?
Did
I mention we’re talking
about flesh-eating
plants?...
Safety is Not a
Four Letter Word The safe use and design of toys may start at
the drawing board, but it must end at the home or
childcare facility. My child acts insane. There, I
can admit it. Unfortunately...
Deborah
Robinson wasn’t the little girl with the corner
lemonade stand. She was the college girl at the community
and university craft stands selling merchandise ranging
from silver jewelry to an assortment of bee products-that’s
right, bee-related products-fashioned from her original
designs. Like any good entrepreneur, Robinson possesses
that winning combination of creativity and a nose for
opportunity...
Roundhouse
South In
Port Orange,Florida, on a handsome city street dotted with houses and
storefronts, you’ll find a little white stand-alone
store called Roundhouse South.Come on in and meet the regulars.At Roundhouse South, they like to say they’re
"Your
Southern Connection for Quality O'Gauge
Products".
That’s
electric trains, for those who don’t know, and
here’s why Roundhouse South is our Real Retailer of
the Month…
Features
What
makes a Model Train Retailer ? When looking ahead to this month's focus I thought
of my personal involvement with model trains. The
Roundhouse Train and Hobby store, I walked in, credit
card out "What am I buying this year?" Full
Text
Building
the Mind, One Block at a Time
From ancient man layering stone upon stone
to Anton Gaudi’s amazing architecture, construction
toys have been a definitive preoccupation from early
times to the present... Full Text
The Great
Indoors
A few months ago I wrote an article on
sports products, and urged people to get up off the couch and get
outside. If you are one of the 5 people that read that piece, ignore
it. There is no need to go outside anymore. Nature is coming in... Full Text
