A Retailer's Best Friend: Art jewelry can reinvigorate your inventory, increase your bottom line, and broaden your customer base. NICHE magazine's comprehensive look at the addition of jewelry to any gallery inventory promises to inspire your own merchandising mix.

Purposeful Use of Space: Attention to the intentions of your shop or gallery may provide focus for new merchandising techniques or the redesign of your current retail space. Five successful gallery owners share their perspectives on the use of space.

Lighting for Less: Assess your current lighting situation in terms of both cost and need. Then enhance the retail experience for your customer by making smart choices about your lightning type, placement and quantity.  

Summer Seminars: Exciting seminars during the Buyers Market can be almost as important as the Market itself. Educating yourself on the next wave of trends and innovations makes your business more successful. The Buyers Market has another fantastic line-up in place for the upcoming summer show. Join the discussion on the American Craft Forum about your favorite speakers and what you would like to see next.

Craft Retailer News© is an e-newsletter for those interested in the American Craft industry. Published by The Rosen Group, CRN consists of six issues annually: four quarterly reports and two Buyers Market special editions.