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Discusses the hurdles faced by retailers in the gift industry. How retailers can reach out to the male market; Importance of customer service in the retail trade; Problems faced by the collectibles industry.

Editorial. Offers observation on the visit to Kate's Paperie store on Manhattan, New York in New York State. Stationery products sold at Kate's Paperie; Two ways to reach customers via direct mail.

Reports on various events of significance to the giftware industry in the United States as of March 1999. Opening of the Merchandise Mart showroom; Holding of the Hadcrafted Gift show; Holding of the Greeting Card Association's Louie Awards.

Editorial. Focuses on the outlook for the gifts and ornaments industry for 1999. Expected 1998 holiday retail sale; Problems facing the industry; Challenges for specialty retailers; Example of cross-merchandising; Lessons to be learned for retailers.

Editorial. Looks at different design collectors in the United States. Two types of collectors; Well known American collectors.

Editorial. Focuses on music as a fast-growing category for specialty retailers. Features of the compact disc (CD) created for specialty retailers; Description of the Nat King Cole Collection from Green Hill Productions; Developments coming from the in CD music industry.

Editorial. Deals with the Store Design Awards by the `Gifts & Decorative Accessories' magazine. Categories of the competition given in 1952; Information about the 1952 era; Venue of the awards' first dinner in 1952.

Provides information on the themed displays presented at the Los Angeles Mart's Western Tabletop Faire in January 1998 in the United States. Information on the entries to the contest; Judges for the contest.

Reports that Stampers Gift Shop of Beaufort, North Carolina received a community service Silver Crystal Award for decorating holiday trees for the Hospice of Carteret County's Festival, with reference to the owner Summer Hamad Hamdan. Background information on Hamdan's services to the community; Background information on Hamdan. INSETS: `A cow with its tail.;The word vane.;Traditional weather..