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Wrap It Up In Style

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Do you have great gift items in your store? Do you have all the accessories that goes along with having great gifts? What does this include? Gift wrap, packaging and greeting cards are all accessories that are great to feature in your store. With every gift and recipient, they all share unique personalities. Therefore, having variety is a must for your store. So, FGmarket has our top picks within gift wrap and packaging.

Packaging – Packaging is always a must. It can range from boxes, baskets to tins. If your customers want to skip the wrapping paper, this is definitely the way to go. Cute tins or boxes that have more than one purpose are great items for gifts.

Tin Box Company, burton + BURTON, Cultural Intrigue

Gift Wrap – Of course, everyone loves using gift wrap for their gifts. Gift wrap has fun patterns, prints, colors and themes. Therefore, your customers want to find the right wrapping paper that matches the gift and the recipient. Beautiful wrapping paper truly finishes off the gift.

Superior Giftwrap, Nashville Wraps, Earth Balance Bag

Bows –To finish off the gift, tie a big bow on top. Like everything else, there are many different styles of bows and ribbons to create your bows. These can range from simple, small bows or big elaborate ones. Ribbons come in different materials, patterns and colors. Again, you must offer variety for Continue reading “Wrap It Up In Style” »

Get Ready for Spring with Flowers

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Yes, we are just now trying to get through the holidays. However, it’s time to start planning out your inventory for spring. What will you carry? Do you know what’s on trend for the upcoming season? It’s important to know all of these details before investing your time and money in products for your store. You need to know your store trends as well. What do your customers normally want around that season? One item that will be on their mind is flowers. There are many ways to display them, as well as cross sell them with other items. So, FGmarket has our tips on getting your flowers ready for spring.

Finding The Right Flowers

Fresh Flowers
First off, you need fresh flowers or even silk flowers that are great for springtime. The main key is to know what type of flowers are great for this weather. Get the right colors for this time and are right for the weather so they’ll grow properly and give off the vibe of spring. Of course, you can visit FGmarket and check out all the great fresh flower wholesale suppliers.

The Right Accessories

Along with beautiful flowers, you must also have the right accessories to go along with them in your store. So, what accessories go with flowers? Of course, the tools like watering systems and gardening products. However, you can also play up the flowers with the right accessories. Ribbon, vases, containers and garden decor make flowers stand out even more, especially in the warmer weather when everyone is outside and can see the decor.

What Can Vases Provide To Flowers? Vases & containers display your flowers in a truly unique way. Your customers can choose the color and style of vases and containers that match their style and the flower. They add your style even more to your indoor space or outdoor space. If you’re going for a theme within your flowers, like zen or just a color scheme, vases or containers can help convey that as well.

Glazed Containers
Tying It All Together –Along with beautiful vases, ribbon can create a wonderful arrangement as well. Having the addition of a bow is great to any flower arrangement. Tie it around a vase and there you go. It definitely adds to the theme of your flower arrangement. For example, if you are creating a Valentine’s Day arrangement, a nice big red bow is great to tie around the vase.

Garden Decor – However, if your customers aren’t looking for arrangements, but are looking to spruce up their garden, garden decor is definitely the way to go. From yard stakes to flags; these items definitely add a nice statement to any garden. A great gazing ball, wind chimes, bird feeders, garden topiaries, lighting, fountains and patio furniture are nice touches to your customer’s outdoor space. There are lots of ideas to offer your customers. Just take note of your target market and offer a bit of variety since not everyone shares the same style.

So, get your store ready for spring with beautiful flowers and great accessories. It’ll be here before you know it and it’s always best to plan ahead!

Make Your Floral Supplies Stars!

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How much thought have you given plush toys, balloons, ribbons, containers and baskets over the past year? These items are often thought of only as supporting characters in the floral or gift shop. Pushing these floral supplies to the front of the stage and making them the stars of your shop can present a whole new marketing opportunity.

To do this you not only need to look at new vendors, but also prices points, unique ways to use them and upcoming trends.

Balloons: Don’t Just Blow Them Up

Love Bird Balloon
Most shops just sell the standard happy birthday, anniversary or get-well balloons. This doesn’t allow the balloon business  to really take flight.

Balloons have great potential. They can be used as decorations, given as gifts or as an accompaniment to other products.

Because balloons come in so many colors and shapes, they can be used for centerpieces or grouped together to make inexpensive arches. So, are you using balloons to their full potential?

Try these balloon star making ideas:

  • For Valentines Day – offer a heart made of bright red balloons (not just a heart-shaped balloon).
  • For weddings – insert small wedding party favors in the balloons or use balloons as table place cards holders.

It’s time to blow up your balloon sales by offering unique and fun balloon items to your customer!

Ribbons: Bow Them Over

Ribbons are such a versatile staple for any flower/gift shop, but to often they are an after thought. We think of ribbons as a little added touch to solve a packaging issue or to add a pop of color here and there.  Don’t let one of your best tools be one of your least thought of or used products.

Colorful Ribbon
Ribbons, like balloons, come in a myriad of colors and can be made in to all sorts of shapes and designs.

When a customer needs a unique decoration for a party, show them your talents by making a ribbon topiary.

Make ribbon flowers for a housewarming party for a family who has flower or plant allergies. Bring compromise to a future marriage by offering ribbon colors that can sooth the brides need for hot pink and the grooms wish for less pink, by adding ribbon to the bridal bouquet.

It’s time to make ribbon a forethought instead of an afterthought!

Plush Toys & Marketing Trends: Push the Trendy

Believe it or not, there are trends within the plush toy market from the Angry Birds (taken from the Iphone app game) to polka-dotted elephants. With plush toys, stocking them based on the hottest trends are the way to create star power.

Follow these plush toys tips:

Plush Horses
  • Don’t be afraid to stray from the standard teddy bear or hearts for Valentines day. Instead, offer frog princes instead or a bee that holds a sign saying “Bee My Valentine”.
  • Don’t forget about the seasonal plush merchandise, just make sure it is trendy.
  • During homecoming season, offer plush based on school or university mascots.
  • Stock unique or quirky plush animals that work with all the gift giving holidays.

Choosing whimsical, trendy items will push your plush toys sales ahead of the pack.

Containers: Contain Your Cost

Each year you need to analyze your container and vase stock. These items could be eating away at your profits if you’re not buying your containers and vases  at the right price. Price isn’t the only factor.

Glass Vases
Under-buying or over-buying can also effect your bottom line. For example, did you have an overabundance of small baskets or maybe you didn’t buy enough tall glass vases, and had paid extra shipping charges in order to restock and fill an order. The money tied-up in these items could have been better spent somewhere more profitable.

It’s important to watch your inventory and keep track of trends during the season. Knowing that your customers like glass vases for their arrangements more than in baskets or that they like square more than circle ones will help you establish a more profitable inventory.

Working With The Right Partners Makes You A Star

You can’t stock every color or style of containers, ribbons, balloons or plush items. You need to have several vendors who can offer unique items, yet still ship items quickly while  offering offer cost-effective prices. Although you need unique items, it is important to have good supply lines for Continue reading “Make Your Floral Supplies Stars!” »

Floral Supplies – Our Top Picks!

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If you’re a florist, you are always on the lookout for new and innovative products. You may have overlooked something, or you haven’t been able to keep up with the latest trends when it comes to your supplies. However, it’s a must that you always stay up-to-date on all the latest trends. So, FGmarket has our top picks in floral supplies that will make your flower shop on trend.

1. Flower tote from Flowertote 2. Baskets from Matthew’s Hamper House 3. Island display from Floraline Display Products 4. Sign holder from Floral Merchandising Systems 5. Crystal accents from JRM Chemical, Inc. 6. Pacwrap from ATW Manufacturing Company 7. Floral picks from Dakota Plastics Co. 8. Floral coatings from Miracle Coating 9. Natural driftwood from Natural Botanicals 10. Planters from NewPro Containers 11. Ribbon from Aladin Industries LTD.

Wrap It Up With RichKat Products

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With the upcoming holiday seasons, what comes to mind as great add-on sales? You should immediately think of gift wrap and packaging. When customers purchase gift items at your store, they immediately think about what are they going to wrap their gift with. Therefore, you want to offer them packaging, wrapping paper and ribbon to make their gift item truly stand out. That’s why your store needs RickKat Products!

Themed Gift Pacakging
This wholesale supplier offers quality gift wrap and packaging in a variety of themes. Plus, they always strive to make everyone 100% satisfied.Their line will make your customer’s gift that much better.

So, what type of gift packaging do they offer? You’ll find themed gift boxes with lids, gourmet boxes, nested boxes, trays, sweet treat packaging, wine boxes, mailers, cello rolls, shrink-wrap bags and boxes and decorative ribbon.

Great for any type and size of unique gift that your customers may buy. So many times gifts are oddly shaped and are hard to wrap, especially when people are wanting to make it look good. Boxes and bags solves this problem without sacrificing the look.

Along with a variety of styles to fit any gift, you’ll also find themed boxes for all occasions. Baby showers, birthdays, get well, Christmas and themed boxes for different seasons all make great packaging ideas.

An adorable duck themed box is ideal for a baby shower, while an elegant black and white damask printed box is ideal for Mother’s Day or a birthday. Beautiful boxes for every occasion are just what any gift needs!

Black & White Damask Box
For the finishing touch, choose one of their fun ribbons to top off the box. Satin ribbon, curling ribbon, wired ribbon, pull string bows and metallic cords all make wonderful accents to their boxes. Ribbon ties the whole gift together, it’s the first thing that catches the recipient’s eye.

So, when finding great gift packaging to carry in your store, choose RichKat Products.Their themed boxes, matching decorative ribbon & accessories make any gift stand out. Your customers will love wrapping their present and making it so much more with this gift packaging!

Tie It Off With RibbonOutlet.com

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Do you feature gifts in your store for your customers? Well, do you offer complimentary products that go along with gifts? One thing that customers definitely need is gift packaging. There are holidays and special occasions all throughout the year, therefore, gift wrap and ribbon is a must in your store. When purchasing ribbon, you want your supplier to offer a variety. Therefore, your choice is RibbonOutlet.com.

Ribbon For All Occasions
Quality Ribbon

So, what will you get with this wholesale supplier? With over 21 years of experience in the ribbon market, their goal is to supply all of their customers with quality products at affordable prices. You’ll be satisfied each and every time you order from them, as well as your customers.

Whether you offer a gift wrapping service or your customers are in need of unique ribbon for their gift, this supplier has a variety that you can’t beat.

Ribbon For All Occasions

Ribbon is a must for all gifts. It’s the finishing touch to everything. RibbonOutlet.com offers spring & floral ribbon, prom ribbon, organza ribbon, wired sheer ribbon, wedding ribbon, mesh & metallic ribbon, Christmas ribbon, baby shower, Valentine’s Day and fall ribbon. So, no matter what time of the year it is, your store will have ribbon for any occasion. Let your customers know that ribbon makes a present, a beautiful bow on top of the themed gift wrapping paper is what the special recipient looks forward to.

Christmas Ribbon
Not only is ribbon great for presents, they are useful for so many other things. Place sheer heart ribbon on a basket for a Valentine’s Day gift basket, colorful floral ribbon on a flower arrangement or decorate with ribbon at a beautiful wedding. Your customers can even place it out in their home as decoration during the holidays or throughout the year to add something extra.

So, when you’re looking for a variety of ribbon to feature in your store, RibbonOutlet.com is a must for your store. Their Continue reading “Tie It Off With RibbonOutlet.com” »

4 Great Ways To Present A Beautiful Gift!

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With the Holiday season just around the corner, it makes us think of gifts and gets us all in a holiday rush. A lot of customers are running around trying to find the right gift for all their loved ones and throw it together the night before. They’ve found a great gift at your store, so why not offer them beautiful packaging to go with it. It saves them one less trip and creates an add-on sale for you!  So when your customers come in, in a rush, stop them and remind them about the gift presentation.

A Beautiful Presentation

Holiday Themed Gift Basket

Okay, so you have unique wholesale gift items, but do you offer unique packaging? Everyone loves a pretty wrapped gift, it makes it that much more exciting for them. Even if it’s a good gift or possibly not one of their favorite gifts, the gift wrapping will make it that much more worthwhile.

When creating a beautifully wrapped gift, consumers can use anything from wrapping paper, containers, boxes and all the accessories to create a beautiful finish. Remind your customers not to forget about the presentation of their gift for any special occasion, it makes the gift even more exciting! Here are a few ideas that will help your customer’s create a beautiful presentation.

Wrapping Paper For All Occasions!

Wrapping paper come in anything and everything you can imagine. It comes in fun designs, colors and are featured in different themes to suit every occasion. You don’t have to have a huge variety of wrapping paper, just make sure you have good quality and fun designs for each season. Everyone loves fun designs and colors so if your customers aren’t that crafty, suggest using beautiful, quality wrapping paper. It’s still a fun way to present a beautiful gift. One company to look at may be Nashville Wraps. They offer everything from holiday themed gift wrapping, bags, boxes, shrink wrapping and to Eco-friendly packaging. All their gift wrapping products are so fun and unique that customer’s will be sure to wow that special person with their amazing gift presentation.

Fun Gift Presentation!

Christmas Gift Containers
Unique baskets are such a fun way to present a gift, especially if you’re giving a gift basket. There are a variety of unique designs and colors that will suit anyone’s taste. Baskets can be used for a variety of reasons, but presenting gifts in them will be such a fun idea. Make it themed, color coordinated or just wacky and unique. Wrap it all up in some clear cellophane or themed and you have a beautifully presented gift.

Willow Specialties features all sorts of unique baskets for every occasion. They come in baskets shaped like sleighs for Christmas, pink containers and all sorts of sizes and shapes in fun basket designs. Your customers will have everything they’ll need when creating a unique gift basket!

On-The-Go Fun Gift Packaging

You probably have your store stocked with wholesale containers that you use for different things like storing. Have you ever thought about presenting a gift in fun and unique gift containers? This is for your customers who are in a huge rush and feel like they don’t have time to wrap a gift or come up with a gift basket idea. Throw some tissue paper and a cute bow on top and their gift will be ready to go. Wholesale companies even offer fun designed containers now, featuring red and green for Christmas, black and white for an elegant gift or shades of pink for a little girls birthday present. Super easy but so cute at the same time.

Creative Gift Packaging fun and unique containers for all seasons. Their perfect for your on-the-go customers with their fun designed Continue reading “4 Great Ways To Present A Beautiful Gift!” »

Solution for Wholesale Floral Accessories!

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The name says it all! Baskets, Containers, and More by SpringHill Floral Supply has more decorative and functional baskets, vases, containers, and accessories than you can imagine! When you buy wholesale items from this company, you are buying quality products at a great price!

If you are a florist (or even a reseller) seeking the best wholesale floral supply company, then Baskets, Containers, and More is your ideal solution! They have all of  the floral supplies you need and even the ones you didn’t know you wanted. Spark your creativity and design with these trendy vases, baskets, and containers! You will also find card holders, water tubes,rocks, balloons and balloon weights, ribbon, and more! Use their fun, floral accessories to add life to your handmade creations!

Assortment of Baskets, Containers, Accessories

Customer’s that are planning a wedding, planning a party, or even just planning a small get together or special event will find all the supplies they need at your store/shop!

The Baskets, Containers, and More website makes shopping quick and simple! The easy to navigate catalogs give complete item descriptions, pictures, and prices for every item!

You can also shop by occasion to find the perfect containers or floral accessories. Choose from wedding products, anniversary products, graduation products, funeral products, and of course, they carry all of the holiday products you may need!

Good wholesale resources are hard to find! You want to buy quality items at a great price. Your customers will love the merchandise from Baskets, Containers, and More. You will find their decorative and themed baskets and vases are perfect for creating arrangements and gift sets. Customer’s will Continue reading “Solution for Wholesale Floral Accessories!” »

You’re Better Than Boring Ribbon. Go High Style!

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Anyone can run to the local supercenter and buy plain-jane ribbon. Your customers are special thanks to you because you have the good fortune of knowing about High Style Ribbon.

High Style Wholesale Ribbon
People don’t use ribbon just to wrap a gift. They use it to present a certain image. By the same token, the type of ribbon used is the key to achieving that image or not. High style ribbon helps present the image of grandeur, elegance, and quality. Using beautiful ribbon says to the recipient that the giver took the time to lovingly prepare the gift even down to the details of packaging.

This is exactly the kind of image that every gift giver wants to exude. When they want every detail to be perfect, they start their search for wrap and ribbon. You can be where their search begins. It’s as easy as offering a selection of wholesale ribbon from High Style Ribbon.

If you’re creating corsages for the prom season, you’ll need a lot of accessories. Find them all at High Style Ribbon! Wires, pins, ribbon and more are all found here. It’s easier than ever to make High Style Ribbon your one-stop shop when prom season rolls around.

You’ll find all kinds of ribbon at High Style Ribbon. With a name like “High Style Ribbon” you’d expect nothing less, right? You won’t be disappointed because they have an incredible selection of holiday ribbon and other essentials. They have striped ribbon, polka dotted ribbon Continue reading “You’re Better Than Boring Ribbon. Go High Style!” »

Finding Treasure In The Jewels of The Gift Wrap World

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Wired Ribbon from M&J Trimming

Looking for the buried treasure of the gift wrap world? The bounty is just over the horizon at M&J Trimming Company. Here you’ll find the most unique gift wrap accessories and trim for your products.

Want rolls of fabulous ribbon? There are hundreds of styles from which to choose. Wired edge ribbon makes it a breeze to tie the perfect bow. Silk and satin ribbons lend an elegant appeal to beautiful gift wrap. Even beaded ribbon is available from M&J Trimming! There’s more but you’ll have to visit M&J Trimming to view all of the grosgrain, pleated ribbon, floral and Christmas ribbons among others.

Ribbon alone does not make unique gift wrap. M&J Trimming knows this and has taken care of the strong urge for stand-out packaging materials. Jewels of all shapes and sorts are also available, making M&J Trimming the jewel of the gift wrap world! Swarovski rhinestones, appliques, buttons, cords, and even Continue reading “Finding Treasure In The Jewels of The Gift Wrap World” »