Community driven · Retail focused

Independent retail, stronger together.

Where independent gift shops and the brands they love find buying power, fresh ideas, and a community that has their back.

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The brands behind the network
BIBS America Inc.Brief InsanityCharmedblingDEMDACOJollity & Co / Daydream SocietyLindi SkinMelrose InternationalBIBS America Inc.Brief InsanityCharmedblingDEMDACOJollity & Co / Daydream SocietyLindi SkinMelrose International
Why we’re here

Independent gift shops, Main Street boutiques, and purpose-driven stores, brought together by collective buying power and a community that has each other’s back.

Why PPP

Two sides, one community

There’s a place for you here.

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For independent retailers

Buy smarter. Never alone.

Exclusive vendor discounts, practical education, and a community of shop owners and vendors who want your store to win.

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For brands & vendors

Reach shops that buy with intention.

Connect directly with engaged independent gift shops across the country, through lasting relationships, not a marketplace.

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PPP Essentials

Preferred pricing on the everyday essentials.

Select manufacturers offer practical, everyday products to members at preferred pricing, secured by the collective strength of the whole network. You order through PPP and ship direct from the maker.

PPP Essentials, practical everyday products

New for members

Quarterly Perks & Promos.

Your go-to hub for the best vendor deals, exclusive offers, and seasonal must-haves, all in one place. Refreshed every quarter.

15% off + free shipping
BiO-G

Odor-resistant comfort socks at 15% off, with free shipping over $250 and two free pairs on a first order.

Buy 4, get 1 free
Schiffer Publishing

Screen-free craft kits all quarter, one free for every four purchased, with code KITFALL26.

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OrangeOnions

Hasbro plush from $20 a unit against MSRPs up to $69.99, strong impulse margins.

Shop tips · Smart Retailing

Practical retail, made useful.

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What Retailers Really Want From Their POS

Point of Sale

What Retailers Really Want From Their POS

Most retailers like their system, but far fewer would choose it again. Here is what shops across our community told us.

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Designing From the Shopper's Point of View

Store design

Designing From the Shopper’s Point of View

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Understanding Turn Rates

Retail 101

Understanding Turn Rates

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Where We Move Fast, and Where We Slow Down

Strategy

Where We Move Fast, and Where We Slow Down

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Holiday Wholesale Buying Guide

Planning

A Look Ahead: Holiday Wholesale Buying Guide

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This month's Buzz Worthy giveaway from Schiffer Publishing

This month’s giveaway

Buzz Worthy Giveaway.

Curated giveaways, community connection. This month we’re featuring Schiffer Publishing, introducing their products to our retail community.

In good company

Vendors worth standing behind.

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Brief Insanity

Brief Insanity

Fun, feel-good loungewear and pajamas your customers will love.

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Charmedbling, INC

Charmedbling, INC

Sparkly stethoscope charms, the perfect gift for every healthcare hero.

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The Puppet Company

The Puppet Company

Imaginative puppets inspiring storytelling, learning, and creative play.

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Butterie

Butterie

A kitchen staple, reinvented and giftable

Butterie turns an everyday kitchen staple into a giftable, impulse-friendly conversation piece.

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For brands & vendors

Hear it from our partners.

Brands share what partnering with PPP means for reaching engaged independent gift shops.

The PPP retailer guide

Start here

Get the PPP retailer guide.

Your overview of programs, vendor connections, and the resources built for independent shops.

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In their words

One year I saved nine thousand dollars, then set out to double it, and saved over eighteen thousand. Saving on purchases I would have made anyway? Yes please.

Eric Wininger  ·  Reading Hospital Gift Shops, Reading, PA
Join PPP

Grow a store that matters.

Purchasing Power Plus connects independent retailers who believe business can do more than sell. Together we share ideas, save smarter, and grow stores that matter, to the people who walk through our doors and the communities we serve.

Community driven  ·  Retail focused