January 2021

Virtual Event:  A Thank You Note

Thank you to everyone who joined us, during last week’s Virtual Event.  We are grateful to all the Vendors, Retailers and Speakers, who made this event a reality.  We now have all the sessions available to view.   We are also sharing our Source Guide below.  This guide highlights all the Vendors who joined us with Video Presentations.  Please be sure to share your appreciation, kind words and positive feedback with them.   This ensures we can continue to coordinate and host these events in the future.

Source Guide

Video Channel

Retailer Buzz

We were so grateful for the kind words and encouragement shared with our team!  Here is some of “the buzz” about our Winter Virtual Event:

I just want to thank all of you for the excellent three day event you just held.  It was worth our membership for the year just to be able to be a part of this.  I took 22 pages of notes between the products highlighted and the speakers’ presentations.  I gleaned so much helpful information from the presentations by Cris, Michelle, and Carol… I so appreciated hearing from these experts in the field.

 I know it must have taken hours of work by your team to pull off an event like this and just wanted you to know how much I appreciated it. 

 Thanks again for all you do for Hospital Gift Shops.  I am so grateful for the savings, the training, the introduction to new lines and products, and all the support.

 Sincerely,

Tamara Szarszewski, Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport, IN 

Thank you all so much for the very interesting 3 day virtual program. The speakers had great information, suggestions and insight. I enjoyed the new trends and top sellers. It is great to have this information and new ideas since participating at the Market Shows is not an option.

Hats off to all of you for a great presentation.

Best regards,

Lynette Klawuhn, LPCH The Gift Shop, Palo Alto, CA 

New Product Introductions 2021

We shared new product introductions in our first session of the week.  Here is that presentation.

Networking

Is your gift shop online? Would you be willing to connect with other PPP Retailers? On occasion, PPP Retail Members have reached out with hopes of connecting with other Hospital Gift Shop Managers with e-commerce sites.  If you would be kind enough to share your email address, so we can foster that connection, please let us know at memberteam@purchasingpowerplus.net

2021 Inspiration from the AmericasMart

A video sharing a montage of images from the AmericasMart appears in Session Two of our Virtual Event and we are sharing it here as well.  Enjoy inspiration from the 2021 Market!

We are grateful for the support you have given us, our vendors and our retail community through your involvement.