Things are pretty tough nowadays. Just as we’re coming out of the pandemic, where people aren’t worrying so much about their health, we’re now facing a financial crisis with everything from fuel to Fritos going up in price, and people are paying close attention to their spending habits. There’s only so much you can do…
EZJ Legendary Stash Boxes By EZJ For the true aficionado with discriminating tastes and a penchant for the handcrafted comes the Legendary Stash Box series from the maker of the now-famous EZJ rolling machine. Each unit is handcrafted from oak and pinion, upcycled untreated pallets and exotic hardwoods such as teak mahogany and perlotta, intricately…
Creating an annual budget is crucial to running a successful and profitable retail business. A budget helps you set both short and long term business goals and enables smart decision-making to achieve those goals. You’ll also be in a better position to proactively manage your finances, setting you up for profitability, sustainability, and exponential growth….
The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas are the busiest shopping season of the year. According to the National Retail Federation, consumers in the U.S. spent $886.7 billion during the 2021 holiday season — and the total is expected to be even higher in 2022 as consumer demand continues to rise. With Black Friday, Small Business…
How to Make the Most of the Year’s Biggest Spending Frenzy Even before Black Friday became the biggest shopping day of the year, the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas have always been a pivotal time for retailers. After all, the day after Thanksgiving signals the start of the Christmas shopping season. Eventually, retailers began offering…
With that in mind, we introduce you to our newest feature: You Asked, HQ Answered. And being that this is unofficially our holiday issue, we thought what better time to answer a few questions about gift cards. Who doesn’t love gift cards? When you consider how hard it is to buy a present for friends…
“The first time I smoked a joint was in high school,” says Tina Tsui. “I ate the roach because I was told that’s what you’re supposed to do.” Quite the embarrassing admission from Tsui, co-founder of Roll The Life (rollthelife.com), maker of pre-rolled tips, natural rolling papers, and smoking filters. “If there had been a tip…
The buzz over the past year in smoke and vape shops has been Delta 8, or D8. A derivative of CBD, but offering some of the psychotropic effects of THC, Delta 8 has invigorated many vape shops that were floundering due to the FDA pressure on the e-liquid market, and given smoke shops a new…
“I never doubted the potential of the product,” says Andrew Tharrington, general manager and junior partner with his grandfather, Bill Slavinsky, of Headway Designs. “But early on there were a few stores who straight up asked, ‘Why should we bother carrying acrylics?’” No question, even Tharrington agrees, glass bongs are king when it comes to smoking…
