have been particularly popular he says. That is in line with the “big trend for natural smelling fragrances and fragrances found in nature,” that Slocumb has noticed. Another unique product offering is a sugar scrub made from Demerara sugar, “which most people know as sugar in the raw,” Neel says. The wide range of products available, means that both
retailers and consumers have a lot to choose from. Bath and body products are a great addition for gift shops says Roghani, because “every woman needs them.” And, like Demerson, she is also seeing a shift in demand away from the less expensive, more commercially
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available products to ones they can trust. “Consumers are really looking at the quality of the product,” says Roghani, and they are looking for products whose manufacturers are very transparent about how they make the products and what is in them. A lot of shops are bringing these kinds of products in because they make a nice addition to the others they sell. As always, bath and body products add a splash of luxury and fun to your bottom line.
Lin Grensing-Pophal is a freelance business journalist in Chippewa Falls, WI. She writes about marketing and business management issues for national and trade publications and is the author of Marketing With the End in Mind (IABC, 2005).
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