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Church store manager wins free registration Print Email
Written by Christine D. Johnson   
Monday, 11 January 2010 01:10 PM America/New_York
Marbara Stivers, manager of the Growing Strong Resource Center and media library director at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., has won a free registration to Christian Retailing's The Gathering 2010.

Stivers was awarded the prize for answering correctly the online quiz related to a recent issue of The Church Bookstore magazine, a supplement to Christian Retailing.

The Gathering 2010 will be held April 21-23 at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky.

 
Amazon’s Christmas digital book sales Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 02:32 PM America/New_York
A Jan. 6 e-mail for the latest Christian Retailing Vital Signs industry survey said that it had been reported that Amazon.com sold more units of digital books than actual books this Christmas season. In fact, the online retailer said that "on Christmas Day, for the first time ever, customers purchased more Kindle books than physical books."
 
Standard Publishing’s products highlighted Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 02:42 PM America/New_York
Standard Publishing's products are being highlighted in the new Virtual Christian Restock Connection, an online exhibition that will feature Webinars and interviews with retailers and suppliers offering advice on inventory issues.

Running through March 30, the show is hosted by Christian Retailing magazine, highlighting some of the key new and backlist products from leading suppliers.

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'Christian Retailing' editorial podcast Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 02:56 PM America/New_York
Listen as the editors of Christian Retailing magazine discuss the latest in industry news, Bibles, new products and more. Get a behind-the-scenes look as they talk about how the Christmas season turned out for Christian retailers and suppliers, the busy industry events calendar and Christian Retailing's new Virtual Christian Restock Connection.

Click here to hear the podcast.

 
'The Book of Ruth' in Christian retail Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 03:00 PM America/New_York
The biblical drama The Book of Ruth was recently released on DVD by Pure Flix Entertainment, and distributed to Christian retail by EMI CMG Distribution.

Released Dec. 15, the movie stars singer Carman as Boaz in the film about the Old Testament book.

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Gifts for budget-conscious consumers Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 03:05 PM America/New_York
While there may not be any gift category that is recession-proof, some may fare better than others.

Problems in the housing market mean there are "less new walls out there" on which to hang art, but people are still redecorating existing homes, observed Robert Spooner, director of marketing for Robert Spooner Galerie. Still, "rather than $1,000 or $2,000 items, they will buy $100 or $200 items," he added.

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Australian chain’s 'fair trade' suppliers' code Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 03:12 PM America/New_York
Australia's leading Christian retail chain has established a Fair Trade Policy for the conditions under which products it stocks should be made by overseas suppliers.

The document from Koorong--which has 18 stores across the country--has been welcomed as a "great first step" by leaders of the Just Holy Hardware campaign launched by the Justice and International Mission Unit of the Uniting Church in Australia.

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Chuck Smith recovering from stroke Print Email
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 03:20 PM America/New_York
Chuck Smith, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Calif., and author of several books, is recovering from a mild stroke. Smith, 82, was taken to a hospital Dec. 27.

"Pastor Chuck has made great progress and is being released this week from rehabilitation," an update on the church's Web site said this week. "He is hoping to resume his old schedule as soon as possible."

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