App option is several ways ‘Christian Retailing’ encourages readers to keep in touch with the industry

Christian Retailing now provides access to news of the Christian products industry through a growing number of sources, including a brand-new option for smartphone or tablet users—the retailing tab on the free Charisma News mobile app. 

Authors who want to know if their favorite book made the top spot on the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s best-seller list this week, retailers looking for stores engaging in innovative promotions or companies wanting to know what key industry partnerships have come about will find all of this information and more at www.christianretailing.com, through our e-newsletters or by using the new Christian Retailing tab on the Charisma News mobile app. There we offer 24/7 access to industry news—including breaking news—best-sellers, personnel transitions and more sent to Android, iPhone or BlackBerry phones or other mobile devices.

Available for free, the app makes Christian Retailing available anytime, anywhere. Users can download the app for free by texting “Charisma” to 24587 or by going to charismamobile.com.

Along with our monthly print issue, Christian Retailing is also available for free—thanks to our advertisers—in a digital version online. Store managers may wish to encourage each of their team members to read the magazine to stay abreast of new products or key news stories that may impact their interaction with customers on the sales floor. The digital issue also is a cost-effective option for international readers or simply for those who enjoy reading the magazine online. To sign up for the digital edition, go to www.christianretailing.com/digital/register/.

In addition to these options for keeping up on the news, our principal e-newsletter, Christian Retailing Update, currently goes out twice weekly, on Mondays and Thursdays. We are also reinstituting our gift e-newsletter, Inspirational Gift Mart Bulletin, which will be sent every Wednesday. To sign up for the newsletters, go to the Subscribe drop-down menu at www.christianretailing.com.

Our readers will also notice that we have introduced a new logo with a clean, eye-catching design. The price tag icon at its center reflects the business side of Christian retail, and the new tag line reflects the broadness of the product offerings in our industry as well as our interest in what God is doing  worldwide in this global economy. 

Retailers and others interested in new products will also find it helpful to know that publishers and other suppliers post their product information on our New Release Listing on our website. Simply visit www.christianretailing.com and click on the New Release Listings graphic to see some of the latest gifts, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, Spanish and Catholic products. 

Authors or suppliers who need access to the listing should create an account on the site, then notify Editor Christine Johnson.

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