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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features
14 ' Tis the Season 20 20 Years of CPE and Counting by Christy Dollins
Departments

MY faith

10 Good Will Toward Men

MY connections

28 Connecting with Customers through Social Media
with Donna McCollough

MY customers

36 The Stories We Sell
Why Marketing Matters by Meagan Ingersoll

MY store

40 Insights into Inventory
Knowing Why , When and How

MY life

46 Preventing Burnout with the Gift of Rest by Natalie Runion
Columns
8 Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice 34 Product Focus 44 Store-Assessment Checklist by Kevin VanDuyne
50 Store Spotlight : FIT Books
4 CRA today / www . christianretailassociation . org