Specialty Shop Retailing: Everything You Need to Know to Run Your Own Store, 3rd Edition

Carol L. Schroeder is the co-owner of Orange Tree Imports, a successful gift and kitchenware store in Madison, Wisconsin. She has over three decades of experience in specialty shop retailing, beginning with the Scandinavian furniture store she and her husband Dean transformed into a unique shop featuring gourmet products, toys, seasonal decor, foods, jewelry, stationery, soaps, and more. Orange Tree Imports was chosen as one of five Millennium Retailers in the United States by Gifts and Decorative Accessories magazine and was voted "Best in Business" by In Business magazine.