Parable Group News Today

The Parable Group’s annual State of Christian Retailing report found that sales for Christian bookstores decreased 2.4% from 2021 to 2022. Nevertheless, retailers in the category remain encouraged about sales in 2023.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol continues its heroic quest to improve conditions on the southern U.S. border. This week alone, the federal agency reported that its agents intercepted methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; thwarted smuggling attempts; arrested gang members; and rescued migrants lost in the California and Arizona wilderness and even trapped inside moving train cars -- the list goes on.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol continues its heroic quest to improve conditions on the southern U.S. border. This week alone, the federal agency reported that its agents intercepted methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine; thwarted smuggling attempts; arrested gang members; and rescued migrants lost in the California and Arizona wilderness and even trapped inside moving train cars -- the list goes on.

Retail Furniture News: Atlanta Market Set to Welcome Nation’s Top Buyers to Winter 2022 Market, Atlanta Market continues to refine its product offerings with new commitments in showrooms and temporaries further expanding some 8,000+ lines presented in 1,000+ permanent showrooms and 1,000+ temporary exhibits.

A new item at Christian bookstores in 2020 shot straight to the top of the sales charts: face masks with faith messages. Christian retailers across the country sold masks with the messages “Not Today Satan” and “This too shall pass,” as well as “Faith Over Fear,” “Blessed Beyond Belief,” and “It is well with my soul,” as stores found creative ways to continue business in a pandemic. Two new industry surveys show that Christian retail was hard hit by COVID-19 and the subseque...