Community driven · Retail focused

Purposeful retail, stronger together.

Where hospital, pharmacy, and community gift shops, along with the brands they love, find buying power, fresh ideas, and a community that has their back.

Botanical pillows, coasters and a candle in a gift shop display

The brands behind the network
Fun Squared GamesMary MeyerMelrose InternationalSnuggle ShieldtagZoey Naturalsburton + BURTONJollity & Co / Daydream SocietyArtistic Impressions, IncSok-ItStorqFloafersFun Squared GamesMary MeyerMelrose InternationalSnuggle ShieldtagZoey Naturalsburton + BURTONJollity & Co / Daydream SocietyArtistic Impressions, IncSok-ItStorqFloafers
Why we’re here

Hospital gift shops, Main Street boutiques, and purpose-driven stores, brought together by collective buying power and a community that has each other’s back.

Why PPP

Two sides, one community

There’s a place for you here.

Autumn pumpkin and foliage display in a gift shop

For retailers

Buy smarter. Never alone.

Exclusive vendor discounts, practical education, and a community of shop owners and vendors who want your store to win.

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Fall boots and dried florals styled on a wooden crate

For brands & vendors

Reach shops that buy with intention.

Connect directly with engaged gift shops across the country, through lasting relationships, not a marketplace.

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Try & Buy · Fall 2026

Twenty-five brands,
ready to meet your shelves

Selection week opens September 14

Try & Buy is coming back this fall, and we wanted you to see the lineup before requests open. Twenty-five vendors have set aside free samples for shops that have never bought from them, so you can put the product in a customer’s hands before you commit to an opening order.

Selection week runs September 14 to 18. One request per shop location, filled in the order requests arrive, while quantities last. Samples ship by October 13.

Mark your calendar now. When the request form opens, the earlier you get your picks in, the more of them we can fill.

Try & Buy requests open soon. Watch your inbox. You won’t want to miss this one.

Try and Buy Fall 2026 sample products from PPP vendors
Samples from this round’s brands
Shop tips · Smart Retailing

Practical retail, made useful.

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The Opening Checklist

Shop tools

The Opening Checklist

A printable morning routine so whoever holds the keys can work top to bottom and turn the sign with everything ready. one from.

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Six Things Summer Market Told Us

Market Report

Six Things Summer Market Told Us

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Designing From the Shopper's Point of View

Store design

Designing From the Shopper’s Point of View

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Understanding Turn Rates

Retail 101

Understanding Turn Rates

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Where We Move Fast, and Where We Slow Down

Strategy

Where We Move Fast, and Where We Slow Down

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Men’s gifting display of slippers, socks and golf accessories

For Him · September Issue

The best gifts for men rarely begin with the word gift. They begin with habit.

What he puts on every morning. What sits beside the bed. What travels with him. What makes the workday better. What says something about him without trying too hard.

Read the September issue →

This month’s Buzz Worthy giveaway from Ruth + Bo

This month's giveaway

Buzz Worthy Giveaway.

Curated giveaways, community connection. This month we’re featuring Ruth + Bo, introducing their products to our retail community.

In good company

Vendors worth standing behind.

Meet our newest vendor partners →

Artistic Impressions

Artistic Impressions

Personalized souvenirs, keepsakes and gifts, made in the USA.

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Fun Squared Games

Fun Squared Games

Simple Games. Big Fun. Made to Bring People Together.

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Snuggle Shield

Snuggle Shield

Innovative baby essentials designed to protect little ones wherever families go.

Read →

Cott N Curls

September vendor profile

Cott N Curls

Hand cut canvas and leather bags, wallets and pillows in playful printed designs. One vendor covering accessories and home decor.

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For brands & vendors

Hear it from our partners.

Brands share what partnering with PPP means for reaching engaged gift shops.

The PPP retailer guide

Start here

Get the PPP retailer guide.

Your overview of programs, vendor connections, and the resources built for gift shops.

For Them · September Issue

The best children’s products do more than occupy a shelf. They invite a child into a world.

A card becomes a conversation. A dinosaur book becomes an expedition. A colorful cup suddenly has a personality. A squishy toy becomes something wonderfully irresistible to squeeze. And a plush unicorn? That is transportation.

Read the September issue →

Children’s toys, books and games on a gift shop table

In their words

One year I saved nine thousand dollars, then set out to double it, and saved over eighteen thousand. Saving on purchases I would have made anyway? Yes please.

Eric Wininger  ·  Reading Hospital Gift Shops, Reading, PA
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Grow a store that matters.

Purchasing Power Plus connects retailers who believe business can do more than sell. Together we share ideas, save smarter, and grow stores that matter, to the people who walk through our doors and the communities we serve.

Community driven  ·  Retail focused