i need your help

mornin’ merry makers 🍂🧦🧸🎃🎁

september energy is hitting hard this year.

the texas heat is kinda lifting, back-to-school aisles are picked over, pumpkin spice groceries are hitting shelves, and spirit halloween stores are popping up everywhere.

and if you work in retail you know what this really means… 

holiday crunch time.

my mission with this newsletter is to make retail more merry all year round, but especially during the most magical (& sometimes stressful) time of the year. so when clip money asked to partner on a project that could truly help retail operators step into this season with clarity and confidence, i was thrilled.

some of you might remember back in april when i gushed (unapologetically) about their brilliant way of modernizing retail cash management.

this time, we’re teaming up on something even more special…

the 2025 retail holiday pulse survey.

the goal of the survey is to gather real insights from real people (you!) about holiday shopping behavior. in october, we’ll gather it all up, sift through it, and share back the truths that can help us all navigate the holidays smarter, lighter, & merrier.

the survey is 10 multiple choice questions & open to literally everyone!

takes < 2 minutes. 

as a thank you for taking our survey:

→ 100 lucky readers will get a $20 doordash gift card
→ EVERYONE gets 2 months of merry membership free ($20 value)

but remember…surveys like this only work if people actually do them. plus this one is only open for a limited time. so don’t scroll past thinking “later.”

i know that trick and i know that later becomes never 😏 

i decided to hold the rest of today’s content for thursday so i could keep this letter short and “give” you time to take the survey.

i know very generous of me.

but really i just think this is such an incredible way for us to come together to help prep for the holiday season. i’m so excited to dig into your responses and can’t wait to share what we find with y’all in october. please and thank you in advance for the help.

i truly appreciate you!

especially those of you that already took the survey before reading this line 🙃