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“Dick’s Sporting Goods to Shutter Field & Stream Brand” by Joe Keenan via Total Retail

by admin | Mar 9, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, News, Outdoor, Retail Economy

Dick’s Sporting Goods is shifting focus away from its Field & Stream stores toward its House of Sport concept, a significantly larger — and more profitable — version of the familiar Dick’s Sporting Goods store. Dick’s opened its first Field &...

“3 Ways to EVOLVE Your Social Media Webinar Replay” plus invitation for “3-Day Social Media Confusion To Confidence Challenge”, “Reels Means Deals Replay” & more by Crystal Vilkaitis of Crystal Media (BRA Supporting Vendor Partner)

by admin | Mar 8, 2023 | Educational Opportunity, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies, Social Media

Marketing is constantly evolving. If you are not keeping up, you’re falling behind. But real change doesn’t happen overnight. Last week, Crystal Media CEO and social media expert, Crystal Vilkaitis, presented an outstanding webinar called “3 Ways to...

“Zoi Sadowski-Synott and Travis Rice Win the ‘Gnarliest Natural Selection Event Ever’” by via The Inertia

by admin | Mar 7, 2023 | Competitions, Snowboard

Elena Hight with a tricky exit off a knuckle of terrain that suits her style perfectly. Photo: Tom Monterosso//Natural Selection The white dust has now settled on “Boulder Park,” a gnarled chunk of terrain in the Canadian Wilderness outside Revelstoke that...

“More specialty retailers are launching their own marketplaces” by Maria Monteros via Modern Retail

by admin | Mar 6, 2023 | E-Commerce, Internet, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

Ivy Liu Specialty retailers are the latest group to jump on the online marketplace train. Arts and crafts retailer Michaels recently announced the launch of its online marketplace, which would give shoppers access to 750,000 curated new products from...

“Sales Training – 5 of The Stupidest Questions to Ask Retail Shoppers” by Bob Phibbs via The Retail Doctor Blog

by admin | Mar 5, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Service, HR, Resources, Retail Strategy

1. How are you today? Admit it, you don’t care; the shopper knows you don’t care. This leads the customer to parrot a specific answer, “Fine, and you?” To which the retail employee responds with another expected answer, “Fine,” or they launch into another unthinking...