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by admin | Mar 17, 2024 | Book Review, Community, Outdoor, Product Reviews, Reviews, Surf
Stoke your child’s curiosity of the ocean with these twelve awesome surf books for kids. Photo: Torsten Dederichs//Unsplash. Reading is beneficial for everyone, but especially children. It helps to strengthen the brain, build vocabulary, stimulate the imagination, and...
by admin | Mar 15, 2024 | Accounting and Business Services, Brick & Mortar, Credit Card Processing, News, Point of Sale, Resources
Credit: Getty Images by Westend61 Visa, Mastercard, and the banks that issue cards with them agreed to pay $30 billion in a lawsuit settlement that was first brought to the courts by merchants in 2005 . In reaching a settlement, Visa and Mastercard agree to lower...
by admin | Mar 13, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Customer Experience, News, Retail Strategy, Skate Art
Kids at a Michaels birthday party. Starting at $299, Michaels will help customers organize two-hour parties for up to eight children. Courtesy of Michaels The crafts retailer reimagined its class offering and introduced a party planning service for children in the...
by admin | Mar 11, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Service, Educational Opportunity, HR, Resources, Retail Strategy, Sales Training
When you’re looking for a Retail Sales Strategy that works, it’s simple: you need to be brilliant on the basics. I had been hired in my business consultant role by a man looking to open a new store. After assessing the location and...
by admin | Mar 9, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Competitions, News, Resources, Retail Technologies, Sales Training
Photo Courtesy of ENDVR Sales contests are powerful tools for brands. They incentivize and motivate sales associates to talk about their products and sell them to customers. And this extra push goes a long way for brands. In this article, we will explain how to...
by admin | Mar 5, 2024 | BRA Community Partners, Community, DIY, News, Skateboard
Wonders Around The World (WAW) is a 100% volunteer-run charitable organization whose mission is to make skateboarding accessible worldwide through the value of “Inclusion, expression, and development through empowerment”. WAW has traveled the world with a crew of...
by admin | Feb 29, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence / CHAT GPT, Brick & Mortar, News, Retail Technologies
Credit: iStock.com by Surasak Suwanmake For some time now, many retailers have been exploring the use of artificial intelligence to enhance various aspects of their business, from inventory placement to merchandising assortments. However, the conversation gained...
by admin | Feb 27, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, Opinion, Retail Crime, Skateboard
This is an extended version of a story that initially appeared in SBC Skateboard Vol. 24.1. You can look at that whole issue online here and subscribe to the mag here. The obvious, business-registry-grade answer is that it’s a place to buy hard and...
by admin | Feb 23, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, Customer Service, Resources, Sales Training
Looking for resources on how to increase sales in retail? The key is to realize in many ways, brick-and-mortar retailers have a finite client base. After all, only so many people will be willing to walk into your store on any given day. While great marketing can...
by admin | Feb 17, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence / CHAT GPT, Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, E-Commerce, m-commerce, News, Retail Technologies
Credit: Getty Images by FangXiaNuo Our rapidly digitalizing and globalizing world hasn’t been kind to the retail industry these past few years, especially for brick-and-mortar stores. As a result, many retailers have begun to wrestle with questions concerning...
