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by admin | Sep 16, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, News
Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus by Dragon Images As we transition from Back to School to Black Friday and full-scale holiday shopping, foot traffic in stores continues to rise. Shopping-related destinations started the year off with a 20 percent increase in...
by admin | Sep 12, 2023 | Apparel /Fashion, Holiday, Industry, News, Product Reviews, Trade Shows
Top Row (left to right): Rhythm men’s and women’s boardshorts; Former hoodie; Hurley Moore Aloha collaboration; Rusty’s RED collection. Bottom Row (left to right): Roark Bless Up dress; Lotus & Luna Master Healer jewelry; Rip Curl Flashbomb...
by admin | Sep 11, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, News, Retail Strategy
All you contrarians unite: Store-based retail is very much alive — even on fire. In fact, according to real estate services firm CBRE, the rate of available retail real estate fell to 4.8 percent in the second quarter, the lowest level in 18 years. And as...
by admin | Sep 7, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, News, Opinion, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies
Credit: Getty Images by Busakorn Pongparnit If you were to sit and watch a video of your customers browsing your store, you would undoubtedly see a mix of those who know exactly what they want and can intuitively find it, combined with a sea of shoppers baffled by the...
by admin | Sep 3, 2023 | Accounting and Business Services, Brick & Mortar, News, Retail Strategy
The pandemic wreaked havoc on the global economy, creating an inflationary business environment that adversely affected material, labor, and transportation costs. To preserve margins, organizations were forced to raise prices and pass those cost increases on to the...
by admin | Sep 2, 2023 | Apparel /Fashion, Brick & Mortar, News, Retail Crime, Retail Strategy
Shoplifting and employee theft are rising; they make up what retailers call “shrink.”Loss prevention is a broad category used to encompass disappearing merchandise from shoplifting customers and employees not ringing up merch correctly, not checking...
by admin | Aug 26, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, HR, Retail Strategy
When did a career in retail become so unappealing for young folks? Twenty years ago, a position in frontline retail was one of the best jobs a young person could hope to get. Yet today, a staggering 87 percent of retail leaders are worried about talent...
by admin | Aug 24, 2023 | News
In today’s highly competitive retail market, customer loyalty is often a pivotal driver of business success. So much so that studies have shown that increasing customer retention rates by just 5 percent can boost profits up to 95 percent. However, gone are the...
by admin | Aug 22, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, News, Retail Crime, Retail Economy, Retail Strategy
A red brick Dick’s storefront under a blue sky. The retailer reported net sales grew 3.6% in the second quarter, but both net and operating income were down double digits. Permission granted by Dick’s Sporting Goods The athletics retailer rolled out a business...
by admin | Aug 21, 2023 | Community, Industry, News, Skateboard
Waiting for him to say it’s “Outta this world” Big NdGT fans over here. Have you seen Cosmos?? Anywho, it’s not surprising that a brilliant mind of Neil’s stature is also a big fan of skating. Peep this new clip from the...
