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by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Awards, E-Commerce, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies
How did I define the CEO of RH, Gary Friedman? As a true radical, and more. Perhaps even an iconoclast. Friedman is unique and complex. A conversation with him can be surreal; he’s a philosopher, an uber-character, energizer bunny, stream-of-conscious rambling...
by admin | Dec 2, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, Debate, Predictions, Retail Economy
Inflation is a top concern for both businesses and consumers currently, and rightfully so as the U.S. trend continues to remain high. The most recent Consumer Price Index national average for October was 7.7 percent, down from the high of 9.1 percent in...
by admin | Dec 1, 2022 | Accounting and Business Services, Resources, Retail Strategy
After two and a half years of COVID-19 shutdowns, reopenings, and clarifications and additional guidance being released on the 2020 CARES Act, taxpayers and practitioners have a clearer roadmap for the 2022 tax filing season. But, unless many CARES...
by Doug Works | Nov 30, 2022 | Educational Opportunity, International Travel, Philosophy, Surf
It won’t be flat forever. Photo: Jeremy Bishop//Unsplash Ben Franklin once famously said, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” In true constitutional fashion, I’d like to amend that statement. For surfers, nothing is certain except...
by admin | Nov 29, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Data Driven Performance, E-Commerce, Holiday, News, Predictions, Statistics
Credit: Getty Images by Jordi Salas Consumers spent a record $9.12 billion online shopping during Black Friday this year, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks sales on retailers’ websites. Overall, online Black Friday sales were up 2.3 percent...
by admin | Nov 27, 2022 | Community, Industry, Sustainability
The slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” has been around for decades. But it’s only more recently that the fashion industry has begun examining how such actions could improve their sustainability efforts while giving their clothing a second life. America Recycles...
by admin | Nov 24, 2022 | Customer Service, Educational Opportunity, HR
Credit: Getty Images by Cecilie_Arcurs The Great Resignation. The rise of e-commerce. The supply chain squeeze. These are just the latest in a string of challenging issues facing the retail industry, with a possible recession looming on the horizon. Retailers have...
by admin | Nov 21, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Educational Opportunity, HR, Industry, Retail Strategy
Excellent customer service is dependent on your sales associates. Likewise, a bad customer service experience depends on your associates delivering poor customer service in your retail store. It doesn’t matter if you are one of those brick-and-mortar retailers...
by admin | Nov 19, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Data Driven Performance, E-Commerce, Industry, Internet, Local Search, m-commerce, Omnichannel, Predictions, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies, Social Commerce
As e-commerce has exploded in popularity, the question of how brick-and-mortar retailers would fare in the future has been widely debated. The notion of a “retail apocalypse” reached a crescendo during the pandemic as year-over-year e-commerce grew two to five...
by admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Industry, Product Reviews, Surf
Under the talented feet of Kelly Slater, the advantages of a board constructed primarily of expanded polystyrene foam become abundantly clear. Photo: Todd Glaser Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new series, “By Design” with Sam George that examines the genius, and...
