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“5 Tips to Increase Retail Sales With Visual Merchandising” by Nick Gurney via Total Retail

by admin | Jul 30, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Data Driven Performance, E-Commerce, Retail Strategy

As a retailer, you know that it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to keep your business running. And while there are many different aspects of your business that require attention, arguably the most important is your sales. Ninety percent of the information...

“Sustaining Profitability and the Environment: A Retail Necessity” by Nathan Smith via The Robin Report

by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Retail Strategy, Sustainability

Industry Reality Check To set the context for new emerging retail crises, allow me to set up the situation we find ourselves in as a result of the pandemic. From my perspective, Covid-19 did not start any new trends; instead, it accelerated one that had already begun,...

“Monthly retail sales from the US Commerce Department” by Daphne Howland and Caroline Jansen via Retail Dive

by admin | Jul 21, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Data Driven Performance, News, Statistics

Photo Illustration: Shaun Lucas/Industry Dive; Getty Images The department’s Census Bureau tracks estimates each month. Retail Dive provides the numbers for key segments, and their year-over-year progress, or decline. Editor’s Note: Comparisons for individual segments...

“Will Yeezy find it easy to operate stores?” by Matthew Stern via Retail Wire

by admin | Jul 14, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Debate, News, Shoe Market, Streetwear

Sneakerheads and streetwear enthusiasts may soon have a new brick-and-mortar store to visit. YZYSPLY, the sneaker and apparel company of sometimes-controversial rapper, producer and fashion entrepreneur Kanye West, has filed a trademark hinting that a physical...

“Top 10 Visual Merchandising Secrets” by Melissa Stivale via Independent Retailer

by admin | Jul 13, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Retail Strategy

Visual merchandising plays a pivotal role in converting sales at the store level. The concept seems simple: display inventory in an organized way that engages and informs customers. However, there should be a lot of thought and purposeful planning that goes into...

“4 Examples of Great Customer Service in 2022” by Bob Phibbs via The Retail Doctor Blog

by admin | Jul 9, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Service, Resources, Retail Strategy

I’ve written extensively about creating a customer service strategy, how to improve your retail customer service, and retail customer service on the front line so I was anxious to see what I’d encounter when a couple of weeks ago I traveled down...