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“The New Retail Space Race” by Sanford Stein via The Robin Report

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...

“Tech Tools That Can Create More Interactive and Informative In-Store Navigation” by Sajid Mohamedy via Total Retail

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...

“SKATESHOP (2021) Movie review” by BRA Executive Director Doug Works plus view trailer & full movie here

by admin | Sep 3, 2023 | Community, Industry, News, Opinion, Retail Strategy, Skateboard, Skateboard Film Review

MOVIE INFO A group of skaters unite to save their local skateshop. Genre: Comedy Original Language: English Director: Ryan Peimer, Sarah Tang, Zack Whyel Producer: Curt Braden, Jerod Jacobs, Sarah Tang Writer: Zack Whyel...

“Tackling Rising Shrink: Strategies to Combat Shoplifting and Employee Theft in Retail Stores” by Bob Phibbs via The Retail Doctor Blog

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...

“The flashy and painful parts” by Cole Nowicki via Simple Magic

by admin | Aug 27, 2023 | BRA Community Partners, Brick & Mortar, Community, Customer Experience, Industry, News, Opinion, Skateboard

One thing that is certain is the uncertainty of our shared history, especially in the online age. Like a scar or a gaudy gold ring, the past only exists if we carry it with us and show it to everyone we can. There have always been those who’d rather not, instead,...

“Specialty Retailers Like You Can Now Count Inventory With Smartphones” by Aaron Randall via RICS Software (BRA Supporting Vendor Partner)

by admin | Aug 25, 2023 | News, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Technologies

RICS POS and Inventory Management solution just released another new app: RICS>Scan. RICS>Scan is a powerful software solution that enables users to scan inventory quickly and accurately with an iPhone or Android device. It can be downloaded to multiple phones...