by admin | Jun 1, 2023 | Apparel /Fashion, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Debate, E-Commerce, Retail Strategy, Returns
New research suggests that retailers should think twice before charging customers for returning online purchases. Eighty-seven percent of shoppers in a survey of 9,286 adults in the U.S. by PowerReviews said they “would be at least a little likely to stop...
by admin | May 30, 2023 | BRA Community Partners, Brick & Mortar, News, Retail Strategy
Retailers play an important role in community engagement by supporting local causes, participating in local events, and partnering with other businesses. Retailers are the glue that brings the community together and betters it through cause-related marketing and...
by admin | May 28, 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...
by admin | May 26, 2023 | Inventory Management, Resources, Retail Strategy
Bare shelves are still a recent memory, but many are learning to live on leaner inventories after overstocking in 2022. Nothing for retail inventory planners has been easy over the past three years. After the shortages of 2020 and 2021, the industry spent the past...
by admin | May 25, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, News, Retail Economy, Retail Strategy
After opening its first three DICK’S House of Sport stores in Rochester, New York; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Minnetonka, Minnesota, DICK’S Sporting Goods plans to add more than 12 new locations in the next two years. DICK’S House...
by admin | May 22, 2023 | Apparel /Fashion, HR, Industry, News, Retail Crime, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies
Let’s be honest – when it comes to retail fraud, the online world grabs all the attention – and probably justifiably so. In 2022, losses stemming from internet shopping scams and duplicity approached $400 million, according to statistics from the Better Business...