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“Why raising minimum wage is no longer enough to draw in retail workers – Workers are not responding to these cues as they traditionally have. Why? Most retailers are using an outdated hiring playbook” by David Ritter and Conor Gaffney via Retail Dive

by admin | Sep 23, 2021 | HR, Retail Strategy

Editor’s note: The following is a guest post from David Ritter, a managing director, and Conor Gaffney, an associate in the consumer and retail group, at global professional services firm Alvarez and Marsal. They can be reached...

“Will overstocking get retailers through the holidays?” by Tom Ryan via Retail Wire

by admin | Sep 20, 2021 | Debate, Retail Strategy

Big box retailers are pulling forward orders earlier than normal and aggressively investing in core items as supply chain bottlenecks threaten to lead to empty shelves over the holiday season. In many cases, inventories are up double-digit percentage points compared...

“New Social Commerce Tools Can Boost Businesses This Holiday Season” by Thibaud Clément via Total Retail

by admin | Sep 19, 2021 | Retail Strategy, Social Commerce

A breadth of new social commerce tools and features will make shopping online this holiday season look very different from years past. Throughout the past year, e-commerce has seen an enormous boom fueled by physical retail limitations and closures caused by the...

“15 Ways to Increase Retailers’ Profit Margins” by Bob Phibbs (The Retail Doctor)

by admin | Sep 14, 2021 | Resources, Retail Strategy

Retailers’ profit margins have been more relevant than ever lately … It all started with curbside pickup, the only way many stores could sell their products during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, some experts are suggesting retailers add similar programs: “You...

“Shoppers returning to their earlier pandemic behaviors, research finds” by Daphne Howland via Retail Dive

by admin | Sep 13, 2021 | Corona Virus, Retail Strategy, Statistics

kajakiki via Getty Images Dive Brief: Consumers are retrenching in the face of the delta variant of the coronavirus, with 20% “highly optimistic” about a return to normal, down from a third at the beginning of the summer, according to Numerator...

“September Surf Expo Health and Safety Guidelines and link to SES Interview with Roy Turner about the Show plus retailer registration, BRA specific events and Surf Expo highlight videos” via the awesome people behind Surf Expo

by admin | Sep 7, 2021 | Educational Opportunity, Industry, Kiteboard, News, Resources, Retail Strategy, Skateboard, SUP, Surf, Trade Shows, Wake Skate, Wake Surf, Wakeboard, Women's Market

Surf Expo is the largest and longest running watersports and beach lifestyle tradeshow in the world. Since 1976, retailers from around the globe have relied on Surf Expo to identify new trends, new brands, and to get business done. Don’t miss your chance to be a part...