by admin | Jul 22, 2021 | News, Retail Strategy, Statistics
Credit: Getty Images by Max Riesgo Consumers plan to spend record amounts for both school and college supplies as families and students plan to return to in-person classrooms this fall, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail...
by admin | Jul 21, 2021 | Resources, Retail Strategy
Customer service techniques should be at the top of your list when you consider how to increase sales in retail. While getting customers into your store comes first, their experience in the store is what makes the sale. Attracting visitors to your store through...
by admin | Jul 17, 2021 | E-Commerce, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy
Credit: Getty Images by dowell The future always promises uncertainty. That said, all indications are that contactless payments are ingrained in brick-and-mortar retail for the long haul. Without massive unforeseen disruption, the COVID-assisted trend towards...
by admin | Jul 12, 2021 | Resources, Retail Strategy, Social Commerce
The world we live in is consumer driven and constantly changing. Enticing customers to your retail store with traditional marketing methods (or even online) is growing harder every year. Not only do 51% of Americans prefer to shop online, COVID-19 has moved many...
by admin | Jul 11, 2021 | Resources, Retail Strategy
Christmas in July…or August. We’ve all heard the phrase but planning for successful holidays is more important. It’s summer and a lot of retailers need to be thinking about what they will do differently for the upcoming holidays. The good news is Covid is...
by admin | Jul 9, 2021 | HR, Retail Strategy
As a four trillion dollar slice of the economy, retail is one of the largest employment sectors in the U.S. Prior to the pandemic, it provided direct and indirect employment to some 52 million workers, second only to the healthcare sector. Many of these jobs – as...
