by admin | Dec 6, 2020 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy
Board retailers, even more so than other specialty stores, tend to have extremely loyal client bases. It’s a blessing, with a small spritz of a curse: the more often they come in, the more “same old” they see. So with your best customers visiting multiple times a...
by admin | Dec 4, 2020 | Resources, Retail Strategy
Many American consumers are feeling the financial squeeze as the holiday shopping season goes on and will be turning to flexible spending plans to help put them at ease. More merchants are embracing buy now, pay later (BNPL) options to allow consumers to pay in four...
by admin | Dec 1, 2020 | Resources, Retail Strategy
It is so important to convert holiday shoppers into loyal customers because you have so many more bodies walking through your doors after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. When I was starting out as a retail manager, I had a new sales guy who was killing it two weeks in...
by admin | Nov 29, 2020 | Corona Virus, Resources, Retail Strategy
Originally posted on November 10, 2020 then updated. On Monday morning, when VF Corp. announced that it will plunk down more than $2 billion to snag streetwear favorite Supreme for its portfolio, the apparel conglomerate probably thought it would count as...
by admin | Nov 28, 2020 | Associate Members, Resources, Retail Strategy
Brick and mortar retailers are the original marketplace for brands to sell to the end customer. It’s not news that this is changing and changing fast. It feels like new online marketplaces are popping up almost daily. As brands are looking for more ways to sell...
by admin | Nov 23, 2020 | Industry, Outdoor, Retail Strategy, SUP, Surf
Editor’s Note: The 2020 Wetsuit Guide is powered by our featured partners. The air is getting cold. So is the water. The difference between good and bad rubber is about to get real. It’s the difference between pain and comfort. The suits featured in The...