Expect to be warm this winter. The bigger the shape and the bigger the knit, the more on trend and more comfortable fashion is looking for fall 2014. Polar vortex or not, the season’s trends are full of easy-to-wear pieces that produce a warm and cozy look into the coming months.
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The 40th OFFPRICE Show (August 16-19, 2014) in Las Vegas celebrated the history of the show while demonstrating a vibrant and exciting future. The show recognized the 15 companies that have been exhibiting at OFFPRICE since its first year in 1995 at a cocktail reception for attendees.
Larger department stores and pharmacies now have remote monitoring of their camera systems. Due to of the number of stores, these larger chains can have one location watching the cameras for various locations to spot shoplifting. They can then alert the local security personnel of suspicious activities, while saving thousands of dollars compared to each store having to do this individually.
For online retailers, navigating the many channels of ecommerce can be a challenging feat, especially with the consumer’s path to online purchase becoming one without borders. According to ChannelAdvisor’s new Multichannel Ecommerce Study of online retailers, 90 percent of retailers surveyed are selling on marketplaces. The survey of more than 200 retailers in the US and UK identifies the strategies retailers are using to optimize their online sales on their voyage to success.
The September 2014 issue of Independent Retailer Magazine includes a feature on Made in the USA and an IGES Gift & Souvenir Show preview
The August 2014 Issue of Independent Retailer Magazine is Available Now!
“Drive them to retail” is a marketing mantra as old as the marketplace, and it’s back. It appeared for a while that online purchases would continue to erode brick-and-mortar traffic. Showrooming represented a detour from the traditional purchase path, as consumers began to browse for items at stores, and fulfill the purchase online for fractional discounts; an idea driven by cold logic in the pursuit of price. But that has changed.
Trade shows are the ideal venue to meet new and existing suppliers, conduct business meetings, network and investigate new products. However, in order to make your trade show experience an investment for your business, consider these five budget tips for success.
Not all yardsticks are created equal. American Promotional Products should know, as the creator of one of the most high quality yardsticks in the industry. “It’s a unique product, and we call it our ‘old time yardstick,'” says Mike Murray, marketing manager. “It’s something you would have gotten back in the ’40s when you went into a store. It’s thicker, wider (¼ inch), and it’s going to last forever.” The quality of yardsticks has changed over the years, Murray notes. “Many manufacturers have cheapened them; they’ve gotten thinner, and you can even bend them back. Not ours.”
If you’re not totally clear on EMV, you’re not alone. Developed over twenty years ago, EMV is the standard overseas. However, many U.S. small business owners aren’t familiar with the technology, and even fewer know that a deadline is set for migrating to an EMV based system.
Evolving with the times has helped numerous companies maximize their ability to offer traditional as well as novelty items to retailers. For Royal Wholesale Candy, headquartered in Mt. Laurel, NJ, the Internet really did change how the company conducted business.