At this time of year, pop-up holiday gift and Halloween stores are helping commercial landlords fill in retail vacancy gaps and serve their customers with relevant seasonal products. These temporary relationships offer a way for business owners to dip their feet in the retail waters without being on the hook all year. No matter what type of business you run, you should create a seasonal strategy and set sales goals early in the year.
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Small Business Saturday is November 30, 2013. The event began in 2010 as a tiny initiative by American Express to encourage consumers to shop at locally owned stores, and has manifested into a national movement. Falling each year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday was created to help independent businesses compete with the rush of big-box sales during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Top retailers often share several common traits, including a variety of offerings, type of customer and amount of space. That is why it is important for all retailers to find ways to stand out from the competition. When it comes to choosing which products to carry and how much inventory to stock, retailers need to have a pulse on their customers’ needs, maybe even before their customers know what they need.
As retailers plan for the all-important holiday shopping season, they must take note of a phenomenon known as “Thanksgivukkah,” the rare occurrence of the first day…
The International Gift Exposition in the Smokies and the Souvenir Super Show (IGES/SSS), now in its 14th year, will be held November 5-9, 2013 in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. More than 10,000 attendees are expected this year, and show sponsors Susan Mills and Jerry Mayer are busy organizing another fun-filled, successful buying and selling event.
Very, very soon, harried shoppers will swarm online shopping venues to get good deals, find just the right gift or avoid the holiday shopping rush at their local department stores. Many online entrepreneurs do not come up for air until Christmas, and rush through every task to make sure they compensate for the slower months. A big part of being able to handle the sales rush is to prepare ahead of time. Here are 11 things you can do now to make sure your holiday season runs smoothly and efficiently.
mazon.com Inc. has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a demand that it collect sales tax on its goods sold in New York State. The online retailer is asking the court to consider the constitutionality of states collecting taxes from companies that do not have such physical operations as warehouses in those states.
Small businesses may be eligible for a special tax credit for providing health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as Obamacare. Under…
Social media monitoring is a powerful business tool indie retailers can use to improve their ROI. The process involves listening to and analyzing what your customers…
Managing pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns involves monitoring a number of variables that demand careful attention. Some variables are uncontrollable, while others, like the quality score, are completely controllable and are a big key to the profitability of many campaigns.