With in-store retail and ecommerce competing for customers’ business, it’s more important than ever for brick-and-mortar outlets to understand their customers’ behavior to remain competitive.
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The new year dawns, and with it comes a blizzard of emails and web site headlines shouting all sorts of promises and possibilities, all of which can leave one wondering which of them to trust.
Tapping into the purchasing power of the Millennial generation – roughly defined to include everyone born between 1980 and 2000 – has been a challenge for many retailers.
‘Will they or won’t they?’ continues to be the big question about Amazon’s plan (or lack thereof) to open a retail store.
Think about all of the purchases you have made during the past month. How much of your shopping took place online and how did it compare to your in-store buying?
The Plano sunglass market is a huge and growing market, according to figures compiled by Grand View Research.
As 2015 unfurls before us, Independent Retailer is excited to offer you a comprehensive review of the industry outlook for the year.
According to the Small Business Administration, 70 percent of small retailers go out of business within the first four years. However, not a lot is said about why the success of these retailers is such a long shot, or what they can do to avoid becoming a statistic.
Retail’s BIG Show 2014 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City starts January 12. Keynote speakers include Sprinkles Cupcakes’ Candace Nelson, designer Rebecca Minkoff and Rick Caruso, founder and CEO of Caruso Affiliated.
As an indie retailer, you are responsible for sales, accounting, purchasing and a host of other duties. Rewarding? Yes. Peaceful? No. These routine responsibilities leave few resources for in-store marketing.