Gift suppliers and their customers have a positive outlook for 2011 sales, as the economy continues to improve. “It’s about knowing your market,” one supplier says.
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According to the NRF’s 2011 Back-to-School survey, sales are looking flat and there is little change from last year’s statistics.
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project brings fresh new policy solutions allowing indie retailers to thrive.
With a sluggish economy and the Green movement pitted against bookstores, a new innovative business model needed to be put into place.
It’s every store for itself in this economy, and sustainability is something earned through strategic thinking and innovative investments.
Households are currently faced with the challenge of purchasing necessities with limited budgets, and local grocers are challenged with keeping up sales.
Reconsider the value of your older workforce, there are many reasons that make your older employees as valuable, if not more so, than your younger employees.
There are a number of ways to break the chain store habit and support independent retailers, such as shopping local.
A return in U.S. manufacturing and increase in Made in USA brands may be a reality within five years.
It’s time to fire up your rewards program, as competing chain stores are integrating their loyalty programs with Gas Rewards.