Browsing: general merchandise

There’s a stigma about off-price retail: that there’s less profit to be made in the value sector, that lower prices mean lower quality, or that expanding into off-price merchandise will devalue a brand.

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Spring and summer months mean barbecues, sports, gardening, and all kinds of outdoor activities. These activities also mean a lot of traffic going in and out of the house and traditional front or back doors being left open or substituted with screen doors.

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Dan Smith, president of Capsmith, tells Independent Retailer that for the 32 years they’ve been in business, Capsmith has lived by the motto, “We’re different.” Smith explains that there are several programs and styles that make his headwear specialty business unique.

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As we head into Spring, retailers and consumers alike have warm weather on the brain. Vacation season and the summer months are not far out of reach. As a retailer, now is the time to start stocking up on warm weather staples, particularly sunglasses.

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If we can guarantee one thing that’s coming in the New Year, it is change. After an extraordinary election year, an unprecedented candidate is ready to take office.

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