Amazon monopolizes much of the conversation around retail, between its popular Prime program, advances in shipping logistics, Amazon Go’s payment technology, and most recently the HQ2 contest and the circus than ensued. But, there is one sleeping Amazon giant that arguably has played an even bigger role in startup, ecommerce, and technology innovation: Amazon Web […]
March 2019 Issue
Boost Spring Sales With DIY and Home Improvement Products
Spring is about to bloom and for many people, that means starting to cross off items on long lists of home improvement, DIY, and renovation projects that built up over the winter. This year may even see more home improvement projects than usual, as many people spent the winter months “Tidying Up” with Marie Kondo […]
GlobalShop Joins Inaugural RetailX 2019
GlobalShop, the world’s largest annual event for shopper-facing retail design, technology, and in-store marketing, is making even bigger waves in 2019. GlobalShop is co-locating with the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition (IRCE), the world’s largest ecommerce event, and RFID Journal LIVE! Retail, the world’s only RFID event dedicated specifically to retail application. The three shows […]
Incorporating Childrenswear Into Your Store
The U.S. children’s wear market is valued at over $70 billion. This means if you’re not selling childrenswear, you’re certainly missing out. No doubt, growing kids need new clothes, and high sales numbers are partly due to parents simply keeping their children in clothes that fit. But, childrenswear is also becoming increasingly fashionable. There are […]
USA CBD Expo 2019
USA CBD Expo 2019 will be held August 3rd – 4th at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The event is expected to be the industry’s largest gathering of leading CBD brands, manufacturers and wholesalers. The expo hall will feature over 700 CBD, hemp, and cannabis vendors that operate within the CBD industry selling different products […]
POMIFERA Oil – Where Folklore Meets Beauty
At the heart of the POMIFERAoil™ brand is the belief that really innovative beauty products should simplify your life and improve your skin and hair through normal everyday use. Scientific publications have recently shown that natural POMIFERAoil™ seed oil contains super antioxidant, potent anti-inflammatory, decent antimicrobial, and useful antifungal agents making it an ideal vegan, […]
Is Facebook Still Effective for Startups?
Many successful ecommerce retailers built their brands on Facebook. Specifically, direct-to-consumer startups from recent years like Brandless, Casper, Allbirds, Framebridge, and BarkBox built revolutionary retail brands almost exclusively on social media. At National Retail Federation’s BIG Show in January, CNBC’s Lauren Thomas held a discussion panel with executives from BarkBox and Framebridge, among others, to […]
Digital Scales from Awesome Wholesale
You can count on Awesome Wholesale for the best digital scales, pocket scales, tabletop scales, and more. With over 17 years of experience in the industry, they are the leader in digital scale production and distribution in North America. Awesome Wholesale can supply digital scales to fit any weighing application, including custom orders, at the […]
Trending Products for 2019
Retail sales are expected to grow up to 4.4% in 2019. Shoppers and sellers alike are soaring through the year feeling confident in their economic security and spending power. Rising wages and increasingly low unemployment rates means shoppers are comfortable spending. Retailers just have to provide the products customers are looking for. We scoured trade […]
Mother’s Day 2019 – Consumer Insights and Promotional Tools
Mother’s Day, one of the biggest retail holidays of the year, is just around the corner. A total 86 percent of Americans celebrate Mother’s Day and spend an average of $180 per person. Last year, shoppers spent more than $23 billion on well-deserving moms, according to the National Retail Federation. What Shoppers are Buying for […]