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Market researchers and analysts have recently expressed concern that gradual and sustained consumer pullback would lead to a stifling of the retail economy as spenders become more and more conservative with their income throughout the year. This led to predictions of slower sales throughout the coming months. However, recent data shows that sales actually advanced Continue Reading

Recent news that the United States Senate has moved forward on the Marketplace Fairness Act, a piece of legislation designed to “level the playing field” between online and brick-and-mortar retailers, has brought up new questions about how small businesses are affected by legislation that seems to be designed around retail giants. The Marketplace Fairness Act Continue Reading

When the word “retail” comes to mind, what are some of the first businesses that you think of? They’re probably not niche brands – most people associate the world of retail with the large, wide-span businesses that sell products of nearly every kind. The Wal-Marts, Targets, and other department stores of the world are able Continue Reading

Much like the constant need for clothing year-round, shoes and other footwear are a surefire product for a retailer to sell. Our feet need protection every day of the year, and we want to be able to support ourselves comfortably in a variety of ways. Most people have multiple pairs of footwear for different occasions Continue Reading

The retail industry is well-known for its ability to offer jobs of many kinds to a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds, of diverse age groups, and with diverse levels of education. It is exciting that getting into retail mostly only requires a strong work ethic, the ability and willingness to learn, and some Continue Reading

As a consumer, you’ve probably encountered stores within stores many times in the recent past. What began as department stores having McDonald’s tucked in the corner of their entrance has now stretched out to an expansive and highly intriguing trend where large-scale businesses act as the “landlord” to smaller but often highly popular brands. Now, Continue Reading

Nowadays, people generally expect to be able to connect to the Web no matter where they go. Whether it’s through the use of a WiFi hotspot or with satellite services like 4G, people in populated areas are generally spoiled with the ability to access a wealth of information at the touch of a button in Continue Reading

Mobile marketing is a new and highly useful way for retail businesses to reach out to their customers and potentially drive more business to their stores. By offering incentive for customers to make themselves available for contact on-the-go, businesses are able to reach out to more people at a faster rate and make more sales. Continue Reading

The retail business sometimes barrages its customers with requests for personal data such as location, shopping habits, contact information, and so on. It’s not for no reason – using this information allows businesses to develop a more complete understanding of their consumers in order to make changes and additions that satisfy customers more. However, that Continue Reading

It should come as no surprise that customer satisfaction is of the utmost importance for retail businesses in order to be successful. If your customers aren’t happy with your products, your service, your prices, your facilities, or other apsects of your business, you can expect your sales to go down and your competition to take Continue Reading