The ChainDrive Blog

“Advertising moves people toward goods; merchandising moves goods toward people.” According to Morris Hite (American Advertising Expert). Modern retailing, shopping and omnichannel commerce at large are increasingly complex to depend on soft skills, retail experience or best practices only.  There is a cutthroat competition among retailers, wholesalers, fast fashion manufacturers from the Far East, distributors, […]

What is a mobile point of sale? Mobile point of sale (mPOS) is a portable point of sale on a smartphone, tablet or dedicated wireless device that performs functions as a cash register or electronic POS terminal. A mobile POS system is an ideal way for retail and wholesale businesses to take credit card payments […]

Navigating through different inventory management software can be tedious, complex and time consuming. To help you save a little time, we’ve researched different options and collected what we think are the most relevant functionalities, tools and best practices. One of the primary challenges of running your wholesale business is managing your inventory. Since you are […]

A KPI, or Key Performance Indicators, are sets of relevant metrics used to measure performance. Retail stores use various KPIs to measure their floor sales and omnichannel activities. There are no fixed rules with respect to the volume or the type of KPIs every retail store must use. Retail stores need to pick the most relevant KPIs based on meaningful data which C-Suite level executives […]

In the Tik Tok era consumers across the board are very sensitive about retail store innovations, new interior designs, intricate layout, smart displays, lighting fixtures, olfactive experiences, cash counter ergonomics, color coordination’s and anything used by modern retailers to enhance the consumer experience. In fact, when people think about merchandising, they will most likely think […]