In the last 10 months, much of daily life has been turned upside down. Large events have been canceled, schools have switched to distance learning and many workplaces are still depending on remote setups for employees. One of the many other consequences of the pandemic is the temporary closure of in-person retailers. Between this and […]
Retail
5 Tips Retailers Can Use to Keep Customers Safe
As a brick and mortar retailer, you have a moral and legal obligation to keep your customers safe and out of harm’s way. The question is, are you living up to this expectation? 5 Tips for Keeping Customers Safe Whether it’s physical threats – like tripping, falling, or being subjected to violent crime – or […]
Set Your Retail Business For Success
Since humans began to live in cities and towns, people have been buying various products from retailers. Starting with the Babylonians, to the Greeks and Romans, to industrial towns and beyond, setting up a retail shop is one of the most natural and rewarding forms of entrepreneurship in history. However, the retail business comes with […]
These States Have the Most Essential Businesses
A swath of the U.S. from the south Atlantic into the heartland has the greatest number of businesses deemed essential during a stay-at-home order. Nonessential businesses are now joining critical industries, opening their doors to the public for the first time in weeks as most state governors loosen COVID-19 restrictions. Although essential businesses vary by […]
Five Tips for Retailers in the Pandemic
The future appears to belong to Amazon, Walmart, and all of those other massive cookie-cutter retailers which have survived due to the coronavirus epidemic. Those stores have seen empty shelves while other retailers struggle to keep the lights on. The Journal of Commerce reported that U.S. retail sales in March fell by 6% just compared […]
Google Shopping Introduces Free Product Listings
What You Need to Know Google announced this week that they are advancing their plans to introduce free product listings into Google Shopping before the end of April in the U.S. This change will occur on the “Shopping” tab on Google, where we will start to see organic product listings below a paid shopping carousel […]
What E-Commerce Platform Should a Local Business Use in 2020?
Choosing the right e-commerce platform can make the difference between success and failure for a local small business. The story is common. A local business has great success and wants to expand the business. They decide the best way to expand is to open an online store. They may be right. Selling online has been […]
Finding Your Niche: Biggest Considerations for Your Online Clothing Store
Did you know that online clothing stores are a multi-billion dollar a year industry expected to reach a whopping $713 billion by the year 2022? That statistic alone is no reason why more and more people are hopping on the bandwagon to get a piece of that pie! It’s such a big industry that you […]
5 Easy Ways to Maximize Space in a Small Business
No shop, restaurant or any retail space can succeed without using the space that they have in an intelligent way. This can be straightforward when you have a lot of space to work with but that’s not something most businesses are blessed with. So, if you only have a small store or office, then how […]
Get Ready for These Financial Trends of the Future
As a small business owner in the e-commerce or brick-and-mortar retail sector, a substantial part of your success will depend on your ability to assimilate industry trends and adapt to changes in the market. To understand why you should stay on top of financial and market trends, consider the diametrically opposed fates of Sears and […]
