Ways to Drive Foot Traffic to Your Store

Businesses who operate out of a physical store often look for ways to increase traffic at their locations. Differentiate yourself by offering an exceptional customer service experience and creating a memorable in-store environment. Here are various ways to get started. Foot Traffic = People Walking Into Your Store People refer to foot traffic when they Read More …

Shoes: A New Retail Opportunity Arising From Changing Consumer Behavior

During the last eight months, there have been changes in most aspects of our day to day lives. One of those changes has resulted in an increase in shoe sales across the USA. More people are working from home and taking afternoon walks for exercise. Along with this are the major shift in consumer shopping Read More …

Creating a Positive Retail Experience When the New Normal is Not Normal

As governors and other local officials give retailers the go-ahead to reopen stores, it is important for stores to define what they stand for and why they are an important part of their communities as well. Over the last couple of months, there have been a lot of physical stores that have been shut down Read More …

Safe Retail in the Coronavirus Era

For retail businesses, creating a safe, appealing setting for shoppers has always been a top priority, but health and safety concerns have become even more important in recent months, with all the fears regarding the spread of COVID-19. While some businesses have closed because of “shelter at home” orders that affect non-essential businesses, others are Read More …

Getting Started with Curbside Pickup

To help combat the spread of COVID-19 and maintain business as (close to) usual, many retailers and restaurants have implemented a curbside pickup option for customers. If you have contemplated doing the same, but aren’t exactly sure where to start, you’re in luck. In this post, we are going to dig into the mechanics of Read More …

Beating the Hanger Blues: How to Manage Mass Inventory on Hangers

Whether you run a clothing store or your retail location simply offers a lot of apparel, you’re sure to have a chunk of inventory on hangers and racks. While this is an excellent way to maintain organized displays in your store, swapping out inventory en masse can get tricky when you’re fumbling with an armload Read More …

Essential Fixtures and Supplies to Organize Craft Stores

Among retail stores, craft stores face a unique set of challenges because of the wide array of products they tend to carry. The craft industry covers diverse hobbies ranging from knitting and sewing to scrapbooking and card making, to creating jewelry, apparel, and art. It also tends to encapsulate seasonal and even year-round home decorating. Read More …

Winter Weather 101: Keeping Your Retail Store Safe for Shoppers

When freezing winter weather strikes, we’d all like to curl up by a cozy fire, but daily obligations and seasonal winter shopping force us to brave inclement weather anyway. Unfortunately, dangerous road conditions and hazards lurking in retail stores can make the situation worse. The problem is that winter weather doesn’t tend to stay outdoors. Read More …

Refreshing Retail to Revamp the In-Store Experience

When it comes to brick-and-mortar retail, it’s no longer enough to rely on time-tested strategies that have served businesses for decades. With online shopping offering convenience and cut-rate pricing, you need to do more to entice shoppers out their front door and into your store. You need to deliver an irresistible experience. How can you Read More …

Coffee and Comfort: How Retail Stores Can Increase Browsing

Folgers had the famous tag line, “The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup,” complete with commercials showing sleepy parents roused to wakefulness not by noisy children, but by their coffeemaker automatically brewing a fresh pot in the morning. Our long love affair with coffee is about more than the pick-me-up from Read More …