May01
When it comes to searching for retail industry data, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the multitude of sources, reports and websites that exist. Do you go to the Census Bureau website for sales data? Or should you visit the Department of Commerce? What if you want to know how many employees worked in department [...]
Apr10
The US Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey – you’ve heard of it of course, but what the heck is it, and how can it help your company? While it’s not meant to be a secret, the study has done quite a good job at staying under the radar as the “secret weapon” for more than [...]
Jan16
When it comes to retail, things can get a bit… wild. Wendy Liebmann, CEO, Founder and Chief Shopper (only in retail are there titles like this) for WSL Strategic Retail took attendees of her afternoon breakout session on a worldwide shopping safari to find what’s working in stores. Let me unpack for you… The key takeaway [...]
Jan15
If you’re doing an awesome job inside your stores, why would you spend money outside on marketing? According to breakout session speaker and marketing guru, Tom Feltenstein, in retail “your front line is your bottom-line.” If you center your marketing efforts within your walls and within close proximity to your stores, your sales will surge. [...]
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Jan09
In retail, it takes more than awesome products and great brand names to make profits – it takes great people. As we kick off a new year, we can expect HR executives to put more focus into training and development to make their all-star cast of employees even greater. According to the latest installment of [...]
Sep12
While most Shop.org Summit attendees were still on their way to Denver, hundreds – including myself – convened a day early for the Digital Retail Boot Camp. While being my first ever boot camp, and retail conference for that matter, it turned out I was in for more than a crash course in digital tactics. [...]
