Thursday, May 17, 2012

Save With Continental Wholesale

August 1, 2011 by Publisher  
Filed under Magazine Archives, Product Trends

Continental Wholesale deals in truckloads and pallet-lots of store liquidations, shelf pulls, store closeouts, and excess inventory.

Michelle and Scott’s Proud to Service Independent Retailers

June 24, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard  
Filed under Company News

Michelle and Scott’s targets indies, supplying products that make money, and compete with big box stores.

Unbiased Evaluations Are Crucial in Measuring Your Customer Service

June 24, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard  
Filed under Management, Marketing, Podcasts

A mystery shopper may help independent retailers better evaluate their customer service, without an a biased outcome.

Competing with Chain Store Gas Reward Programs

June 6, 2011 by Jaclyn Allard  
Filed under Marketing, News

It’s time to fire up your rewards program, as competing chain stores are integrating their loyalty programs with Gas Rewards.

Building Customer Loyalty

June 1, 2011 by Publisher  
Filed under Magazine Archives, News

For retailers looking to keep repeat customers and benefit from repeat sales, the cliché motto, “The customer is always right,” holds validity. Why is the customer always right? Simply, the customer knows what they want, what quality they expect, what price they plan on paying, and how they expect to be treated, wooed and wowed [...]

Wholesalers Redesign Online

May 30, 2011 by Publisher  
Filed under Features, Magazine Archives

Internet based businesses should follow some general rules in design and presentation to create a customer friendly feeling.

Social Media Next Logical Marketing Arena For Retailers

One of the big shifts in shopping last year was the emergence of social ecommerce, as brands and retailers found that social networks aren’t just a means to extend their visibility, but also a way to pull in more revenue. The infrastructure of the Internet now enables the sharing of information among networks at a [...]

Mobile Marketing Tips

April 1, 2011 by Publisher  
Filed under Magazine Archives, Marketing

Mobile marketing has great potential to increase a retailer’s return on equity. How could this be? Well, cell phones provide a cost effective marketing and customer service solution, and when used well, mobile marketing can generate quality leads, disseminate important information instantaneously, and improve customer confidence in a retail store. With about 80 percent of [...]

Personal Service Sparks Sales

December 1, 2009 by Publisher  
Filed under Features, Magazine Archives

Service trumps price, even in tough times, say many retail experts. Independent retailers often have an edge in delivering personal service.

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