Web Presence a Priority

While a retailer’s ultimate goal is to sell, other strategic initiatives need to be met in order to attain the best profitability. For instance, “Though customers have always been a company’s top priority, customer satisfaction will get a huge facelift this year,” says NRF president and CEO, Matthew Shay, after seeing the results of, “Retail [...]

Youth Favor Brick and Mortars

The days of typewriters, encyclopedias and good old fashioned letter writing have been replaced by PCs and laptops, search engines and email, making digital a way of life. And while today’s college bound students and recent graduates swear by the Internet as a resource for research, gaming and socializing, one thing is for certain: it [...]

2011’s Taxing Topic for Retailers: The Fairness of Sales Tax Collecting

What happens will Congress say about three recent legislative proposals on sales tax fairness?

Digital Spending Up

Consumers’ preference for multiple browsing and shopping channels has retailers looking to increase digital spending for 2012.

Mobile Marketing a Crucial Part to Holiday Shopping

More people in the U.S. are using a mobile device to aid in their in holiday and every day shopping.

Social Marketing Requires a Professional Code of Conduct

Social networking began as a personal communication tool, but the integration of business has transformed these platforms, giving birth to a new code of conduct.

Discount Wholesalers: Best Practices in the Warehouse and Online

Following best practices allows Discount Wholesalers to move its products. Low prices, quality, and availability have become expected.

Winning Worth the Payout for Amazon

With a referendum scheduled for June 2012 to overturn the new Internet sales tax law, Amazon has already spent $5.25 million in campaigning.

Free Shipping Day

Whether you want to believe it or not, the holiday season is right around the corner. While Black Friday used to be the retail highlight of the season, a new development in retail history is taking its place: Free Shipping Day. First promoted in 2008, Free Shipping Day extends the holiday shopping season for online [...]

Consumers Fear Online Fraud and Seek Retailers’ Resolutions

Retailers can assuage consumers’ online shopping concerns with a trust mark symbol, and by taking precautionary measures.

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