Luring Customers Back in the Wake of the Recession

IndependentRetailer.com recently had the opportunity to interview John Rudberg, National Sales Director for Diamond Storage Concept, a leader in the garage storage category most known for its HyLoft line of products.

Is Recession Ending?

It may seem as if professional economic forecasters are only about as accurate as the Magic 8 Ball you played with as a kid, but it’s hard to be pessimistic in the face of the latest economic indicators. From spending to housing starts to consumer confidence, there are reasons to think that the economy is [...]

UPS: Recession Over

According to UPS, the bellwether of shipping, the recession is over. According to UPS CEO, Scott Davis, “It looks like the recession is finally over, and believe it or not, that makes 21 recessions that UPS has successfully managed through.” “Economic forecasts indicate gradual improvement as 2010 unfolds,” says Kurt Kuehn, UPS’s chief financial officer. [...]

Marketing In A Recession

ALL THE NEGATIVITY of today’s world comes swirling into the consumers’ living rooms when they turn on the TV or listen to the radio, and get bombarded with the words, “recession, TARP, unemployment, foreclosures,” and other less than positive descriptors.

Retailer Lessons

WHAT HAVE RETAILERS learned from the recession?

2010 Business Leaders Forecast

The global recession that officially began late in 2007, the worst since the Great Depression, is finally loosening its ugly grip on the economy. In recent interviews with key wholesalers, the overwhelming verdict was that 2010 looks strong for independent retailers, wholesalers, distributors and closeout buyers. Although most of those interviewed were uncertain if Washington, [...]