Efficiency Upgrades Could Provide a Competitive Edge

Many big box retail and chain stores have made it a habit to invest in Green activities and materials, why not you?

Tight Times Entice Penny-Pinchers

One ironic bright spot for retailers in the current economy is products that help consumers save money, thereby enabling them to spend less overall. The AP reports that “demand is rising for kitchen and bath gadgets that squeeze out that last blob of toothpaste and help get the suds out of tiny slivers of soap.” [...]

Group Coupons: Profit Opportunity or Another Expense?

A new trend in the retail business has owners wondering whether they should jump in: Group Coupons. The idea is an e-mail subscriber based system of offering deep discounts on a product to consumers only if enough people purchase the coupon. But according to a recent business blog, “The group coupon value to the consumer [...]