Retailers, buyers, trendsetters and shoppers alike are all excited for the summer apparel and accessory season. Why? The warm-weather months always bring new, trendy and outgoing looks to the forefront of the fashion and apparel industry.
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Brick and mortar retail isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. However, the industry as a whole is going through a tremendous period of change.
Today’s shoppers are walking into your stores with more data than ever before. Most customers do some combination of browsing your website, checking inventory, comparing prices, and reading reviews for both your store and competitors before they even arrive.
Since 1948, Rada Cutlery has supplied over 150 million pieces of Made in the U.S.A. cutlery and kitchen supplies. They offer everything from individual knives, cooking utensils, stoneware, gift sets, cookbooks, and quick mixes.
Since 2009, gift cards have remained one of the most-requested holiday gifts. Now that the holiday season is over, those gift cards will be making their way back into your store to be redeemed.
As a retailer who has just lived through the ups and downs of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday and all of the holiday shopping season, at Independent Retailer, we’re guessing you’d like to hear a little bit about what other retailers are doing – successfully!
Just last month Amazon announced their pilot Amazon Go program — a cashier-less convenience store that relies entirely on technology to guide the consumer experience.
Aspectiva, a technology company specializing in online analysis for retailers, used artificial intelligence tools to conduct a survey of over 75,000 opinions on more than 40 ecommerce sites to develop a report on the state of online shopping.
Retail sales are expected to grow 3.4% in 2017. Many sellers and shoppers alike are optimistic that 2017 will breathe change and new life into our industry.
Today’s customer is always connected, opening the door for retailers to influence purchase decisions in the moment. But, as retailers strive to reach and activate customers wherever they are in their daily lives, they must first understand what they are saying with their hands (online and mobile) and feet (in-store).