by Kayla Matthews At times, it may seem that technology is pushing for retail to become wholly online. While e-commerce is rising at a meteoric rate, the latest tech isn’t leaving brick-and-mortar retailers in the dust. Some new advances like 5G could revolutionize the physical retail industry. 5G isn’t just a new gimmick for phone […]
Foxyware Gets Major Exposure with JLO Emblazoned Rhinestone Tumbler
Did you see the JLO Emblazoned Rhinestone Tumbler on the Hard Rock Super Bowl commercial? If so you may know why that looked so familiar. Foxyware just debuted this item at the Las Vegas Gift & Souvenir Show and in Independent Retailer only 5 months ago! “We were overwhelmed by the amount of calls we […]
COVID-19 Trade Show Updates
At Independent Retailer, we are doing our best to compile up-to-date info you need during this trying time. Please see the list below for show cancellations and rescheduling. This list will be updated as more info comes in. Thank you MARCH ASD Market Week, — CANCELLED. Next show August 2-5 Dallas Apparel & Accessories, — […]
Kabbage Launches Online Hub to Help Boost Sales for U.S. Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
On Wednesday, March 18, Kabbage Inc. launched www.helpsmallbusiness.com to support small businesses financially impacted by COVID-19. The initiative is a call-to-action across the U.S., enabling anyone to purchase an online gift certificate from participating small businesses to provide them with crucial financial support. Certificates can be redeemed in full after they are issued or in […]
Five Banking Issues Online Retailers Are Facing
by Cameron Peake As a founder who has spent most of my career in financial services, I intimately know the unnecessary hurdles that small business owners face when it comes to banking. Whether you’re trying to open a bank account, send payments and transfers, or simply separate your business and personal finances without incurring costly […]
How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact Your Business in 2020
by Kushagra Shrivastava Did you know 37 percent of organizations have implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) in some form — representing a 270 percent increase over the past four years? How about the prediction that by 2021, 80 percent of emerging technologies will have AI foundations? At the very least, we see businesses running experiments to […]
7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo Rescheduled for August
Organizers for the 7th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo are rescheduling this year’s three-day Investor Forum, Business Conference, Farm Symposium, and sold out Exposition Hall, out of concern for the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Originally scheduled for March 26-28, 2020, the trade show will now take place the weekend of August 6-8, 2020, in the same […]
Inspired Home Show Cancels Spring 2020 Event
by Derek Miller — A Message from the International Housewares Association Dear Home + Housewares Professional, By now, I am sure that you have heard that The Inspired Home Show 2020 has been cancelled due to the ongoing threat of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Being a global event, the health risk of having our international community come […]
Trends Fueling Retail’s Brick & Mortar Digital Transformation
by Derek Jones, VP Enterprise Solutions AMERICAS at Deputy Technology is seeping into every aspect of the brick-and-mortar experience, from customer communications to workforce management, payments, in-store product personalization, and more. In fact, a solid digital transformation strategy is now standard to survive in today’s infamous and often overblown retail ‘apocalypse.’ Take Macy’s, for example. […]
How to Create a Memorable Unboxing Experience
by Simon Pleass
