Just as the retail conglomerate continues to do with online sales, Amazon is reimagining in-store shopping with their new Style Outlet. Offering a seamless and elevated shopping experience, customers can use the Amazon app and scan an item’s QR code to see different sizes, colors, overall customer ratings, and additional product details. Now, indie retailers […]
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How to Innovate Your Business Practices to Be More Sustainable
by Farah Thalji Customer demand for environmentally-friendly offerings has been on the rise for years, but its market hold is now so strong that not even the COVID-19 pandemic managed to slow the trend down. The 2021 Global Sustainability Study authored by Simon-Kucher & Partners looks at how companies can innovate their business practices to […]
Canada’s Top Home & Gift Wholesalers to Open Permanent Showrooms
A collective of the nation’s most renowned and best-in-class suppliers of home and gift merchandise are working together to open permanent showrooms at the International Centre in Ontario, Canada. What will collectively be known as SHOW T.O. will soon be home to the first eight agencies and distributors opening permanent showrooms, with more than 40,000 […]
Small Business Success with FedEx’s Annual Grant Contest
In celebration of the 10th anniversary, FedEx’s annual Small Business Grant Contest is offering grants and services to 10 U.S.-based small businesses, distributing a collective prize pool of more than $365,000. Winners will also receive FedEx Office® print and business services credit to help support their small business. In the last 10 years, this contest […]
How To Incorporate Pantone’s Color of the Year Into Retail Displays
by Melissa Stivale Every December since 1999, Pantone® — the expert, authority, and industry standard for color profiles — has announced its ‘Color of the Year’. It is the shade that represents the current cultural mood and once declared as the ‘It’ color, gets seamlessly incorporated into everything from fashion and product designs to home […]
New Kids on the Block: Marketing to Millennial Movers
Peak moving season has officially started, and new movers, millennials in particular, present a major opportunity for retailers to boost customer acquisition and drive revenue. The big question is: just how lucrative are the new kids on the block and how are they spending? “According to our research, millennials present a good amount of new […]
Wholesale Central Introduces New Amazon FBA Suppliers Category
Wholesale Central, the internet’s leading directory of wholesale suppliers, has introduced a brand new supplier category on their website, Amazon FBA Suppliers, to make it easier for retailers nationwide to find wholesalers that offer this service. Amazon FBA Brings Significant Traffic to the Homepage Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service that helps businesses by […]
How Voice Automation Can Address Top Retail Concerns
by Keith Phillips Since the pandemic started in March of 2020, we all learned that our lives could shift with a snap of a finger. Despite the uncertainty of the ongoing supply chain challenges, global unrest, and surging fuel costs, retail businesses continue to experience significant growth. Recently the National Retail Foundation (NRF), highlighted a […]
Aspiring Entrepreneurs Can Grow Their Business at This Annual Festival
While the spring, summer, and fall months can be great for pop-up markets and festivals, indie retailers should also keep winter events in mind. Not only can they help spread brand awareness, but they can also help to keep sales coming in during the slow season. Reach New Consumers & Build Lasting Relationships Taking place […]
Capitalize on Summer Markets & Festivals
As consumers once again begin emerging from a pretty locked down and socially distanced winter season, they are going to be super eager to get out of the house and not only enjoy the warmer weather, but also to mingle with friends and do some in-person shopping. There is one way that shoppers can check […]
