MomentFeed, the leading provider of Proximity Search Optimization, recently released data from a new survey – “Impact of COVID-19 on National, Brick-And-Mortar Brands.” The latest round of results sheds light on how each generation is being impacted and provides clues for how brick-and-mortar brands should approach them as the economy reopens. The survey found that […]
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Report Shows Timing of Reopening is Important in Determining Business Success or Failure for Retailers
by Alexander Babbage As part of an ongoing survey, a report, the Babbage Pulse, demonstrates retail recovery will depend on how different communities have responded to the seriousness of the virus and sheltering in place. Babbage Pulse was created by Alexander Babbage, a leading national research firm. Consumers have been tracked weekly since March 20 […]
Foko Retail Launches New Retailer Resources as Part of COVID Kit
Foko Retail, a leader in the retail communication space, recently announced the release of its coronavirus employee screening tool, MyCheck-In, and a new website tracking store reopenings across every US state as part of its COVID Kit for retailers. The new suite of resources was designed to help retailers cope with the evolving challenges of […]
Four Ways Indie Retailers Can Cut Costs for Opening Week
by Brooke Chaplan Few times in life are more stressful and more cost-laden than the days leading up to a new business launch. However, there are a few steps that retailers can take now to reduce the initial outlay, protect their investment, and eliminate the hidden costs and last-minute expenses that often derail new businesses […]
Retail Employee Engagement and COVID-19: Getting Back to Work
The other night I saw a Big Lots TV commercial. Instead of the usual, slightly sad COVID-era piano soundtrack, it opened with an upbeat version of Put A Little Love in Your Heart. It showed real employees cleaning, sanitizing, stocking shelves with toilet paper, and smiling. It ended with the tagline “Your Neighborhood Discount Store.” […]
Changes, Preparations, and Interests: Post COVID-19 Outlook for Retailers
Nothing has felt normal in the past few months and things just continue to change as we move farther into the COVID-19 pandemic. States are starting to lift their stay-at-home orders and while it seems like business may return to usual, that is far from the reality. Retailers are going to be up against a […]
Experts Say Retailers Need to Prepare to Open Post-COVID-19
Right now, many indie retailers are trying to just stay afloat without customers coming in the doors and keeping up with all the online orders. But once the lockdown ends and consumers start going outside again, retailers will need to shift their focus to be ready to service shoppers again in what will be the […]
COVID-19 Shut Down Stores: Here’s How Bolt is Helping Retailers Fight Back
Bolt, the checkout platform giving Amazon a run for its money, recently launched Retailers Give Back – its latest initiative to support retailers negatively impacted by COVID-19. Backed by Bolt’s Retail Coalition, Retailers Give Back highlights the many ways in which retailers are serving their communities by donating their time, money, products, and services to […]
Four Ways Retailers are Feeling the Impact of the Coronavirus
by Kayla Matthews The new coronavirus, designated COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), has already infected nearly 60,000 people in China, and spread to 24 countries around the globe, including Japan, France, Canada and the United States. In a short period of time, the virus has quickly become a hugely disruptive health crisis that’s […]
Bath & Beyond Falters
Bed Bath & Beyond is struggling. After seven back-to-back quarters of declining same-store sales, the company has announced that it’s reconsidering leases. Last month, the retailer also laid off 150 employees. It’s shares have dropped about 80 percent since Bed Bath & Beyond’s heyday in 2015. Now, the retailer is struggling to find investors, according […]
