Retail

While we (rightfully) associate the holidays with a surge in sales, retailers also need to prepare for the influx of post-holiday gift...

The holiday season is one of the busiest—if not the busiest—time for businesses. Keeping up with holiday retail trends can fall...

Today City Bird is a beloved retail institution in Detroit, but when the store opened in 2009 this stretch of Canfield Street looked...

Shoplifting, theft and fraud are big problems for retailers. To give you some perspective, the National Retail Federation found that...

The busiest time of the year for retailers is almost here—Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) are just around the corner. The official...

With careful budgeting, tracking and accounting, most businesses do just fine managing their operating expenses. But you can go a step...

In recent years, adoption rates for contactless payment methods have skyrocketed, withmore than half of U.S. consumers now using some...

Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the rest of the holiday shopping season are rapidly approaching. It’s a time of excitement for retailers—but...

More time means more money. This is an adage that rings true in many walks of life, retail being one. More time spent in your store...

Singles’ Day (November 11) is one of the hottest new shopping holidays to hit US shores. After exploding in popularity in China,...

There are many different types of retail businesses, each with their own unique operational and security requirements. Regardless of...

What is retail store management?Store management is at the core of a shop’s operations. It touches every aspect of running a retail...

Having too much stock on hand is a financial burden on your retail business. Slow sales means less ability to cycle in newer inventory...

As a retailer, your inventory is the heart of your business. When your stock is stagnant, business is stagnant—but when you’re...

Have you ever seen someone walk into your store, look around, and walk right back out without purchasing anything? We all have. And,...

The world of payments is evolving at a dizzying pace. If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably heard of or used integrated payments,...

It’s your Jeopardy Daily Double! (Ready? ){read in Alex Trebek’s voice} What emerging technology was once described by Stephen...

As the holiday season approaches, you’re probably staffing up, stocking up and preparing for promotions. During this busy time, you...

Buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS) order fulfillment methods have been around for a while, but the buzz increased exponentially in...

Here’s why frictionless checkout and payments matter more today. In a marked shift, consumers have newfound, heightened expectations...

Inventory control: That is, knowing exactly what products you have on the sales floor and in your stockroom (and how many you have)...