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Buying From a High Street Store Versus Buying Online - Debate the Pros and Cons - - LeahG Artist
The advantages and disadvantages of buying online versus the pros and cons of buying from your local High Street are often hotly discussed and debated. Especially as buying online is ever on the increase and the High Street is dying perhaps because of it. However if we examine the pros and cons... Submitted 160 days 9 hours ago.

Family Dollar Stores Make Their Move Coming Into The Stretch - Joel Hendon
Family Dollar Stores was founded in November of 1959 by a young man, Leon Levine, at age 21. The company headquarters are in Matthews, North Carolina. His first store was opened in Charlotte, North Carolina. Two years later one was opened in South Carolina and from there they moved into Georgia... Submitted 251 days 7 hours ago.

American Made, Not Sold - Ronyae
I'm all for equal opportunity. But, I feel a bit aggrevated when I want to support American made products, and the person behind the counter can barely speak English. As my uncle and I travelled through five states, I noticed every gas station we stopped at was operated by a foreigner.... Submitted 2 years 57 days ago.

The Upfront Costs for Mystery Shopping - Terry Mitchell
Mystery shopping is a unique way for consumer-minded companies to receive useful feedback on products, services, and other aspects related to shopping from the perspective of an end customer. Companies use mystery shopping efforts to remain in touch with their key shopping demographics, and as a... Submitted 3 years 81 days ago.

Whats Up With Retail "Discount" Tags, And Why? - Gary W. Halsey Sr.
I was out shopping the other day, and I was at Fry's picking up some staple foods, bread, butter, milk, and my personal favorite, Lays Potato Chips, you know, the Kettle Cooked Kind that are extra crunchy, the Jalapeno kind....yum. Well, I was standing in line, and as I was, I noticed that we... Submitted 3 years 100 days ago.

What Time Do You Close? - Michael Ramzy
The signs were posted the day after Thanksgiving: "Open Christmas Day, 9-6". All of the customers were told, for the past few weeks, the store would close at six in the evening on Christmas Day. All of the employees knew we would close at six in the evening on Christmas Day. They all made... Submitted 3 years 151 days ago.

Beware of Bulk Order Discounts - Terry Mitchell
Beware of companies that offer large volume discounts to the public, no matter what type of product they sell. That could be a red flag that they believe they won't get many repeat customers. For example, let's suppose that a given company was selling one bottle of vitamins for $10, but was... Submitted 3 years 164 days ago.

Retail Workers: The Forgotten Majority - - Mr. Keith
There is a silent army of uniformed people that we meet and see almost every day and they just kind of lurk in the shadows and goes unnoticed. This army I speak of are the workers of the retail world. I will not mention any company names, but everyone reading this has met with many retail... Submitted 4 years 4 days ago.

The Migration to Retail S&OP - Ron Ireland
Sales and Operations Planning (S & OP) has been considered a best practice in the manufacturing industry for the past 25 years. Initially started as a process to balance demand and supply, retail S & OP has evolved to a more robust Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process that links Strategic... Submitted 1 year 311 days ago.

How Long Can Apple Dominate - 2 Decades / 3 Decades / 40 Years? - Ken Sundheim
Apple Putting Your Favorite Companies Out of Business One By One As a company, Apple Inc. now sets the standard is such areas as innovation, technology, good management, good marketing, good HR, good internal promotion policies, corporate creativity and much more. Just when you think the tech... Submitted 1 year 349 days ago.

The New Retail Landscape - - Ron Pawlowski
The U.S. election is over and fortunately, I won't burden myself with sharing what I believe is in store for the country politically. Regardless of who is president, the financial mess in the USA looms on and in spite of all the promises and rhetoric, no bag ofmagic tricks or new faces in the... Submitted 3 years 202 days ago.

Customer Cues and Peripheral Vision - - Kevin Dwyer
In industries with a high proportion of one-to-many direct customer contacts, not enough attention is paid to training people to observe and interpret non-verbal customer cues. To explain, here is the scene. You are in an upmarket restaurant with five friends and family. You have... Submitted 3 years 312 days ago.

Selling Absolute Rubbish Is a Gift - Chris Sabian
I am constantly astounded at the inability of gift shop owners in the country's hot spots to sell anything that anyone might remotely want to buy and that might have something to do with the area in which the gift shop is sited. There's always a glass animal of some description, perfectly... Submitted 1 year 42 days ago.

Renovation and Remodeling in a Weak Economy - Brad Hagen
Business owners know that their storefront is as important as the product or service that they provide and homeowners know that instant curb appeal can be had through some simple renovations . In today’s tough economy, to see an older shopping facility be revitalized or a home be remodeled... Submitted 1 year 44 days ago.

India’s Growth Story - koko Peter
The Indian economy is boosting with growth and is attracting the foreign players to come, invest and be part of the aspiring Indian investment climate. One of the leading sectors harnessing the limelight potential is the Indian Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector, with a market size of US$ 25... Submitted 1 year 79 days ago.

Plastic Pallets or Timber Pallets. Which Is Best For You? - - Michael Think
Not too long ago your only choice for pallets was timber, but today you can also get plastic pallets, which have their own unique advantages and disadvantages. But which are best for you? Timber pallets At first glance, timber pallets appear the cheaper and easier option. This is because of... Submitted 1 year 99 days ago.

Shops – What to do when a Company goes Bust - Andrew Sellar
In this testing period for our economy, we are hearing more and more horror stories of businesses taking your money and subsequently going bust. From the wedding day present organiser to online fashion retailers. However, how can you protect yourself and what do you do if this ever affects... Submitted 1 year 105 days ago.

Retailers Savings On ENERGY Costs Go Straight to the Bottom Line - - Mary Beth Houze
The Department of Energy (DOE) reports retailers will spend nearly 20 billion dollars on energy in the United States this year. As a significant cost driver for retail businesses of all sizes, the question that comes to mind is what in a retail facility uses the most energy and how can energy use... Submitted 1 year 185 days ago.

Toy Capsule Machine - Exactly Why Vending Toys And Games Matters To Your Company’s Enterprise - - Sherry Koch
Regardless of whether you don't presently feature a toy dispenser or toy capsule vending machine as a part of your current portfolio of vending machines at your company's sites and you're not promoting toys and games whatsoever, you are going to profit from reading through this short report. We... Submitted 1 year 220 days ago.

Used Vending Machines Versus Brand Spanking New Vending Machines - Which Types Are Best? - Sherry Koch
Today, people everywhere are searhing for strategies to earn income without counting on an unreliable, and hard to reach, gigs. Managing a vending machine enterprise is an option to accomplish a revenue that's unfailing, and as soon as a reliable, successful route is put in place, provides you... Submitted 1 year 226 days ago.

Things to Consider When Striping your Parking Lot - - Stephanie Lara
A lot of people take parking lots for granted. They don't think about the maintenance of the parking lot stripes, or how each city has their own local ordinances that dictate how a parking lot should be striped. However, customers do notice when a parking lot has been ill maintained. Parking lots... Submitted 1 year 232 days ago.

Retailers Need To Take Customer Service To The Next Level - Ron Pawlowski
Shoppers Are Doing Their Homework Before They Shop But Insist On A Connection When They Buy For some time now, disillusioned shoppers have been researching what they wish to buy on line to ensure they're making the right buying decisions. They examine product reviews, opinions of other... Submitted 1 year 233 days ago.

Owning an Art Gallery - Chris Sabian
"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art." -Andy Warhol I visited my favourite art gallery today with the intention of buying some Henderson Cisz prints. This was a spur of the moment decision based around the fact that I had some money off promotional vouchers... Submitted 1 year 274 days ago.

Retail Math – Managing by Numbers - - Matt Parmaks
The first time a Store Manager realizes that their store, and their performance in managing that store, is being judged by the numbers they quickly understand that there is more to managing a store than getting all of the work done, making everything look nice and being good to customers. ... Submitted 1 year 295 days ago.

How to Save Money on Credit Card Fees... without Changing Processors, Equipment or Processes - - Jeff Hardesty
Interchange Fees are 70-90% of the transaction fee but have very little to do with negotiated Merchant Rates'. Merchant Service Providers acquire new clients with the promise of lower costs and better service, but that promise is in direct conflict with the organizations' revenue... Submitted 2 years 168 days ago.