Retail

So, you’ve revamped the way your field reps conduct merchandising audits. Now you’re using mobile software to track compliance from product facings...

Part of modern day security is a company’s ability to combat scams that aim to take advantage of customers. It’s in the best interest of any company...

You may remember the classic line from “A Christmas Story”: You’ll shoot your eye out, kid! A 2015 version might be, “You’ll take a power line down...

It’s the time of year when the retail world kicks into high gear. More registers are open, lines are longer, and more customers need assistance. As a...

Branding to a younger, Millennial generation is the name of the game when it comes to the convenience of the Internet. This is just as true when it...

The consumer trend of buying local has grown from being “hot” to being a central driver of growth in the restaurant and grocery retail industry...

If I was a supermarket manager, I would call my associates together for a special meeting about the results of this study. I’d want my employees to...

In 2008, a worker died at a Long Island Walmart after being trampled in a Black Friday stampede. Across the country that same day, gunfire broke out...

Duane Reade and parent company Walgreens are mostly known for their quick, pharmaceutical pickups. However, that's slowly changing as the drug store...

You see that stuff over there? The stuff in the box? Yeah, I'm gonna need you to set that up... Looks good. Thanks. That's the kind of conversation I...

I'm convinced that for every person who wants a kale smoothie, there's someone else who wants a cinnamon sticky bun. It's easy to look at the cupcake...

When shopping in a grocery store or retail store of any kind, today’s customers are looking for one thing: value. One way that retailers can entice...

A planogram is a visual diagram that details where every product in a retail store should be placed. No detail is spared when creating a planogram...

A couple of days ago, a friend messaged me saying she had an authentic “Zenput moment.” What did that mean? I was intrigued! My friend is a hobby...

Just when school lets out, back-to-school advertising begins. Already on July 14, AdvertisingAge published an article on Target’s back-to-school...

“Your people make all the difference. The only thing your competitors can’t copy is your culture and your people.” – Mel Kleiman, expert on hiring the...

It’s time to toll the bell for mystery shopping programs. Some retailers may be resistant to the change, and it’s sure to disappoint some faithful...

President Teddy Roosevelt will forever be tied to Big Stick ideology, which has the mantra “speak softly and carry a big stick.” It was his foreign...

Convenience store managers should think of the cold vault like it’s the Super Bowl. It’s a highly competitive event for c-store operations, and...

Photo by Kishjar, via Flickr Is the American mall really dying? A lot of news outlets would have you think so. Before ringing the death knell, however...

It’s official! Dollar Tree will divest 330 Family Dollar stores to a private-equity firm in order to address federal regulatory concerns related to...

Answer honestly: Is your forecourt a neglected part of your gas station/convenience store operations? You might be focusing more on gas volumes and...

Derek Jeter may be considered a first-ballot MLB Hall of Famer, but he recently struck out in a big business deal. Jeter had reportedly signed a...

What promotions are your competitors running right now? If you don’t readily know the answer to that question, you may not be utilizing mobile...