Retail

I’m going to start suggesting that retailers hang up a mirror in their office, tack a piece of paper above it on the wall and write, “The Reason You...

Walk into any convenience or grocery store in the United States and you’ll notice the beverage space is a lot like an elementary school classroom...

In the entertainment industry, a showrunner is someone who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a television series. For instance, Matthew...

Walmart is often the subject of negative press, but that’s bound to happen when you’re No. 1 on the 2014 Fortune 500 list of the world’s largest...

If you asked a group of retail managers what they enjoy most about their jobs, you’d be hard-pressed to find one that says “the paperwork.” That’s the...

Photo by Hernán Piñera, via Flickr Today’s smartphones are powerful tools that solve everyday problems for customers and business professionals alike...

Photo by Quinn Dombrowski, via Flickr As the Northeast and Midwest struggle to escape the icy grip of winter, it’s an encouraging sign when retailers...

Photo by Elvert Barnes, via Flickr If there’s a segment of the retail industry that knows how to weather a storm, it’s surely the home furnishings...

Photo via TechCrunch Each year, more retailers are learning that everything is, in fact, better with Bluetooth Smart technology. Bluetooth is defined...

Photo By Mike Mozart, via Flickr Think about your last big family gathering where there were a lot of different personalities in a contained area. The...

If 2014 was the year of the mobile app, then 2015 might be the year of online food delivery services. Just in the last week, there have been two big...

Photo by Don O'Brien via flickr Inactivity is horrific for retail businesses. We’re certainly not saying retail managers are lazy or inactive. In fact...

Doesn’t it seem like you woke up one day and retail digital signage was everywhere? Well, maybe not everywhere, but we can think of a few good...

Every good business decision is made with an end goal in mind. If you’re a retail executive, you already know this. Maybe the end goal of increasing...

“The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.” Carly Fiorina Hewlett-Packard Former Executive, President and Chair Your No...

Photo by Mike Mozart, flickr Retail data security became one of the hottest topics in the retail industry last year after two of the United States’...

In 1968, a Dallas man and Docutel employee named Don Wentzel was standing on line at his local bank, trying to cash a check. The line was long and his...

Historically, the retail and convenience store industries have seen tremendously high turnover. According to Doug Fleener, author of “The Profitable...

You’ve heard the phrase “fake it till you make it.” It’s the idea that in order to be successful, you must exude confidence, even if things are...

Franchise management should come down to the basics: maintaining a clean, safe and orderly environment for your customers. Are you familiar with the...

Photo via Flickr Convenience stores operate in a highly competitive environment that shows no sign of easing up or slowing down. Traditionally, motor...

In our previous blog post, we addressed the limitations of using mystery shoppers to conduct retail audits. It’s a point worth reiterating when...

There are more than 123,000 convenience stores selling fuel in the United States, according to the 2017 NACS Retail Fuels Report. U.S. gasoline demand...

Encouraging managers to use their mobile devices to input data and share photos can save time and effort throughout your organization. Saving time...