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“Rising Retail Pricing Pressures Mandate an Elevated Emphasis on Cost Reduction Strategies” by Ryan Swiderski via Total Retail

by admin | Aug 14, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Data Driven Performance, E-Commerce, Opinion, Retail Economy, Retail Strategy

Credit: Getty Images by vittaya25 Despite recent progress in reducing inflation, prices are still high and consumers remain under pressure. Excess savings accumulated during the pandemic have been depleted for a substantial part of the population and credit card...

“Motivation Beyond Paying Retail Sales Commission: 3 Ways To Get Employees To Sell” by Bob Phibbs via Retail Doctor Blog

by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, HR, Resources, Retail Strategy, Sales Training

How to motivate retail employees …  It’s a subject retailers routinely ask about. My answer is always the same: You don’t. That might sound strange to hear from a motivational speaker, so let me explain. You can try to motivate a retail employee with...

“Surf Participation Could Get a Boost from Gabriel Medina’s Viral Olympic Moment” by Kate Robertson via Shop Eat Surf

by admin | Aug 4, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Competitions, News, Olympics

The surf competition at the 2024 Olympics takes place at Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Photo by Azathoth Pics / Stock.adobe.com. Gabriel Medina’s name hit the mainstream this week, reaching far beyond the surf community during the surf competition at the...

“Retail Team Rewards (Hint: It’s Not Just Money)” by Bob Phibbs via The Retail Doctor Blog

by admin | Jul 30, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, HR, Resources, Retail Strategy

Retail managers must find effective ways to motivate teams and celebrate their successes to maintain high performance and meet sales goals. Only when you can answer an associate’s internal question, “What’s in it for me?” can you move the...

“SVP Spotlight – 4 Strategies to Find the Right Hire plus 40% off job postings for BRA Retail Members” by Doug Works (BRA Executive Director)

by admin | Jul 24, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, HR, Resources, Retail Strategy

Hiring in retail is tricky. As a result, the good people behind Outdoor Industry Jobs are often asked about best practices for getting good candidates, and they wanted me to share the following 4 possible strategies to help find and hire top talent: Brag.  A...

“7 Ways to Upgrade Your Retail Store Without Moving” by Bob Phibbs via The Retail Doctor Blog

by admin | Jul 17, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, Merchandising, News, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

I’ve seen a common misconception in my experience with retail transformations, including recent showroom makeovers with an outdoor power equipment store, a window fashions retailer, and a beverage store chain. Retailers often think they need a complete...