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Associated Wholesale Grocers Streamlines Member Access to Instacart Delivery and Smart Carts

Retail TouchPoints

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers. An Instacart shopper will then pick and deliver the order.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

A 45-year-old family-owned luxury business might not be the kind of company one expects to be at the cutting edge of digital commerce, but thanks to President Ken Natori, the company’s second-generation leader, Natori is just that. And earn his stripes he has.

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12 Accounting Mistakes New Business Owners Often Make

Small Biz Trends

A new business won’t survive long if it doesn’t have solid cash flow and a good accounting system in place. To that end, a panel of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) members answered the following question: “What’s one accounting mistake that new business owners might tend to make, and why? How can they fix it?”

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How to Calculate Wholesale Prices & Profit Margins

Independent Retailer

When you first start your wholesale business, it can be tricky to find the right price to sell your merchandise. Wholesale Price vs. Retail Price. In order to establish the right prices for your products, it is important to understand the difference between wholesale and retail pricing. What is the wholesale price?

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5 Effective Strategies for Landing New Retail Accounts in Q4

Rangeme

We all know that the fourth quarter can be a season of high revenue for retailers and brands alike, but also understand that most wholesale buyers put a hard stop to bringing in new products once they’re sleeves are rolled up and heads down during the busy holiday season. What else works during this busy season?

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Discount Tire Acquires 25 Dunn Tire Locations

Retail TouchPoints

Discount Tire has purchased the retail tire and automotive maintenance operations of Dunn Tire , which provides parts and installations for brakes, lube and oil services, front-end repairs and state vehicle inspections at 25 locations in western and central New York and Pennsylvania. Financial details of the transaction, which closed Sept.

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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

Retail TouchPoints

Nike has reportedly closed its accounts with DSW , Urban Outfitters , Shoe Show , Dunham’s Sports , Olympia Sports and Big 5 Sporting Goods as the retailer pulls out of specialty retailers and department stores, according to Forbes and other media outlets. billion , accounting for 35% of gross sales, according to Forbes.