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All treats, no tricks: US retailers prepare for biggest ‘spooky season’ yet

Inside Retail

Like the launch of seasonal items like pumpkin-spice lattes , retailers and consumers alike are celebrating festive holidays like Christmas and Halloween earlier every year. While it seems that consumers are already preparing themselves for the Halloween season, studies show that their wallets aren’t as ready. per cent), decor (31.85

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Inflation’s Impact on Back-to-School Shopping

Independent Retailer

75 percent of shoppers say their top priority is getting the best price, with 77 percent planning to utilize sales tax-free periods in their state. (70%) 70%) plan to spend less on non-essential purchases as well as hunt for deals and compare prices more than they typically would. Other shoppers are using coupons and rewards.

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‘OG’ Reseller Goodwill Wants a Piece of the Online Action

Retail TouchPoints

Goodwill is the OG of thrift stores,” said Matthew Kaness, a retail OG in his own right, who recently joined as CEO of GoodwillFinds.com. With the scale of the of the operation — $4 to $5 billion a year, mostly store-based — it feels like the giant has woken up and is now looking to take its rightful place. “The

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How Resale, Sustainability and its 3,300 Stores Support Goodwill’s Key Mission — Jobs

Retail TouchPoints

More than Just a Thrift Store. When most of us hear Goodwill we think of the thrift shop, but the nonprofit’s retail operation is only a means to its larger end. It also helps that resale is gaining cachet , particularly among younger consumers. “We’re The rest, as they say, is history.

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35 Low Cost Retail Business Ideas

Small Biz Trends

A retail business includes any company that sells goods or services directly to consumers for their consumption or use. But many now offer products online or over the phone and ship products to consumers. But a retail store generally just sells products at a slight profit. So it’s easier to manage the basic planning.

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6 POS Software Performance Metric Thrift Stores Must Track

I Vend

Thrift shopping continues to grow in popularity, particularly with millennial and Gen Z shoppers. For retailers, thrift stores have become part of the ‘mainstream’, managed with many of the key disciplines of ‘regular’ retail. But thrift retail also has its own unique characteristics and store performance indicators.

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Category Insights Report: Dollar Stores Redefine Themselves with Enhanced Merchandising and Mobile Apps

Retail TouchPoints

Once largely associated with lower-income households, dollar stores are now becoming retail staples even for more affluent households, inspiring retailers in these categories to invest more heavily in marketing, merchandising and technology innovation that will help them differentiate. That all creates positive momentum for these retailers.”