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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

These four emerging trends elevate the urgency for supply chain execs to move distributed order management (DOM) to the top of their lists. #1: It has only been a few years since ecommerce flipped the switch on brick-and-mortar, but the use of the term doesn’t fully convey the role that retail stores play in modern business.

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8 Proven Techniques to Close Sales Quickly

Retail Next

As a retail store owner or manager, one skill you need to develop is closing a sale. While an associate who is trained in sales and retail management might cost you more, the rewards you will reap will be more significant. 7 – Suggest complementary products. This strategy is known as suggestive selling.