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How Streamlining Digital Checkout Boosted Polywood Conversions Nearly 50%

Retail TouchPoints

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). It was an involved, intense process.

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First ‘post-lockdown’ long weekend predicted to drive sales for hospitality and leisure SMEs

A1 Retail

More than four in 10 plan to hire additional staff over the next 12 months in a sign of positivity for the future. The quarterly SME Barometer combines billions of merchant transactions, processed by Barclaycard Payments, with research data to provide an in-depth look at the UK SME economy.

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POST COVID-19 Outlook on Sporting Goods Industry & Market Trends: The Good, The Bad and The Greatest Opportunities Ahead

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

While quarantine and lockdown left some merchants gasping for air other specialty stores like bicycle stores went on fire as sales skyrocketed. Main Industry Products and Services include: Sporting equipment Firearms and hunting equipment Athletic apparel Athletic footwear Other. scuba, skiing and outdoor). Industry Activities.

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[Webinar] Retail Post-Pandemic: 6 Store Conditions Consumer Brands Need to Monitor to Win at the Register

Wiser

What can be done to optimize shelf conditions such as availability, planogram compliance, display compliance, and more? Casey Berns, as I said, is the associate director of shopper insights and category advisory services at the Clorox company. 2: Planogram Compliance. Tom (continued): The next one is planogram compliance.

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Watch out World – Amazon is Coming for TV

Retail TouchPoints

In September, Amazon announced that it would be following the lead of nearly every other streaming service by running ads on its Prime Video programming beginning in early 2024. This shift will make Prime Video “the largest premium ad-supported service, reaching an estimated 115 million viewers in the U.S.

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How Malaysian department store Pavilion is connecting with customers

Inside Retail

Making such a purchase is all about the physical shopping experience and customer service that adds to the prestige of making such an investment. Embracing digital technologies and services is not a disruption, but provides an additional channel for branding, reaching a wider base of consumers and increasing footfall.

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What to Sell on Shopify?

Small Biz Trends

These restricted items include but are not limited to certain firearms and parts, goods or services that promote self-harm, COVID-19 products that flout the rule for the sale of COVID-19 related products, etc. Sometimes, indoor air quality can be more polluted than outdoor air. Outdoor toys. Laptop Stands. Indoor Plants.