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

A1 Retail

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. More than four in 10 plan to hire additional staff over the next 12 months in a sign of positivity for the future.

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2022 Retail Success Guide

Independent Retailer

We have already seen a lot of that in the past 18 months, what the experience is now versus before is defining new roles as we hopefully continue to exit the pandemic and return to this new version of normal. Crypto Payments Help Deliver a Competitive Advantage. Second, purchase amounts are twice that of credit card purchases.

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Social Commerce: Retailers (and Platforms) Struggle to Catch up With Consumers’ Enthusiasm

Retail TouchPoints

In the last two months alone, TikTok has rolled out dedicated “Shopping Tabs” for Shopify merchants, Twitter began a pilot of its “Shop Module,” and Pinterest made it possible for creators to “control the shopability of their content” by tagging products. Suffice it to say that social commerce has arrived in America. earning $26.97

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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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The 2020 Holiday Shopping Season Promises to be a Tale of Two Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Think pool tables, fitness equipment like Peloton, the latest video game consoles, specialized software, kitchen appliances and cooking tools, homebrewing kits, musical instruments, boats and other outdoor items. Finally, there’s the challenge of maintaining high levels of customer service and support while accommodating easy returns.

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UK Consumer Spending Up A Third Since Pre-Pandemic

A1 Retail

Industry Analysis: Payment solutions company, UTP Group, reveals consumer spending is up by a third (32%) since restrictions eased compared to same period in April 2019. Encouragingly, Saturday 1 st May was an all-time record for card processing, with the combination of payday and a bank holiday weekend.