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It has an ongoing roster of workshops for children, budding artists and coding enthusiasts, but also calendar events such as Black Friday, offering promotions and future discounts against purchases. Apple is a great example of a store that does this well.
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Similarly, at Iroha Mart, Wayvee Analytics used environmental stimuli uplifting music and increased space in front of the shelves during the promotional period to speed up customer movement, resulting in a 17% increase in sales. Theyre feeling overwhelmed and impatient hardly the right moment to pitch a promotion or upsell.
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