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36 Shop Business Ideas

Small Biz Trends

Retail shop businesses can include any local facility where goods and/or services are sold. What Is a Retail Shop Business? A retail shop is any store or business that sells goods and/or services. Why You Should Consider Opening a Retail Shop. Top 16 Shop Options. Flower Shop. Coffee Shop.

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The rise and rise of the thrift retail store

I Vend

Walk down any high street and you’ll see evidence of one of the growing trends in retail – the rise of the thrift store. Read about how a leading US thrift store is embracing its growing popularity. All of which means that the thrift store has well and truly come into the retail mainstream.

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Inflation’s Impact on Back-to-School Shopping

Independent Retailer

inflation being the highest it has been in four decades, consumers are looking for ways to cut costs — especially when it comes to back-to-school shopping. Other shoppers are using coupons and rewards apps more (64%), making fewer shopping trips (47%), and using buy now, pay later more than usual (9%). Safety Precautions Remain.

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

Inside Retail

Consumers are more scared of treats than tricks A report conducted by consumer behavior analytics company PowerReviews found that 73 per cent of consumers surveyed said that their Halloween shopping will be impacted by financial constraints, like inflation. Will consumers be in the Halloween shopping spirit this year?

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Cool kids: Why resale fashion app Depop has joined forces with The Sims

Inside Retail

The in-game experience will be available through an upcoming expansion pack and aims to promote thrift shopping, upcycling and circular fashion to its Gen Z audience.

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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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Don’t Shop Around on Sustainability: Carbon Labels Deliver the Goods

Retail TouchPoints

ThredUP, an online consignment and thrift store that sells secondhand clothes, makes sustainability a part of its brand values. Retailers that provide this information will also benefit from the ability to analyze the changing patterns of their customers’ shopping behaviors.

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