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#TBT: Service Merchandise Was the OG Multi-Channel Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

After leaving the wholesale business, the couple opened Service Merchandise, Inc., They offered a breadth of inventory that included fine jewelry, toys, sporting goods and electronics. It began in 1934 as a small five-and-dime store founded by Harry and Mary Zimmerman in the town of Pulaski, Tenn.

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Everything You Need to Know About Keystone Pricing

Wiser

Keystone pricing is a pricing strategy in which merchandise is marked up by exactly twice the wholesale price. Here’s how to calculate it: Keystone Price = Wholesale Price x 2. Keystone pricing is a pricing strategy in which merchandise is marked up by exactly twice the wholesale price. What is Keystone Pricing?

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 282 – Cyberweek Recap with Salesforce’s Rob Garf

Retail Geek

Who worked for the wholesale division asking will this year. we saw a shrinkage of 6% of product catalogs so retailers are being conservative. Large part really in the growth the for cyberweek last year we saw something like eighty percent year-over-year growth for the week before. First cyberweek in the u.s.