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Doing the Numbers
Industry holiday data and what they mean for your specialty retail business. Staffing Strategies Last holiday season, the NRF expected the retail industry to hire between 480,000 and 500,000 seasonal...
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Since 2010, the number of temporary workers has far outpaced the growth in the general labor market. If you’re looking to hire temporary workers this holiday season, make sure they are integrated into...
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Doing the Numbers
Industry holiday data and what they mean for your specialty retail business. Risky Returns Return fraud can cost your business real money. Given the high percentage of retailers who have experienced...
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Specialty Retail Pulse, Winter 2013
This issue of Specialty Retail Pulse focuses on Q2 2012 sales data with a comparison to Q2 results for 2009, 2010 and 2011. As with previous reports, this issue explores indicators of possible emerging...
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News Bytes, Winter 2013
New research shows that shoppers are drawn to—and spend more at—stores with simple scents. Orange sells better than more complex green tea, for example. So even if a complex scent is a pleasant one, it...
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Doing the Numbers, Winter 2013
Black Friday Boom A record 247 million shoppers visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend, up from 226 million last year. Making sure to take advantage of retailers’ promotions to the full...
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Doing the Numbers, Spring 2013
Industry data and what they mean for your specialty retail business. E-xciting Growth! Ecommerce, which generated $231 billion in sales for U.S. retailers last year, is expected to increase 13% to $262...
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News Bytes, Spring 2013
Swipe Fees Beginning January 27, retailers now have an option of charging consumers a “checkout fee” for any purchase made with a credit card. This new fee was the result of an agreement reached last...
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Kiosks on the Rise
An increase in the number of kiosks in the specialty retail industry gives retailers increased space to sell more products and a plethora of merchandising options. Every year, Specialty Retail Report...
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News Bytes, Spring 2014
An App for That Research shows that customers are taking to shopping apps in a big way using them to be notified of retailer deals, receive text offers, and even using the retailer’s mobile app to pay...
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