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Amazon now has over 100 physical stores. → Read More
Automated solutions, more streamlined shipping services and parcel tracking can help businesses not only save time, but also save money. → Read More
Customers expect more. The Xerox Direct to Object Printer helps retailers evolve. → Read More
The Challenges of Omnichannel and How Retailers Might Solve Them Customers are among the biggest challenge for retailers aiming to maximize their omnichannel potential. → Read More
'Omni-channel marketing' is more than just buzz term used to encourage brands to create strong customer engagement – it’s a strategy used by the best brands used to maintain customer engagement. → Read More
From increasing customer loyalty to improving inventory management to strengthening B2B relationships, let data help your business. → Read More
Traditional business advice isn't always best served to small business owners. Don't agree? Just ask any entrepreneur and you'll likely find that what has worked for them doesn't mimic the advice their large, big-box competitors may have followed. Keeping this in mind, consider the following tips aimed specifically at small businesses. Tip [...] → Read More
Small Business Saturday saw it's strongest year yet this year, having generated an estimated $16.2 billion spent at independently owned retailers and restaurants this past November 28, 2015. And yet, while Small Business Saturday is behind us, shopping small is still going strong this holiday season. Among the many businesses [...] → Read More
Small Business Saturday took place this past weekend. American Express created Small Business Saturday in 2010 to help bring more awareness and consumer dollars to small businesses during the busiest shopping season of the year. It has accomplished just that, with the most recent edition the most successful yet according to results from the Small Business [...] → Read More
The Saturday following Thanksgiving plays hide and seek between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but easily stands on its own as one of the most important shopping days of the year. Founded six years ago in response to small business owners' most pressing need - getting more customers during the [...] → Read More
Back to school is big business... but you already know that. What you may not know, however, is just how much families and teachers alike are spending as the start of the new school year takes place. Teachers Spending Their Own Money on Back to School A recent survey from SheerID and [...] → Read More
As a small business owner, I'm often juggling business and family - along with countless other things - on any given day. I don't ever "check-out" like some employees do, and I'm always "on-call" whether it's a weekend, holiday or in the middle of the night. Some folks may not [...] → Read More
Consumers, business analysts, merchants and retail experts alike all had a lot to say about Amazon's much hyped about Prime Day that took place today, July 15. Among the statements made about Amazon's Prime Day included that it was a "made up holiday" and much like a "garage sale". Additionally, some [...] → Read More
For business owners - including myself - it's often hard to take time to "get away". After all, who will do your work when you're not around to do it? Getting away, as it turns out, can be good for business. A recent trip I took to Clearwater, Florida, proved this to [...] → Read More
Small town charm has a reputation for a reason. Their top claim to fame? Good, old-fashioned customer service where "everyone knows your name". While knowing every customer's name may not be possible these days, what is possible is delivering customer care that stands out from your local competition and even [...] → Read More
10 years ago today in a Brooklyn apartment, Etsy was founded in an effort to create an online community where crafters, artists and makers could sell their handmade items, vintage goods and craft supplies. Since then, Etsy has not only become that very community it set out to be, but also [...] → Read More
Online marketing isn't something new for small businesses to consider anymore. In fact, it's quite the opposite... having been going on for years and seemingly has no end in sight. Yet, far too many small business owners neglect how important online marketing is for their business success. Among the reasons this [...] → Read More
Author Laura Vanderkam once wrote that "work isn't separate from life. It's part of life, and weekends are part of life too." I couldn't agree more with this statement - having tag-lined my own small business, Retail Minded, as a "retail lifestyle publication" some seven years ago. Work is a part [...] → Read More
Square, Inc. recently announced it has secured additional outside investments to expand its small business financing program, Square Capital. As previously reported by Forbes in early April 2015, Square has extended more than $100 million to more than 20,000 small businesses - and their numbers continue to grow. Square Capital’s first [...] → Read More
When it comes to running your own business, success is determined by a variety of factors. Investment of time and investment of dollars certainly makes an impact, but some of the more important variables come down to the details of your business - and the mistakes you may or may [...] → Read More