Retail Businesses
If You Give People This 'Discovery' — They'll Buy From You Instead of Amazon
Creating a unique retail experience doesn't have to be a big flashy production. We're all just looking for a story that makes us feel good about ourselves.
How to Increase Foot Traffic to Your Retail Store
As online shopping evolves, adaptability and innovation will be the keys to thriving with retail stores.
Sephora Is Putting Customer Favorite Merchandise Behind Lock and Key
The change goes against Sephora's original try-before-you-buy business model.
Her Childhood Bullies Inspired Her to Start a Brand. It Boasts Over $20 Million Annual Revenue Now — and Just Appeared on Stage With Taylor Swift.
Little Words Project founder Adriana Carrig was bullied growing up, so she channeled her "pain into purpose" with small, wearable affirmations that became a big business.
Why Amazon, Zara, and H&M Are Losing Customer Loyalty and Paying a Very Costly Price
Why risk obliterating customer trust for a few dollars? That's the high-stakes gamble that's plaguing the business landscape as companies increasingly implement return fees.
How to Write an Operations Plan for Retail and Sales Businesses
Tips for detailing what has to be done and who does what in service and retail companies.
Making The Retail Industry Sustainable
In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." In the retail industry, a real threat to our environment is the thirst and production for fast fashion.
Costco Isn't Facing Devastating Surges in Theft Like Target and Walmart — and the Reason Is Very Simple
The retailer's CFO revealed its strategy during a fourth-quarter-earnings call.
How Retailers Are Using Technology to Transform the Product Returns Process into a Customer-Centric Advantage
As return rates escalate, the implementation of smart returns technology emerges as a vital strategy, offering a seamless, eco-friendly solution that enhances customer satisfaction while reducing costs and fostering a greener retail landscape.
Would You Take a Pay Cut to Help Your Staff? Container Store CEO Cuts Salary By Almost $100,000 to Guarantee Pay Raises for Employees
The CEO's pay cut comes amid declining sales for The Container Store.
10 Ways to Reimagine Retail and Virtual Shopping Since COVID-19
In the post-COVID era, virtual shopping experiences are revolutionizing the retail landscape, merging the efficiency of technology with the personal touch of traditional shopping.
The Man Who Invented a Technology Used Billions of Times a Day Doesn't Get Credit for It. Now He's Setting the Record Straight.
Paul McEnroe, an award-winning engineer who spent more than two decades in leadership roles at IBM, opens up about the Universal Product Code's development and the misconception that persists.
America's Largest Private Employer Is Reducing Starting Pay for New Workers. Here's Why — and What It Means for Retail.
Most new hires will now earn the lowest possible hourly wage for their respective store, unlike when they previously had the potential to earn more than other store workers in certain roles.
Dollar Tree CEO Says 'Elevated' Theft Is Affecting Profit Margins
Executives at Dollar Tree partially attributed the decline in the company's gross profit margin to instances of increased theft across its stores.
'Increasingly Serious' Retail Crime Is Hitting Another Beloved U.S. Retailer Hard — and Its CEO Reveals a Bleak Trajectory
Violent retail theft incidents are also on the rise.