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Online ads and social media are simply new ways to build the loyal customer base successful stores have always needed.

Let's jump in, and see what we can get out of this day of blowout bargains online.

Small Business Saturday will be the busiest day of the year for many independent businesses, with millions of shoppers expected to participate in the nationwide occasion on November 25. But that doesn't necessarily mean that they're all buying.

The goal is to make life a bit easier for customers, however they purchase from you.

The question is who is going to assemble it?

Learn why Lowe's employs a behavioral scientist to run its innovation lab.

Matt Scanlan, co-founder and CEO of Naadam Cashmere, takes us on his wild journey from an unemployed tourist in Mongolia to the head of a multimillion-dollar company.

Steps for small businesses to not only gain but retain customers from large retailers

If you want to be found ahead of your competitors, you've got some marketing homework to do.

Children think Christmas will never come. Retailers know it will be here soon.

Paul Wasserman's Henry the Hatter has thrived for generations in Detroit. He knows everything there is to know about ups and downs.

Never stop asking yourself what will help propel your firm to the next level. Then determine what it will take to get there.

Researchers found that shops can appeal to certain types of customers better than any website ever could.

Brick-and-mortar stores can't beat the convenience of online shopping, and they shouldn't try. Customers come through their doors for something else.

Instead of eating into profits using expensive air delivery services, how can retailers send cargo more cost effectively?

Starting with a winning formula from inception goes a long way in guaranteeing long-term sustainability.

Dangers loom as merchants are scrambling to meet the demands of the threat posed by mobile fraud.

Developers are bringing people back to brick-and-mortar shops by giving them something real: a memorable experience as part of a community.

There are a number of benefits to this shipping method, including more rapid and more cost-effective fulfillment.

Bonus cash back, "payoffs for patience" and bulk purchases are ways your business or household can benefit.

To frame it as a battle between brick-and-mortar and ecommerce is to miss the point.