Building a Business
I Was a Buyer for Target and Watched Many Brands Go Bankrupt. Here’s the Dark Side of Landing on 10,000 Shelves.
Founders often think about retail benchmarks all wrong. Once they realize their mistake, it's too late.
Retail Sales
Building a Business
Forget Cyber Monday: Here Are the 2015 Holiday Retail Sales Trends
What's clear is that marketers are wasting time and losing customers during the holidays.
By Jerry Jao
Building a Business
U.S. Retail Sales Weak, Cast a Cloud on Consumer Spending
Economists had expected core retail sales to rise last month. They fell.
By Reuters
Business News
From Grand Theft Auto to Halo, Hot Video Games to Shine This Holiday Season
New consoles are great, but the real fun usually doesn't start until a year or so after when new games hit store shelves.
By Chris Morris
Building a Business
This Software Company Wants to Help Retailers Compete Against Amazon
An engineer gives retailers a fighting chance in the online price wars.
By Joe Lindsey
Building a Business
Could Hiring Snobby Salespeople Boost Your Sales?
new luxury shopping study suggests customers are more likely to make a purchase when dealing with a rude sales associate.
By Kate Taylor
Tech
GameStop Shares Plummet on Weak Outlook
GameStop lowered its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance after suffering declines in video-game sales during the holiday period.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Is Mass Customization the Future of Retail?
Letting your customer into the design process can boost engagement – and profits.
Building a Business
‘Supermarket Superstar’ Mentor Serves Up 7 Tips for Product Development
With clients like Starbucks, Yoplait and Betty Crocker, DINE marketing president Chris Cornyn offers up business advice for entrepreneurs -- foodies and all.
By Ashley Lee
Building a Business
Crocodile Tears? Crocs Blames Earnings Drop on the Weather
The colorful, rubber footwear company said cold weather contributed to plunging profits in the second quarter.
Building a Business
Modest Rise in Retail Sales Could Signal Slowdown in U.S. Economy
Retail sales rose less than expected in June, the latest sign of sluggish economic growth.
Marketing
How to Get Mobile ‘Showrooming’ Shoppers to Buy More In-Store
What you can do to stop losing business to customers who browse your wares in-store but buy online from someone else.
By Amy Gahran
Marketing
Shoppers Spend $5.5 Billion on Small Business Saturday
Small-business owners say Black Friday and Cyber Monday did little for their bottom line, but Thanksgiving weekend sales still came in slightly better than expected.
Building a Business
Website Makes Boutique Fashions Available Anywhere
Shoptiques brings cutting-edge creations from brick-and-mortar boutiques online.
By Jason Ankeny
Business Ideas
7 Layout Secrets of the Big Retail Chains
The right design and displays can steer customers to more merchandise and keep them shopping longer.
By Carol Tice
Marketing
Mother’s Day Advice for Online Retailers
Six quick tips to help maximize sales during the big holiday.
Business Accounting
Is The Economy Headed Back Down Again?
For a few months there, things were starting to look rosy for small business. Retail sales went up for eight straight months. Jobs started being created again. But now, some experts are worried it’s all going to go back down the tubes.Retail sales fell in May. Yeah, just the early-Easter effect, I thought. But now […]
By Carol Tice
Business Accounting
Retail is Rebounding Already — Time to Get Busy!
Can you feel it in the air? See it on your cash register? Retail sales are going up. In fact, they’ve been rising for six straight weeks, and have been mostly up for the better part of five months now. The International Council of Shopping Centers is still playing it safe and forecasting April sales […]
By Carol Tice
Business Accounting
Capturing Your Share of Rising Retail Sales
Almost lost in the steady drizzle of downbeat news about the economy is this piece of good news: retail sales are growing again. After declining 2.5 percent last year, the National Retail Federation forecasts retail sales will be up 2.5 percent in 2010, making up all of last year’s lost sales volume. Which means retailing […]
By Carol Tice