March, 2018

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Comment on 9 St. Patrick’s Day Promotion and Marketing Ideas for Retailers by Peter Smith

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Hey guys, want to see the St. Patrick’s Festival. Use the link to check the live location in the Exploro app. It’s amazing. The festival celebrates the national holiday with a global impact. It takes place the weekend before the holiday, and the two-hour parade features floats, Irish dance companies, bagpipers and other musicians. Link-[link].

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5 Ways Retailers Adapt for an Urban Environment

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As more people are attracted to metropolitan living, retailers that made their name in the suburbs are now looking for ways to adapt their brand for an urban environment. Stores are increasingly experimenting with ways to modify their concepts for smaller store footprints and urban needs. And adapting involves more than just shrinking the store to function as a scaled-down version of the suburban store.

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Recent work by Barber – including a new store design for Neal’s Yard in Sheffield

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We have been very busy in the first quarter of the year. Here are some of the store design and branding projects that we have been working on: These photographs are of our latest store design for Neal’s Yard Remedies at Meadowhall in Sheffield. We have also been working on the design for another new Neal’s Yard store due to open soon in London.

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.

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Comment on 11 Mother’s Day Ideas to Implement in Your Retail Business by Ratan Lal

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I am really enjoying reading your well-written articles. Thanks for sharing this. Mothers Day Messages. Mothers Day 2018 Images. Happy Mothers Day Images HD. Mothers Day Images.

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UK Retailers sign up for Retail Sustainability Initiative

Barber Design

This week more than 25 UK retailers announced that they have signed up for a special retail sustainability initiative, pledging to ‘lead the fight’ in sustainability with a raft of proposals designed to tackle many global sustainability challenges recently defined by the UN. The retail sector is one of the first industries to develop such an initiative to take collective action and it is hoped that other industries will follow.

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5 Big Retail Design Myths Debunked

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Myths are beliefs that are widely held, but nonetheless false. Even in the ever-changing field of retail design, long-standing myths continue to exist – ideas that are at least partially false. Below are just a few widely held beliefs about retail design. More square footage equates to more display space. Any store’s needs for space will expand and contract over time, as new products and lines are added and others are phased out.

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Comment on How to Greet Customers in Retail: 20+ Examples to Try in Your Store by Philip Keogh

Vend Hq

Fantastic article – could be used in any area where customer contact is part of the job. Love the use of role play – was actually wondering as I read, “How would I get this across in a training course?” – and then the answer was given: role play. Would love to see a blog on how being ‘authentic’ benefits us as employees – and skills that might allow us to develop authenticity during our working day.

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Comment on 8 Retail Staff Training Tips to Improve Performance, Sales and Customer Service by Lisamery

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Really nice tips seem pretty helpful got to try some of them.

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Comment on 3 Big Inventory Management Mistakes You Could Be Making (and How to Fix Them) by John

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Hello Francesca, Incredible post indeed! I completely agree with you. It is clear that inefficient inventory management can ruin your business. From my experience lack of communication is one of the biggest inventory management mistakes. Companies make the mistake of having complete trust in their forecast management software system and think that they don’t need to review data.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Comment on How to Increase Retail Sales per Square Foot and Improve Store Productivity by David Jones

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Good Article.To date, AR is actively being introduced into many areas of business and science. In addition, there are constantly appearing an increasing number of devices using this technology. The technology of augmented reality can increase brand recognition, its interaction with the product, and improve the overall impression that it produces. Novelty, wow-effect, scalability and practically boundless possibilities of creativity, as well as reducing costs for printing and logistics make the t

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Comment on 5 Ways to Improve the Retail Checkout Experience by itellu3times

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I will excuse a long line if all the checkout stations are active. But they never are. It is VERY CLEAR that MOST retailers think a long line is a POSITIVE EXPERIENCE and ENCOURAGES VISITORS to spend and join the line, and that this outweighs walk-aways – like me. I can visit one store after another in the shopping centers and they ALL have offensively long lines.

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Comment on Lessons from High-End Stores: a Q&A with Luxury Retail Specialist and Secret Shopper Saira Sethi by Shelley Rothenburger

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Interesting that no where in this evaluation does the secret shopper ask the retailer “how do you treat staff? You want the best out of staff you better provide incentives.riding on minimum wage isn’t going to do it.

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