Despite the growth of online sales, there is still a great demand for traditional, brick and mortar stores. As Rutgers points out, competitive advantages such as easy return processes, a pleasant and engaging store environment, and amazing customer service combine to...
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The High Cost of Employee Turnover & 5 Ways You Can Stop It
"For businesses to thrive in today’s economy, finding and retaining the best employees is important," says Zane Benefits. That's because good employees are a company's most valuable asset. "When a company has a truly great employee, that employee carries value that...
How to Secure Your Retail Workforce for the Future
As you know, the retail world is constantly evolving, from omnichannel and mobile to BOPIS and AI. Amid all of these transformations, customers have developed higher expectations than ever before, and somewhere in the hyper activity of customer-centric efforts, the...
Want More Foot Traffic? Do These 11 Things!
Have you ever wanted firsthand insights on how to increase foot traffic to your retail store? Fortunately, Forbes can help you with that. Members of the the Forbes Communications Council were recently asked to share some smart and unique marketing tips for physical...
5 Ways to Stop Losing Money and Maximize Profits
"One of the best ways to maximize profits for your business," says Tech.Co, "is to cut down on the amount of money you lose." Even if you have an awesome product or service that sells like gangbusters, your losses will still affect your bottom line. But when you start...
How Successful Thrift Retailers Practice Time Management
As a retailer, you're no stranger to pulling marathon shifts in order to achieve your business objectives. And because our goal at Thriftcart is to provide you with information that will make your life easier, we've collected 4 time management tips—that other...
How to Choose a Thrift Retail POS System
What is a point-of-sale system? The primary goal of running a business is to make sales. For ages making that sale has revolved around the cash register. However, today’s business owner needs more than a simple register to complete transactions. Your business needs a...
Get More Shoppers to the Checkout with These Tips
There are several times a customer should figuratively raise their hand and say, I’m in or Tell me more. When you understand the conversion points in your store, you are looking for each of those raised hands which lets you know they are proceeding along the way to...
Are You Confusing Customers? Here’s What to Do About it!
If you were to check into a hotel with a big sign outside boasting a luxurious, heated pool, you'd probably be pretty confused to see strict "Do Not Swim in Pool" signage hanging inside the lobby. Similarly, when shoppers enter your retail store, they shouldn't feel...
Why You Need Empathy In The Workplace
According to Trello, a recent survey conducted for the 2018 State of Workplace Empathy reported that 96% of respondents rated empathy as an important quality for companies to demonstrate. Sadly, 92% of employees believe that empathy remains undervalued at their...