For years we’ve heard about the so-called retail apocalypse as stores close their doors. However, consumers still shop at brick-and-mortar locations, and their in-store shopping exceeds online purchases. A survey by First Insight found that 71% of consumers spend more than $50 shopping in-store compared to 54% shopping online. The same survey found 34% spent more than $100 in the store, and only 21% spent the same online. To win […]
Inventory is the single most important investment for your company. When your inventory works against you rather than for you, it leads to big problems. For retailers of all sizes, omnichannel inventory is growing in popularity. However, for midsized retailers, it’s a necessity to compete with the ecommerce giants. Omnichannel customers are valuable and can offer a good boost to your bottom line, so you must strive for sharpened omnichannel […]
Midsized retailers lacking an accurate inventory run the risk of losing customers, especially if a competitor has the same or a similar product. According to an IBM study, if an item is out of stock, and the store can’t find the item in another location, 72% of customers will switch to a competitor. Keeping an up-to-date inventory is vital, especially as the retail industry continues to evolve. Simply put: If […]
No matter where you look, everyone seems to be obsessed with millennials. The reason for that is simple – millennial shopping trends are now influencing the retail market in a very big way. So, who are these millennials, exactly? They are individuals born between 1982 and 2000, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. According to Pew Research Center, they are expected to overtake baby boomers in population in […]
As a midsized retailer, you must’ve seen this happen many times. You have customers in a queue line, ready to pay for your products, but you don’t have enough people to serve them all quickly, which leads to – you guessed it! – some customers abandoning the line. What’s worse is that many of them never come back. It’s the “last mile” – the final obstacle before your journey is […]
