Why Retailers Need to Optimize Work, Not Just the Workforce
Retailers already watch the obvious numbers such as margins, labor costs, inventory turns and sales performance. But when it comes to productivity, every status check, system toggle and rekeyed form pulls employees away from the customer-facing work that protects loyalty and revenue. This article explains how retailers can optimize work and increase productivity.
Navigating the New Normal: How Small Businesses Can Adapt and Thrive in a Shifting...
Whether you are looking to optimize your cash flow, leverage automation without losing your human touch or out-maneuver larger competitors, this article offers a roadmap to turning today’s obstacles into your ultimate competitive advantage.
How to Maintain Brand Standards Across Franchise Locations
Scaling a retail brand across multiple sectors is highly beneficial for franchises seeking consistency. However, it requires a careful balance between catering to local owners and maintaining the core brand identity. When visual elements and service levels remain consistent across stores, it strengthens brand trust.
2026 Will Decide the Future of AI in Beverage Alcohol Logistics
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been part of the beverage alcohol logistics conversation for years. Predictive analytics, demand forecasting and route optimization tools are no longer novel concepts; they are increasingly expected capabilities across beer, wine and spirits distribution.
The Glass Storefront: Understanding Dynamic Pricing
The way retail operates now in an environment of market transparency. For brands and retailers alike, understanding how this shift has driven the move from static pricing to dynamic pricing is essential. This article dives deep into how pricing strategy is no longer only about promotions, it is about managing information flows between supply and demand.
7 Ways to Ensure Consistency and Reliability Across Your Supply Chain
In today’s hyper-connected world, supply chain performance is no longer measured only in speed and cost. The true differentiator is quality and consistency – ensuring every shipment moves as planned, every handoff is seamless and every customer interaction inspires confidence.
How to Boost Team Morale During Difficult Times
Businesses and consumers alike are going through troubling times. Between economic uncertainty and rising prices across the board, morale is taking a tumble. This article offers actionable tips for businesses on how to boost team morale during difficult times.
How Data Clean Rooms Can Help Retailers Unlock Customer Data
A robust personalization strategy can help retailers connect with their target audience and increase sales. This article describes how data clean rooms, a new emerging technology, can help retailers reach their personalization goal through data collection.
How Businesses Can Navigate Tax Compliance
With states trending toward lowering transaction thresholds for sales tax collection, smaller businesses are particularly vulnerable to falling out of compliance and, as a result, come under scrutiny from auditors during reporting season. This article offers some tips on how businesses can navigate tax compliance.
The Recipe for Ecommerce Success
Because ecommerce competition is so fierce, if consumers encounter any problems with your website or can’t find what they’re looking for, they’ll simply go somewhere else. We spoke with a handful of on- and off-premise retailers who are succeeding at ecommerce to see what they’re doing right.
Top HR Practices for Happy Employees
Implementing smart and effective human resources (HR) practices can help keep your employees happy and discourage them from going elsewhere. Retailers such as PUMA and GIANT Foods have recently made headlines for excellence in their HR practices.
Factors Preventing Retailers from Optimizing Loading and Routing
Many retailers struggle to effectively implement artificial intelligence (AI) and software solutions for their supply chain. This disconnect often stems from a misalignment between C-level decision-makers and operational teams, leading to suboptimal results and missed opportunities for true optimization.
5 Tips to Build a Successful Business
After consulting a variety of tech startups and launching four businesses, Herman DeBoard discusses the lessons he's learned throughout his entrepreneurial journey.
How to Build Success with Client Relationship Management
Client Relationship Management (CRM) is a strategy that businesses must use to ensure that their customers are satisfied. In this article, we dive into some tips to help you build a successful CRM strategy.
How AI Can Help Deliver Sustainable Products
These changing consumer preferences, along with tightening global ESG laws, have put pressure on brands and retailers to ensure social and environmental responsibility. Companies are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to aid them in that quest.
The Role of Streamlined Tax Payment Processes for Retailers
Retailers of all sizes, whether small boutique shops or national chains, face numerous challenges when it comes to fulfilling their tax obligations to local governments. While much attention is often given to the financial burden of taxes themselves, the administrative processes involved in paying these taxes can be equally daunting and time-consuming for retailers.
How to Avoid Device Downtime This Holiday Season
Retailers face a harried holiday shopping season this year, with just 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Every day counts, and certain devices like point-of-sale systems, self-service kiosks and online shopping platforms must work flawlessly — or else missed opportunities and lost revenue will result.
Top 4 Key Factors on Return Policies
A new report from FedEx reveals that a clear, customer-friendly return policy is a key factor in securing higher conversion rates. To win customers over this holiday season, the report highlights four key factors that should be on your e-commerce return policy.
2024 Holiday Readiness Guide
From marketing strategies and online design changes to in-store displays and promotions, there’s a lot on your plate. That’s why Specialty Retailer put together our 2024 Holiday Readiness Guide, filled with tips from experts on how you can best be prepared for a successful holiday season.
How Gen AI Can Reshape DTC Performance in 2025
When you think of Generative AI (Gen AI), the first thing that comes to mind might be chatbots or personalized product recommendations. But as we head into 2025, direct-to-consumer (DTC) beverage brands must push their thinking further.
