How One Company is Innovating Online Order Pickups in Stores
One of the largest trends in retail is the modern consumer’s desire for flexible, frictionless and automated experiences – without getting in the way of the experience, itself. Retailers and...
Top 3 Trade Shows to Attend in January 2020
With a new year approaching, the business world is looking ahead to another slate of industry events. January is a launching pad for some of the marquee events in...
What Thanksgiving Week Means for Retailers
While the calendar has not yet turn to December, the holiday shopping spree is about to hit its peak. The five days between Thanksgiving and the following Monday mark the...
3 Holiday E-Commerce Ideas for B2B Retailers
The National Retail Federation predicts that this season's total holiday sales will increase by about 4 percent. Meaning holiday shopping this year could top over $730 Billion in sales....
National Retail Federation Survey Shows the Business Side of Halloween
Halloween may be one of the most popular holidays for children, but retail professionals are looking forward to it with high anticipation, albeit for different reasons. The National Retail Federation...
MADE IN AMERICA 2019 Recognizes Manufacturers, Looks Ahead to 2020
INDIANAPOLIS – Succeeding in their mission to create the largest-ever showcase of American businesses and their products, the organizers behind MADE IN AMERICA 2019 say this is only the...
3 Reasons to Attend LinkedIn Talent Connect, Including Michelle Obama
Dallas, Texas is home to a diverse set of industries from telecommunications to financial services to energy and everything in between. In the digital world, business networking platform LinkedIn...
What the New Microsoft HoloLens 2 Headset Means for Your Business
The new Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset is due for release later this month, and its new features are destined to make an impact in the Augmented Reality (AR) field...
ERV Ventilation Solutions Offer Balance, Humidity Control and Comfort
Energy efficiency has, understandably, become a priority for both builders and homeowners, influencing element-resistant, impermeable construction. As homes become more airtight, proper ventilation becomes a necessity, otherwise the air...
How Atlanta is Re-Writing the Playbook on Stadium Dining
The National Football League kicks off its 100th season Sept. 5, and a record number of fans are expected to pack stadiums to their capacities this Autumn. One of...
Plan B Revisited – Time and the Life of Your Dreams
Roughly a year ago, I published a personal Plan B blog titled “Personal Branding and Retiring Early on Your Own Terms”. As I stated in that post, “continuous learning” opened new...
What CarePass From CVS Signals to the Market
In the 1970s, the Veterans Administration (now called the VA) mailed prescription medications to regional customers. This was actually far ahead of the curve. It was not until the...
The Shortlist 8/9: Behind the Disney Bundle and the Amazon-FedEx Break Up
The Magic Kingdom is keeping an eye on cord cutting. Disney announced a new bundled streaming service this week which includes ESPN-Plus and Hulu as it braces for the...
How Brands are Using Pop Culture to Boost Their Relevance
Have you ever experienced one of those phenomena where you think about something and you just see it everywhere for the remainder of the day? I got that feeling...
Special Delivery: What FedEx and UPS Plan to Bring Customers in 2020
As recently as a few years ago, brick-and-mortar retailers could still combat e-commerce services through the benefit of expedience. This margin as vanished over time and now shipping companies...
The U.S. Treasury Designates China a Currency Manipulator: What Comes Next?
Retailers and agriculture professionals are paying close attention to the ongoing developments in the China-U.S. trade war. The United States Treasury on Monday declared China a currency manipulator, which the...
What to Know About the Latest Round of Tariffs on Chinese Goods
A new set of tariffs on Chinese goods has the retail industry in a state of unease. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a new set of tariffs that...
July Job Report Reveals Records and Reservation
U.S. labor force participation reached a record high in the month of July. Unemployment remained at 3.7% according to the latest jobs report from Bureau of Labor Statistics, released...
Nippon Tele-Technical Resources Adopts cineXtools Insert Editing Software
The Background While file-based production and non-linear workflows have rapidly become the norm, sometimes more time and effort are required, especially when trying to modify an exported file. Making even...
A Day in the Life of a Carwash Operator
Running your own car wash is a demanding business. It can, however, be an excellent investment for the budding entrepreneur. There are many advantages to launching a car wash...
How a Failed $20 Million Bet by Ross Perot Gave Birth to the iPhone
For someone who started a pair of billion-dollar businesses, Ross Perot’s most successful achievement may be perceived as a bust. The Dallas-based computer services titan made a fortune with his...
How to Enhance Convenience Stores and Increase Revenue with Self-Service Kiosks
Self-service kiosks are quickly becoming an important part of convenience stores, or C-stores. Convenience has always been the cornerstone of C-stores. But today’s version offers far more than cigarettes and...
RetailX Panel Explores a New ‘Phygital’ World
Photos Courtesy of Melissa Gonzalez. There are more ways to reach consumers today than ever before in retail. Sometimes though, this many options can actually make it hard for businesses...
A New Outlook for Retail is on Display in Chicago
The retail world may seem divided between e-commerce and brick-and-mortar locations, but people today have a greater access to goods anywhere in the world than ever before. This synergy is...
Authors Explain How to Build Winning Stores in a Digital World
Retailers must always be selling their products, but in the era of e-commerce, brick-and-mortar operations must also sell an experience. That is the core issue authors Tim Mason and Miya...