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3 Reasons to Start Training Now

3 Reasons to Start Training Now

by Olivia Shroyer | Feb 10, 2025 | Industry News, Operational Insights

If you’ve yet to create an organized training program, don’t wait a minute longer to start. Being successful at retail requires careful attention to operational best practices, such as merchandising, inventory and marketing. Retailers neglect training at their peril....
4 Ways Training Can Increase Add-on Sales

4 Ways Training Can Increase Add-on Sales

by Olivia Shroyer | Jan 28, 2025 | Industry News, Operational Insights

If you want to generate more add-on sales for your business, you need to make sure you’re using effective promotional and merchandising techniques. But likely the best way to prompt customers to add more items to their shopping carts are employees who understand how...
Buying Group Hub: The Add-On Sale, Making a Big Difference With Small Sales

Buying Group Hub: The Add-On Sale, Making a Big Difference With Small Sales

by Lindsey Thompson | Mar 31, 2024 | Operational Insights, Trends & Products

By Mike Dube, Director of Marketing, Lancaster WHETHER IT’S THE combo meal or an extended warranty, if you weren’t planning on purchasing it when you walked in the door, you have probably been persuaded into an add-on sale. And if you feel good about your decision as...
Cash Register Checklist Builds Bottom Line

Cash Register Checklist Builds Bottom Line

by Lindsey Thompson | Jan 5, 2024 | Operational Insights

Simple but highly effective, the cash register checklist at Triboro Paint Center has boosted add-on sales and added another layer of customer service to the operation, which has three stores in Warwick, Rhode Island, and North Attleborough and Foxboro, Massachusetts....
Consumers Spending More Money Per Trip, Shopping Less Often

Consumers Spending More Money Per Trip, Shopping Less Often

by Lindsey Thompson | Sep 20, 2021 | Industry News, Operational Insights

A recent study by the The NPD Group found that the amount of money consumers are spending on each shopping trip or occasion is increasing, but the amount of times they are shopping overall is decreasing. When the pandemic first hit in March 2020, consumers spent an...

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