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In A Holiday Daze With All The Retail Holiday Days

RTP blog

Small Business Saturday. This year there already are more than 225 retailers participating in this promotional day that started in 2008. Harvard Business Review (HBR) supported my feelings in an article titled, Why Retailers Should Retire Holiday Shopping Season. Cyber Monday. Sofa Sunday. Singles Day.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Globally, ecommerce growth projections are also on an upward trajectory: They show that retail sales may exceed $4.058 trillion by as soon as 2020. of total retail sales. When you buy shoes from an online shoe retailer, it is a business-to-consumer transaction. Business-to-Business (B2B). Image source.

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Windows 10 Emergency Security Update: What It Means for Your Retail POS System

Korona

Windows Server 2008 SP2 – KB5004955 and KB5004959. For more general advice, check out our blog on cybersecurity tips for small businesses. Tell us a little about your business. Type of Business: General Retail. Windows 1507 – KB5004950. and Windows Server 2012 – KB5004954 and KB5004958.

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Retail Labor Shortage 2021: What’s Happening and How Retailers Can Deal With It

Korona

Retailers across the country know how dire the labor shortage is at the moment. And a whole lot of these jobs are in the retail sector. million of these were in the food service/accommodation industry and nearly 1 million in retail. But what does it mean for retailers? In fact, 1.3 Such a movement is long overdue.

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Best eCommerce Search Engine Providers

GetElastic

The numbers tell us just last year retail eCommerce sales estimated $4.9 Overview: AddSearch customers report back the flexibility and easy integration of the product, and point to its cost-effectiveness and exceptional customer service for small business users. trillion, with forecasted growth by as much as 50% to 7.4

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How to create a successful pop-up store?

GetElastic

The conception of the pop-up show was birthed out of the financial crash of 2008 as an alternative to long retail leaseholds – and since their inception they have gone mainstream. Against the wider picture of high street retail woes, pop-up stores point to an optimistic future. billion a year. Time is of the essence.

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How 5 Retailers Turned Their Etsy Shops into Full-Time Jobs

SellBrite

LePapierStudio: Diversify your business. Vana Chupp started her first Etsy shop, LePapierStudio , which specializes in illustrating unique custom silhouettes, in 2008, and the store’s success inspired her to pursue other business ventures, including some outside the realm of ecommerce. Keys to seller success.