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Small Business, Big Ideas: Amid Historic Disruption in Off-Price, This Family-Owned Overstock Wholesaler is Reinventing the Game

Retail TouchPoints

This story is part of Retail TouchPoints ongoing Small Business, Big Ideas series, focusing on smaller retail brands that have found big success and have even bigger ambitions. As we all now know, Norman was at the cusp of a whole new category of retail, one now dominated by companies such as Dollar Tree and TJ Maxx.

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Inside the Online Bookstore Building a ‘Model for Small Businesses to Compete with Amazon’

Retail TouchPoints

“Right before we launched, I had a panic attack when I did the math of how many customers we would need to survive,” recounted Andy Hunter, Founder and CEO of Bookshop.org in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It Basically the bookstore is a super-affiliate,” explained Hunter. “We’re

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Data Will be Key to Retail Success in 2021

Retail TouchPoints

Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be quite a disruptor for retailers, as in-store sales dropped and other options, like ecommerce and buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) surged. With that in mind, here are three predictions for retailers in the coming year. Real-time data is the key for 2021.

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Strategies for Retailers to Weather the Storm this Hurricane Season

Retail TouchPoints

Hurricane Season 2022 is underway, and with it comes the looming threat of outages and downtime for retailers. As we head into the peak of the season, retailers should review their disaster avoidance strategies as they seek to protect critical equipment and prevent downtime.

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Why Google And Facebook Ads Fail Small Businesses

RTP blog

From a retailer’s standpoint, online advertising has long been a sound way to drive traffic to their site. And on average, small businesses allocate 1% of sales revenue for advertising. That’s not necessarily a small price tag, especially when margins are slim in a tough retail climate.

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Chase Launches Retail Media Network; Air Canada and Whataburger Among First Set of Clients

Retail TouchPoints

Chase Bank has launched a digital media business that “combines the scale and audience of a retail media network with the exclusive advantages of Chase’s first-party financial data, institutional credibility and precise targeting capabilities,” according to a company statement.

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Cyber Week 2017: Black Friday Stats, Cyber Monday Trends + 25 Brands Reveal The Secrets to Their Success

BigCommerce

Automotive retailers saw the highest average order value ($235.10) , followed by retailers within the Sports & Outdoors ($143.50) and Home & Garden ($103.60) categories. Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday: +22.79%. Small Business Saturday: Mobile: 55%. Black Friday.