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Best Appointment Scheduling Apps for Small Business

Ecommerce Platforms

The best appointment scheduling apps for small business allow for quick bookings online, simple organization on the backend, and automated notifications for confirmations, cancellations, and modifications. What is a Small Business Appointment Scheduling App? Best Appointment Scheduling Apps for Small Business.

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NYC Unveils Plan to Combat both Organized and Individual Retail Theft

Retail TouchPoints

To combat retail theft, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, alongside other city and state leaders, announced a comprehensive plan on May 17, 2023 that will bring together increased law enforcement efforts and enhanced social service programming and resources to prevent shoplifting across the city.

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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. Bottom line?

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Ecommerce Development for Small Businesses: How to Get Started

MagentoBrain

Ecommerce development has become a popular way for small businesses to reach customers and increase sales potential. With the rise of technology and online shopping, ecommerce development provides small businesses with the ability to expand their reach, reduce costs, and offer greater flexibility to customers.

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To Email or Not to Email: The Pros and Cons of Retail Marketing Approaches

Retail TouchPoints

With so many unique approaches to connectivity, retailers often struggle with effectively reaching their customers. In fact, 71% of shoppers told McKinsey that they expect personalization from their favorite retailers , and 76% of shoppers are frustrated when retailers don’t offer personalization.

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How Robots Can Help Retail Operate Safely Again

Retail TouchPoints

At large retail outfits you won’t be trying on that shirt. There will be some innovation that may first strike us as odd: Suitsupply is reinventing its retail journey by installing “ Safe Shopping Screens” partitions in its stores. After all, it’s called “retail therapy” — not “retail trauma.”. Let’s Fix The Fear.

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As Consumers Lose Faith in Traditional Institutions, Brands are Bridging the ‘Trust Gap’

Retail TouchPoints

Conversely, trust in large and small businesses has increased significantly since the pandemic. Complete confidence in small businesses has nearly doubled since 2016 (from 21% to 39% ), and for big businesses it has increased more than 4X during that time, from 5% to 21%. For things like services (e.g.

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