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Christmas shoppers urged to support Small Business Saturday

365 Retail

Shoppers are being urged to support small businesses as they face fresh uncertainty heading into the crucial festive trading period. Michelle Ovens, director of Small Business Saturday, said: “We all need to show small businesses our love this weekend. Small Business Saturday is coming!

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Rethinking the Retail Environment Through Food-and-Beverage Design Concepts

Retail TouchPoints

The retail industry has experienced a great deal of change over the last 2½ years with the accelerated growth of online sales, the introduction of new safety protocols, the expansion of experiential retail concepts and the integration of new technologies. The retail storefront is no longer about just leaving with goods in hand.

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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. Even with new vaccines potentially coming on the market in the months ahead, it’s likely the trends we’ve seen in 2020 will continue into 2021.

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Remaining Agile in a New Age of Retail: Three Things that Enterprise Brands can Learn from Smaller Players 

Retail TouchPoints

From leisure and sportswear to gifts and jewelry, the chances are you’ve bought a product from a small business over the last couple of years — whether it be a digitally native startup, a one-person band working from their kitchen table or a small independent store selling online around the world.

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The 8 Best Brand Communities and Why They're Successful

Smile.io

Gymshark’s strong value-add marketing strategy is also evident through its team of athletes and influencers. This is most clear at Gymshark’s many pop-up shops that spring up across the UK, and ultimately leading them to open up their first retail location in London.

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How to Sell Digital Products & Downloads: The Complete Guide

eCommerce CEO

I’ve tested a lot of markets, some failed and some didn’t. ePublishing/eBooks Market Growth. Self-Paced E-Learning/Online Courses Market Growth. While the overall numbers for eLearning (corporate, universities) are massive, this report shows dismal growth in the self-paced eLearning market. I have been there.

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