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Suistudio Is Suitsupply’s “Me Too” Answer for Women

Since its founding in 2000 in Amsterdam, Suitsupply has been an unqualified success. Launched out of the trunk of Fokke De Jong’s car, giving new meaning to “Trunk Show,” Suitsupply has been helping men worldwide “find their perfect fit” in tailored fashion. Starting first with an online direct-to-consumer model, Suitsupply carved out a niche in men’s suiting […]

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Furniture Store

Home Furnishings Retailers: What To Do When Your YELP Reviews Scream HELP!

Dealing proactively and effectively with negative reviews is an all too common problem among home furnishings retailers. This point was reinforced at the recent Contemporary Design Group Annual Conference. For those who aren’t familiar with CDG, it is a networking and buying group where independent furniture retailers and manufacturers and suppliers to the contemporary home […]

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Gifting marketing strategies

Gifting Strategies for Retailers in the Experience Economy

Gifting can be a powerful retailing strategy that will build customer loyalty and repeat business, not to mention the exponential potential it offers retailers to reach out to the gift recipient to come to the store when they also need a gift. Throughout the year people celebrate holidays, occasions, life events and milestones by purchasing […]

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Personal touch

People Not Product Are Retailers’ Secret Weapon: Give the Personal Touch

Success at retail today is less about what you sell and more about how you sell it. That’s why people – both the people the retailer serves, i.e. the customers, and the people who do the serving, i.e. retail staff — are the two most critical factors in retail success today. Product is secondary. The […]

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Wemans Food Market Produce department

Wegmans Food Markets Are Shops that POP!

Wegmans Food Markets, the Rochester-based regional grocery chain with just over 90 stores and reported $8.3 billion in sales, is more than just a good place to shop and work. It is hands down the most beloved supermarket in the country among its customers and employees. It’s a shop that POPs! If you’ve never had a Wegmans shopping […]