Retail Education
Home furnishings and lighting retailers face many challenges in this ever-changing economy. From new consumer expectations to online competition, today's retailers work hard to ensure their customers have access to on-trend products and great customer service. In this section, you'll find all things retailing — news, features, analysis and tools — needed to make your retail business a success.
Create Digital Catalogs with These Tools
With abundant information available online, customers access digital content on a daily basis. While websites and social media provide platforms for engagement, creating a digital commerce catalog…
Aperture Platform Delivers On-Demand Product Photos
Outward, Inc., an independent Williams-Sonoma Inc. company, has recently completed its first Aperture Platform installation at Hoot Judkins Furniture, the Bay Area's largest wood furniture store.
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Maximizing Manufacturer Rep Relationships
Retailing is all about building relationships, the right relationships — with your customers, with the people in the community who can support and help you market your business and with your vendors…
8 Tips to Increase Retail Profit Margins
Retailers’ profit margins have been more relevant than ever lately. It all started with curbside pickup, the only way many
stores could sell their products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, some…
The Retail Doctor, Bob Phibbs, Launches SalesRX2022
The Retail Doctor LLC announced today the launch of SalesRX2022, a new program of online retail sales training that offers on-demand retail sales training for physical retailers starting at $295 a…
7 Tips for Effective Email Marketing
Whether you’re a brick-and-mortar retailer — with or without a website, although a website is a calling card these days — or have a focus on e-commerce, it’s important to stay connected to your…
3 Newsletter Platforms to Reach More Customers
Today’s email marketing platforms are more advanced than ever before. With retargeting, automated communications and e-commerce integration, retailers and designers alike can stay in front of their…
How is Your Support System?
Industry associations, buying groups, Facebook groups, business coaches and more. There’s no shortage of support systems in the home furnishings industry, whatever your role. The question is: Are you…
Profitability Takeaways from Home Design Business Coaches
In our latest virtual Home Design Business Think Tank, we spoke with experts, retailers and designers about the steps they take to ensure customer/client loyalty and profitability in their businesses…
New Juniper CEO to Address E-Commerce Trends
Veteran digital innovator and Juniper CEO, Bill Furlong, will explore expanding business and engaging customers through e-commerce in a free webinar, Leadership Perspective: A One-on-One with Bill…