The connection between your business and your customers in the digital world, your company’s website sets the tone for your operation online. Currently, there are 4.95 billion internet users around the world, so having an effective website is key to …

First Insight and Wharton Baker Retailing Center found that consumers are willing to pay for more sustainable goods, surprising many retail executives. The report revealed that a knowledge gap exists between what consumers actually want and what retailers presume they …

After a two-year hiatus, spoga+gafa 2022 will return as an in-person event at the Koelnmesse event center in Cologne, Germany. spoga+gafa, the world’s largest garden lifestyle trade fair, brings garden enthusiasts and the top players of the global green industry …

QR codes are inexpensive, adaptable, easy to implement, user-friendly and provide an excellent opportunity for retailers to connect with customers and build their bottom lines. In the March 2022 issue of Hardware Retailing, retailer Geoff Saunders from Cascade Home Center …

Taking a tour of Jared’s Ace Hardware with Jake Smith as the tour guide is a little like a small-town mayor leading a parade down Main Street. Around every corner is another community member with a greeting or a question, …

When Henry Foster Herrick took a job as an assistant for Mr. C. Parsons at his general store in the mid-1860s, the village of Southampton, New York, was a quiet shore community made up mostly of farmers and whalers. In …

The March Project Point featured a flower press that customers can build to preserve and enjoy the bounties of their gardens and create pressed petal projects. While any flowers or plants can be pressed, single-layer petals and flat-faced varieties press …

From gaining access to a concert venue to reading a restaurant or bar menu, quick response codes, more commonly known as QR codes, have made it easier for consumers to make purchases, look for information and connect with brands they …