The numbers speak for themselves: We’re online and we’re online a lot. According to the Digital 2021 Report from We Are Social and Hootsuite, over 4.6 billion people use the internet and we spend an average of almost seven hours …

It’s 6 a.m. on the Friday before Memorial Day. You anticipate it will be your busiest sales weekend of the year. A text pings on your phone, and the message makes you bolt upright in bed. It’s from your IT …

From puppies to parakeets, cats to chameleons, gerbils to goldfish, we love our pets. A look at anyone’s social media feed proves how devoted we are to our animal companions, but the numbers speak loudly as well. The American Pet …

Coming to the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, Google’s first physical retail store will open in summer 2021. The store will be a part of the company’s campus in the city, where over 11,000 Google employees work.  The store …

Informal pet holidays are an easy way to market your store’s pet products and connect with customers on social media and online. Hardware Retailing has compiled a list of pet holidays happening each month to get you started.  January Jan. …

Like hair scrunchies and skinny jeans, social media trends tend to come and go. It can be hard to stay on top of the current best strategies for success because social media is dynamic, constantly changing and evolving based on …

In the June 2021 issue of Hardware Retailing, retailers learned best practices for adding pet products to their stores. To complement that content, we’ve put together several online stories with tips on welcoming pets into your stores, offering pet-related services …

While the pandemic has caused major disruptions, it’s also led to a boom in the lawn and garden industry, as consumers turned to outdoor spaces as places of sanctuary and spent money meant for travel and other activities on their …