As the holiday seasons roll around, make sure your operation is ready to attract customers and keep them shopping in your store with these promotional ideas. Thematic Sets: Connect related products. Instead of just stocking holiday lights, display them with …
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Unwrapping Expectations for This Holiday Season
Thanks to an uptick in consumer spending, an increase in traffic and a boost in profit opportunities in a short window of time, the holiday selling season—Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas—is especially important for ending the year …
Read More »5 Most Common Holiday Mistakes Small Businesses Make
Sam Taylor, a business expert at LLC.org, says small businesses underestimate how early holiday demand starts and how strongly people respond to anything nostalgic. He shares the five most common holiday mistakes small businesses make. Launching holiday campaigns too late. Most small …
Read More »Record Number of Shoppers Expected Before Christmas
Around 158.9 million consumers plan to shop on the last Saturday before Christmas, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The number is up from 157.2 million shoppers in 2024, …
Read More »Sullivan Hardware Supports Local Eateries
Sullivan Hardware & Garden, with three locations in Indianapolis, Indiana, provided a little extra holiday love and support to its neighbors and local small business owners. One of the operation’s stores is located in Broad Ripple Village, a laid-back, eclectic …
Read More »National Retail Federation Provides Consumer Spending Forecast
$966.6 billion. That amount is how much the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts will be spent on gifts and decorations from November 1 to December 31, a 3-4% increase from 2022. NRF’s holiday forecast is based on economic modeling that …
Read More »4 Holiday Design Trends for 2023
The holiday season is right around the corner, which means consumers flocking to local stores to check out the latest trends in holiday decor. Consumers who celebrate winter holidays are expected to spend an average of $875 on gifts, decorations, …
Read More »All Treats, No Tricks at Marcon Building Supply’s Halloween Event
Bringing out everyone’s inner child, Marcon Building Supply in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania, puts on a Halloween event each year for customers. For this year’s event, the employees, including many of the employees’ children, dressed up as different Barbies and characters from …
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