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Ready, Set, Go! Are You Ready For The Holiday Season?
Considering the craziness of this year, we’re no doubt in for a holiday season like no other. Spending habits have changed, people are spending more time at home, and you can count on light crowds in the malls and on the streets.- Karen Moore
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How Is COVID Changing The Shopping Experience In Your Store?
This year has been a year of firsts for just about everybody. From the way you interact with employees to dealing with suppliers, and perhaps most notably, how you serve your customers, it’s a whole new ballgame. Pick up some tips and tricks to start the holidays.- Karen Moore
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Preparing for Upcoming Holiday Sales
As we move into the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that this year’s holiday season will bear little resemblance to those of years past. Many people are choosing to shop online, buy online and pick up in-store (BOPIS), or have product delivered, either to their home of those of their gift recipients, and you, as a retailer, must think of new ways to gain their business.- Karen Moore
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Overcoming The Downturn: Farmers Market Shutdowns Force New Ways of Selling
Farmer’s market and pop-up-shop shutdowns have forced many producers to innovate new ways of selling. Farmers are not the only ones affected either; sellers of gourmet products, artisan soaps, and handcrafted personal care products have also been shut out of a significant income source.- Karen Moore
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Benefits of Natural Products - and What to Look For When Shopping
What if you could add ten years to your life - simply by pulling out your wallet? Unfortunately, living a long, healthy life is about more than jus...- Karen Moore
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COVID-19's Impact on Local Food
2020 had the potential to be a banner year for local, artisanal food producers. In many geographic regions, small brick and mortar stores were begi...- Karen Moore
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Are Imported Oils Stable During This Crisis?
- Karen Moore
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Managing the Economic Change to Brick & Mortar Stores
With so many stores closing in the wake of COVID-19, the future of brick and mortar comes into question. Stores are closing everywhere; people are ...- Karen Moore
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