Retail

Sales objections are quite common in retail, especially for merchants who are selling high-ticket items such as furniture or electronics....

I distinctly recall a moment about a year ago. I was with some friends in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighbourhood, an area known for...

While having top-notch visual merchandising and eye-catching window displays attracts potential customers to your store in the first...

Teaming up with other businesses can result in a win-win outcome for you and the company you partnered up with. When done right, retail...

As a retailer, doing physical counts of inventory probably isn’t on your list of favorite things to do. A tedious task, taking count...

Retailers and restaurant owners have relied on their own skills, truckloads of determination, and some useful technology to survive...

Retail signage is a critical component of visual merchandising and a powerful tool for advertising your business, reinforcing your...

If you’ve always dreamed of running your own store, but don’t know where to begin, buying an existing business may be the perfect...

Marketing your business is a critical part of operating a store. Advertising helps you attract new customers and keep them coming back...

It can be exhausting keeping up with retail marketing trends and platforms. Just as soon as you’ve gotten the hang of Instagram,...

Imagine you’re the customer for a moment. When you walk into the store, what makes you first notice products? What makes you like...

Almost every business needs financing at some point.But banks and other lenders aren’t always an option for some small businesses...

As a retailer, you know better than anyone else that time is practically money. If you waste time with inefficient processes, you’re...

Whether you’re starting up your first online shop, or growing a well-established ecommerce business, sooner or later you might come...

Perhaps the most important part of retail is the moment of the transaction—when money transfers from the customer to the cashier....

If you’re reading this, then you’re likely: not meeting your retail sales targets; or meeting your targets but want to find ways...

It’s always important to optimize your store for a better experience and more conversions. Staying stagnant is the quickest way to...

Back to school season is one of the most important sales events of the year for retailers. It’s one of the largest drivers of retail...

Maintaining and growing a retail business is an enormous undertaking. As you know, despite the perceived simplicity of the business...

This post focuses on X-Series features. If you’re using R-Series, check out this post. Don’t have Lightspeed yet? Talk to an...

When thinking about threats to your retail store, shoplifting is probably number one, right? The idea of someone swiping hundreds of...