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The best retail store managers wear over a dozen hats and all without missing a beat. From running an efficient and profitable store, scheduling employees, engaging their team, enforcing company policies, and more. Retail store managers can’t afford a slip-up, that’s why hitting and exceeding sales targets and regularly motivating your team is so important […]
Running a retail store means providing the best customer service, lowering the employee turnover rate, keeping employees engaged, running inventory, staying ahead of the competition, and more. So much more. But, let’s not forget that pesky employee schedule, complete with employee time off requests, timetables, and availability calendars. Creating a schedule for retail workers is […]
While e-commerce in 2021 is skyrocketing, most people still prefer to retail shop in person. Some shoppers desire the in-store shopping experience because they can see and feel the item they want to purchase in person before actually buying it. However, reports do show that online sales will reach $645 billion in 2021 which means […]
Amusement parks and theme parks are literally all about moving parts. It starts with ticket sales and admission control, the visitors’ traffic management, roller coaster maintenance, safety procedures, and event planning — all the way to the POS and inventory management. So many difficult, interconnected processes that have to work well together, and run smoothly […]
In retail management, scheduling is the most time-consuming and important task to manage, but it comes with many challenges. By optimizing scheduling, you help margins grow especially considering that labor is the largest operating cost in retail. Through improved and automated scheduling, research shows that you build a better employee-employer relationship, boost productivity, and ensure […]
You probably already know what Small Business Saturday is but in case you’re a new small business owner or haven’t heard of this event for some reason, it’s one worth paying attention to. Why? Because last year US consumers spent about $15.4 billion on Small Business Saturday (SBS) at small and independent retailers and restaurants! […]
Every retail manager and owner wishes they had enough time to oversee day-to-day operations, hire and train employees, offer efficient management, manage the total cost of operations, and deliver the best customer service – all while beating the competition, in stores and online. And the online competition is fierce, retail managers understand they need to […]
We need to talk about employee engagement and motivation in the retail industry. Why? Well if you’re a retail manager, chances are that you’re aware Quantum Workplace’s Employee Engagement Trends Report reported that just 65.1% of retail workers are engaged. And this is cause for alarm because the report also stated that a company with […]
Working in retail means you are responsible for building traffic and sales to your business. And you need to oversee daily operations and to hire and train employees. On top of all of that, you’re now faced with the competition that online stores present, meaning you need to give the best customer service and be […]
There are many ways to reduce your operational cost and increase employee engagement. The ambitious goal of our “Small Business Hackers” blog is to cover (almost) every way possible. But, for this blog post we want to do what certain members of our team cannot stop doing, talk about ourselves. And our favorite topic is […]