5 Top Tips for Choosing Your Retail Business’ Name
As an entrepreneur, having a memorable retail business name is critical. The right name can be a brand’s most valuable asset, allowing it to stand out and gain acceptance faster. Over the course of a brand’s lifetime, a bad name can cost a lot of money in workarounds and lost revenue. When opening a retail…
Wholesale Product Spotlight – Apple Barrel Ladder Planter
When you’re short on space, planters are a great solution because they allow you to grow and display flowers, plants, and even vegetables in any environment with a little light. So, whether you have a small patio, driveway, or balcony, you can still enjoy the benefits of growing your own crops by embracing the world…
KHD Buzz – Amazon Offers 3rd Party Sellers Direct Access to Consumers, US Unemployment Still Falling and More
Amazon Offering Direct Access to Consumers to Some Third Party Sellers Amazon.com recently launched a new tool called “Manage Your Customer Engagement (MYCE),” which allows some third-party sellers to market directly to Amazon customers for the first time. Read More US Unemployment Claims Fall For Third Straight Week In good news for retailers, as well…
Best Practices for Staying in Touch with Customers
Keeping in touch with customers on a regular basis keeps your brand in front of their minds and helps you generate traffic and sales both online and offline. To that end, you should have a variety of tools in your customer communications arsenal, and you should sharpen them on a regular basis. Here are some…
New at KHD – Camper Birdhouse
When it comes to attracting birds to your yard, the importance of bird houses cannot be overstated. Providing a home for your feathered friends adds to the appeal of your yard and ensures that the birds will return. Our new Camper Birdhouse is a perfect choice. Available in pink and white or red and white…
KHD Buzz – The (Faster) Rise of Retail Robots, Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Needs to Do Better By Employees and More
Report: Over Half of US Retailers Ramping Up Their Robotics Automation Plans The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have changed retailer thinking on the place of robots in the workforce. According to a new report, in 2021, 64 percent of retailers, including 77 percent of large retailers, believe it is critical to have a clear, executable,…
Consumer Research Basics for Small Retail Businesses
The chances are good that you have read and heard plenty about the importance of consumer research to retailers. Which is fine, if you are a huge retail brand with a large marketing budget. But what about small retailers? How can they leverage the proven benefits of consumer research with their much smaller financial, time…
Wholesale Product Spotlight – Antique Floral Garden Stool
When it comes to outdoor furniture, you’ll probably look for many of the same qualities you look for in indoor furniture: durability, comfort, and style (and of course price). The main difference is that patio furniture must withstand exposure to the elements outside. Our Antique Floral Garden Stool meets all these requirements and more. Crafted…
KHD Buzz – Retail Spending Up 9.8% in March, Amazon Workers Vote No to Unions and More
Vaccines, Stimulus Checks Helped Retail Sales Soar 9% in March Newly vaccinated against COVID-19 and with $1,400 stimulus checks in their bank accounts many Americans went on a shopping spree in March, boosting retail sales 9.8%. This was great news for the industry after a 3% drop in February had many concerned. Read More Walmart…
How To Improve your Core Web Vitals
Google announced in May 2020 that it will roll out a new algorithm update in 2021 that will focus on measuring how users experience the performance of web pages. Specifically mobile web pages. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Google wanted to give webmasters plenty of time to update their websites before making it an official…