4th of July Sales – Are you ready?
4th of July is just around the corner. Make sure you are stocked up with essential store supplies to minimize stress associated with discounting items in your store – price marking labels, fresh ink...
View ArticleBack from Market? Don’t Forget Retail Supplies
Did you just get back from market? Did you order lots of great merchandise for your store? Don’t forget to re-stock your retail supplies before the first shipments arrive. Whether you need...
View ArticleIndependence Day 2012
The 4th of July holiday is rapidly approaching. If your business is not prepared you had better get busy because you don’t have much longer to prepare for the holiday rush. Merchandise planning, retail...
View ArticleProduct Spotlight: Fasteners
A couple days ago I got a call from a new customer, Kate, an owner of a high volume thrift store. She came to us because she was very frustrated with her current tagging guns. She had tried everything...
View ArticleNew Year – New Product! But Don’t Neglect Clearance Items…
Now that the holidays are over and you’re getting in new and fresh product, you’ll surely want to create a focal point for those products at the front of your store. As the holidays wind down people...
View ArticleGet rid of hazardous metal staples with the MicroPin
Make your kids merchandise safer for the little ones! We’ve helped many manufacturers of kid’s toys eliminate hazardous metal staples from their products with our Avery Dennison MicroPin solutions. We...
View ArticleHalloween is Huge for Retailers
Just how big is Halloween in the US? Well, we’ve discovered that it’s pretty big! US shoppers are going to spend a whopping $6.9 billion this year on Halloween according to the National Retail...
View ArticleBe Impulsive!
Are you finding sales dragging? Customers only coming in for one item? Looking for ideas to boost some extra sales? Investing in impulse items is a great idea to get customers to add more items to...
View ArticleBack to Campus!
Believe it or not it’s almost time to head back to school. Many young people will be heading off to college for the first time this year. This is an exciting time but can also be a cause of anxiety....
View ArticleSix Steps to a Successful Weekend Sale
Weekends are a great time to have a sale because people like to get off of the couch and out of the house once the weekend rolls around. Why not take advantage of the higher foot traffic on the …...
View ArticleCustomize Your Barcode Tags!!
We now offer customization for barcode tags for QuickBooks Point of Sale!! We can put your logo and or website address on the back of a barcode tag to give your store or product a custom look that...
View ArticleProduct SpotLight: Tamper-Proof Barcode Labels
Price switching is a big problem for many retailers. The impact of this type of loss on the bottom line can be devastating for businesses large and small. One example from a few years ago is the case...
View ArticleA Solution to Price Switching
Recently we worked with a customer who had a problem that was going to result in her department being closed. They had a plant nursery in a grocery store and were losing money. People were taking the...
View ArticleSmall Business Saturday – November 25, 2017
The first Small Business Saturday was way back in 2010. The country was trying to recover from the Great Recession and small retailers were struggling to keep the doors open. Since then, the economy...
View ArticlePrepare for Surge in Retail Activities
Barclays has put out an interesting note for retailers. They think that as US companies work through the implications of the 2018 tax cuts that they will begin to offer bonuses and wage increases. We...
View ArticleConsignment Tags – We have them!!!
AZ Retail’s Consignment Tags are perforated 2-Across Direct Thermal which is also known as a 2-up. The tags use a 1” core which makes them compatible with any desktop barcode printer or even some...
View ArticleRefreshing Your Store : Part 2
Remember last month’s blog, “Refreshing Your Store Can Keep You Growing”, which you can find here: We speculated that Target’s numbers would get better as more stores were updated and the improved...
View Article“More or Less” for Effective Merchandising
A lot of people (and some Chihuahuas) can get very excited about choices. They love going to stores and getting to look through a large selection to find the exact right thing that’s perfect for...
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