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What you Need to Know to Start an Online Retail Business

Hubspot Sales

You’ve always dreamed of owning your own retail business — but the thought of paying for a storefront, employees' wages, and all of the other costs associated with a physical space is downright terrifying. Now more than ever, online retail is a valid option for any aspiring entrepreneur to sell their wares. Online Retail Businesses.

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4 Cost-Sustaining Strategies To Be A Net-Zero Retailer

Customer Think

If a retail company falls down on its sustainability pledge and no one notices, has it still failed to be sustainable? Lots (and lots and lots) of retailers – and their suppliers – have pledged to become carbon neutral […].

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How to do multichannel retail execution – moving away from visits to contacts

Customer Think

Image credit: Adobe Stock In the consumer goods (CG) industry, the leaders in the retail execution space used to traditionally be the suppliers with the strongest market presence in the field.

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Planning for the peak of peak seasons: Retailers must move in real-time to come out on top in the ultra-competitive 2022 Holiday Season

Customer Think

Peak trade season is right around the corner, with activity around Black Friday, Cyber Monday and general Holiday/Christmas shopping ramping up – retail organizations, staff and associated supply chains are gearing up for the first true “post-Covid” holiday for two years. And consumers will tolerate no excuses from their retail suppliers.

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The Business Review: a modern classic, so important also during difficult times

KAM With Passion

What is true in the private life is true in business as well, especially between a supplier and their customers. They need their suppliers to come to them with a “seek to serve” mentality. In order to understand their customer needs, in good like in bad times, suppliers need to run regular Business Reviews with them.

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12 Important Product Knowledge Topics In Retail Sales

MTD Sales Training

Retail Sales – Essential Topics. And does your company offer an online retail experience too? The 4 Levels Of Retail Sales Knowledge. The majority of retail sales people that you come across seem to have this level of knowledge about a lot of the products they are selling. The 12 areas are: • Pricing structure.

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Value Centers

Customer Think

Unilever was preferred for edible oil in retail because they phased out non-sustainable production of palm oil, and their procurement of such oils from sustainable conscious suppliers increased the cost. For example, in India, heavy earthmoving equipment suppliers are setting up skilling centers whose cost is covered by CSR funds.