Retail Business

    Introduction Retail databooks are based on key market value data for eight major product sectors, 16 core retail distribution channels and 62 countries. This profile focuses on the sports and leisure retailing in Sweden and provides current and forecast retail sales data. Scope *Total sector retail market value from 2002 to 2007 as well as forecasts to 2012 *The size of the sector segmented by product market sales and a growth rate comparison *Current and forecast sector value segmented by major retail channels Highlights The sports and leisure sector accounted for 1.4% of the total retail value in Sweden in 2007. The sector ... Read Full Story

Did you know that Google will give your pet sitting, dog walking, pet grooming or pet store a free business listing? That’s right. 100% free. All you have to do is set up a free Google account by going to the Google home page or clicking HERE to set one up . Once you set up your free account you’ll have a wealth of free services you can take advantage of that can help you grow your business but for the purposes of this article we’ll stay focused on the business listing. So once you have your account, click here on the home page: ... Read Full Story

A store should be visually interesting to attract the attention of your customers. If you do your job right, it will become an attraction that they want to share with friends and out of town visitors. For example, the focal point of The Dreamwear Shoppe, my store which specializes in pajamas and comfort items, is our check out counter which looks like a bed, My creative sister designed it by sewing a bedspread and bedskirt onto the front of our counter, and drilling an antique headboard and footboard onto each end. A pillow added at the top makes it look like a bed. We ... Read Full Story

Dogs, in the United States,are often pretty pampered. We buy them cool toys, dress them up, and even take them out. We get so used to having them as our ride-along friends, that it is somewhat surprising when we encounter someone who doesn't share our love for them. It was a humid day at the nursery. Our cats had found their spots for their day's slumber. Customers were practically paddling through the thick air. My manager had brought her Australian Cattle Dog to work that day. Let's call her Butter. Butter is a friendly, but watchful dog. It probably is part of her nature ... Read Full Story

WITH ECONOMY IN RECESSION, SEM IS NO LONGER AN OPTION Yellow page ads, newspapers, direct mail — are these forms of advertising generating the types of returns that retailers need? Probably not. So what’s a retailer to do? Retailers need to make sure that as customers shift their shopping habits online, away from old school methods, they’re being found. Well, I can tell you one thing: NOT upping your Internet marketing game will put you on the fast track to losing business and market share. If you’re a local business and customers are searching for you and you either don’t have a website at ... Read Full Story