Tag Archives: planning

Hands-On Tools to Improve Profitability

As we have reported before, the Retail Owners Institute (ROI) provides many free or inexpensive resources. For example, see 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.  Here are two other helpful resources from ROI: The ROI’s SPEEDY Expense Analyzer for Retailers — “Analyzing business … Continue reading

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Will the New $50 Amazon Tablet Be a Success?

Amazon has offered a variety of Kindle Fire tablets for the last few years. These tablets are less expensive than the iPad and offer a number of features. Now, to pump up sales, Amazon plans to introduce a new $50 … Continue reading

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eMarketer’s September 2015 Retail Roundup

eMarketer is an excellent source of information beneficial to retailers. It even offers a FREE daily newsletter. eMarketer has just published its September 2015 Retail Roundup; “Consumers spend billions each year at retail, and retailers are the biggest digital ad spenders … Continue reading

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