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2016 Holiday Shopping Tips for Smart Consumers

Every year, BE Retail offers a list of holiday shopping tips intended to help shoppers avoid overspending their budgets. Since the holiday season starts earlier and earlier each year, this post keeps getting moved up. In 2012, when the holiday … Continue reading

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GREAT Tools to Assist You in a Job Search

Two weeks ago, the following information was posted. If you are in a job search, these tools are VERY useful for you. In case you missed it, we are publishing the post again. _________________________________________________________________ When searching for a job, are … Continue reading

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Who Comes First: The Customer Or the Employee?

The question in the title to this post raises an interesting issue. Yet, the answer is not as simple as it may appear. Of course, retailers should always want their customers to be happy — and therefore, profitable and hopefully … Continue reading

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