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London-based research firm RBR predicts the total shipments of self-checkout terminals will continue to increase while retailers continue to pursue new self-service models. According to RBR’s Global EPOS and Self-Checkout 2013 study, the number of self-checkout terminal shipments is expected …

Smaller online merchants will soon be able to better compete with large online retailers like Amazon.com thanks to a multi-year deal Google made recently with an independent provider of customer service ratings and analytics of online businesses. Google has plans …

Consider this advice from these retailers who have mastered special orders. Have someone take charge “Any employee can place an order on the special order list, but we have one person to do all the ordering and another to do …

As a website consultant focused on serving independent home improvement retailers, I truly enjoy working with retailers like yourself and have learned so much over the past few years about how you build your businesses. What’s most impressive to me …

The U.S. Senate closed debate on the latest version of the Marketplace Fairness Act last week by a vote of 63-30, but the final vote on passage was delayed until May 6, after senators return from a weeklong vacation. The …

Ace’s Hardware Stores for Sale website initiative launched a new phase that will facilitate the buying and selling of used store equipment and fixtures for all convenience hardware retailers, no matter their affiliation. Called Marketplace, the site now allows retailers …

This presentation looks at what makes Amazon so successful, how consumers’ attitudes about shopping online for home improvement products have changed and the effect these changing habits have on the home improvement industry. To view the full presentation, click here.