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NRHA’s 2015 State of Pricing Study

Hardware Retailing magazine’s March 2015 issue features an article focused on the changes in pricing strategies over the years. The story also discusses how retailers can stay competitive today as variable pricing evolves and dynamic pricing spreads. The full story can be found here. The …

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A New Generation of Pricing: Competing in the Information Era

To download a PDF of this story, click here. Visit hardwareretailing.com/2015pricing-study to view the NRHA’s 2015 State of Pricing Study.  Whether you like it or not, today’s consumers have access to detailed pricing information for every item in your store. In fact, in some cases, …

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Creative Transportation Doubles as Mobile Advertising for Store

Rick Alspaugh needed a solution to his Texas store’s overflowing parking lot, and building a parking garage didn’t make financial sense. As the problem worsened, a neighboring business was turning Alspaugh Ace Hardware’s customers away so its own tenants had space for parking. Some …

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Study Why Customers Browse But Don’t Buy

Retailers who focus mainly on increasing customer counts and average ticket sizes are missing a key metric: conversion rate. Conversion rate is the ratio of people who enter a store compared to how many actually make a purchase. Only 35 percent of retailers …

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10 Retail Lessons From a Car Salesman

Car salesmen are some of the best in the business. Each day they use effective sales techniques and provide their clients with excellent customer service. Below are 10 lessons you can learn from car salesmen and how you can apply their techniques …

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