While a newly hired team member, Melissa is certainly familiar to Nationwide and has worked with us for many years as part of the staff at Sterling Events Group, where she spearheaded coordination of our PrimeTime tradeshow and conference.

The year 2020 is without question going to be a year of experience-driven opportunity in the Consumer Electronics world.

The constant need for home appliances creates opportunity for your business and the Independent retail channel to serve as the preferred shopping destination for consumers.

TYTUS Grills, a recent entrant in the outdoor living space whose grills can be assembled in less than five minutes with no tools or additional parts needed, recently launched its new partnership with Nationwide Marketing Group.

If you’re not selling products in the outdoor living space, you’re missing out on one of the hottest and most profitable categories for Independent retailers.

The best way to beat the giants is by offering something that they can’t. Discover our important new programs around “connected home,” differentiated business services offerings, and exciting new technologies that can help you improve the overall shopping experience for your customers.

The last year went by in the blink of an eye, and with sights set on 2020, Nationwide Marketing Group Chief Member Advocate Tom Hickman explains why this year is going to be HUGE for independent retailers.

The smart home is no longer a gimmick or a fad but instead has become a part of millions of households worldwide. From the simplest of daily routines – such as turning your lights or music on or off – to protecting what matters to you most, your family, there’s a good...

If your business is like that of other Nationwide Marketing Group members, it’s pretty good right now. While some uncertainty remains for the future, the economy has stabilized, consumer confidence is at an all-time high and independent retailers are winning!  With...

None of us is as smart as all of us. Ken Blanchard wrote those words in his book The One Minute Manager, and the principal behind them has been in play for centuries. Never has one individual conquered challenge with greater ease than could a group of like-minded...

When we rolled out the Nationwide Digital Rewards program at PrimeTime earlier this year, it was as if the stars of software had aligned for members.  Previously, many retailers felt that they had to pick and choose among the products in the Retailer Web Services...

By all accounts, the appliance industry has been less than robust so far this year. Although we came into 2019 expecting a slight decline in volume, those expectations actually turned out to be optimistic. As we made the turn out of Q1, the industry was down 7% in...

Your Nationwide organization has very publicly stated the group’s five core commitments to you, our members. Everything our teams do is hyper-focused on delivering on these five promises.   Some of these commitments are easily defined and have been created to be easy...

For more than 25 years, many Nationwide Marketing Group members and vendors have recognized that they can profitably grow their products and services business, build lasting and successful relationships with consumers, and make more money by presenting and selling...

In the “old days” (10 years ago), customers found and bought the items we sell differently than they do today. It used to be that customers would visit multiple stores, where they would be educated on the products that they needed. After comparing features and...

I was sitting at home yesterday when my doorbell rang. I opened the door, and no one was there. Instead, I noticed a box sitting on my front step. I grabbed the box and opened it up. Inside was everything from hand towels and sheets to spices and a little plastic cube...