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Justifying Wage Increases with Education and Training
Attracting and retaining talent is a challenge throughout the industry, but especially for custom integrators. Education can be a great tool to help “level up” your current employees — and justify those wage increases they may be seeking.
Bridging the Gap Between Your Online and In-Store Shopping Experience
Shoppers are falling into the gap. They’re frustrated. And it’s time to look at your business and help them build the bridge between your online and in-store shopping experience.
The Practical Application of Optichannel Marketing
Optichannel marketing allows our advertising to yield higher returns on investment by hyper focusing our messaging through the most effective channels with the right message aimed at engaging our best customers.
Member Spotlight: Arizona Appliance & Home
Not many businesses would think to use the uncertainty of the recent pandemic as a time to rebrand their business — but that’s exactly what Arizona Appliance & Home did. And they did it successfully.
5 Strategies for Providing a Frictionless Ecommerce Experience
While ecommerce represents a small portion of retail sales, it is growing rapidly, which makes It critical for retailers to have an ecommerce strategy that continues to evolve as shifts in consumer behavior become evident.
The Cookie is Crumbling: A Primer on Big Tech’s Privacy Push in the Shopper Journey
While online users have been aware they were giving up sensitive personal information in exchange for free social media accounts, email clients, streaming media and more, the tide of consumer sentiment has shifted in recent years.
How to Avoid Payment Roadblocks in the Shopper Journey
Like most areas of retail business, payment methods (and consumers’ expectations around them) have changed drastically. Today, customers look for multiple ways to pay, and they expect that you can accept payment from their preferred provider.
United Around the Shopper Journey
The Shopper Journey is the foundation of how marketers and businesses need to think about their interactions with customers. Every customer interaction along this journey should be designed to build loyalty with your business.
Service Leaders Network is Addressing the Appliance Technician Shortage
Those of us in the appliance service industry, as well as other trades, know the reality of the lack of employable technical staff. Finding hirable talent or having the ability to recruit, train & employ technicians has been a long withstanding deficit in the US...
Do the Laws of Demand and Supply Apply to the Appliance Service Business?
Nationwide’s Service Leaders Network has a key focus on training and education to address current challenges so the laws of Demand and Supply will actually work for Appliance Service departments.
Reimagine Your Retail Strategy with New Verticals
While not all retailers have the consumer demographics or square footage to consider more brands, more products, and new categories, all stores can envision using technology and devices that that can offer other products in your store.
Outdoor Grilling History & Fuel Trends
Recent trends show a resurgence in the popularity of pellet grills. What’s driving this growth? We dive into it.
Drive Sales with ENERGY STAR®: Help Customers Make Their Energy Choices Count
More than a label, ENERGY STAR offers resources through its partnership with Nationwide to help you differentiate, excel and increase revenue while strengthening your brand image.
5 Eye Opening Cybersecurity Stats Independent Retailers Need to Know
In the world of cybersecurity and ransomware attacks, it’s not just the big dogs that get impacted. Here are five stats that prove just that.
Rent to Own, Retail or Both?
The pandemic has forced rent to own dealers to change their image, the one that says an RTO store only rents products.
Luxury Appliances Experiences to Kick the Year Off Right
Nationwide’s PrimeTime show and NKBA’s KBIS event offer two exceptional platforms for the luxury appliances business to kick the year off.
3 Tips to Have a Productive PrimeTime
As you prepare for PrimeTime — whether you’re a first-time attendee or someone who’s worn out a few pairs of shoes on the show floor — there’s still plenty you can do to ensure that you set yourself (and your business) up for success.
Update Your Fridge Like an iPhone? That’s LG’s Latest Plan
LG upgradable appliances promise to improve over time and adapt to the consumers’ usage habits via a combination of software and hardware upgrades.
Serta Simmons Bedding Talks Beautyrest Black and Arctic Lines Ahead of PrimeTime
As the team at Serta Simmons Bedding preps for another big showing at PrimeTime in Phoenix, February 5-8, they took some time to chat with the Nationwide Furniture and Bedding team to preview what’s to come.