Pop-up shops are no longer just a trend: The pop-up industry has grown to reach an estimated market size of $14 billion, and brands ranging from Nordstrom to Sprite are hosting pop-ups of their own to create a new kind of customer experience. Look at How to Open a Pop-Up Shop.

Now more than ever, businesses know they need to meet customers where they are. Whether that’s shopping via text message or providing convenient customer service over chat, conversational commerce is becoming more prevalent in business and more important to consumers. Here is How to Use Conversational Commerce in Your Marketing.

Running an online clothing boutique is a great way to have a retail business without taking on the overhead of a traditional brick-and-mortar operation. However, unless you plan on manufacturing your own stock, you’ll need to source your online boutique inventory from wholesalers and other creators. We’ll show you how to do just that

You’re taking the plunge: opening your own online store. You know which products you want to sell. And you know who your target market is. But now you need to find some great eCommerce store suppliers to keep the engine of your new online store humming. Here are 7 Tips for Sourcing Ecommerce Store Suppliers.

Nowadays, the majority of consumers research and shop for products and services online. With the trend moving towards increasingly connected, multi-channel shopping experiences, getting your shop online — both with an online store and with a social media presence — is a must. It’s simply the best option to reach the

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Our generation looks for all the answers on google, including the choice of a restaurant. It has become a habit for people to check the restaurant they want to visit online first. In such a world, a business’s online presence is a must. It has become a must for restaurant businesses to have a website to grow their business and create credibility

The rise of Instagram — now the fastest growing social network — has many independent retailer owners wondering how they can get in on the action. Now with over 1 billion monthly active users, Instagram is a powerful social channel to influence the purchasing decisions of young adults. Here is The Independent Retailer's Guide to Instagram.

Facebook has made it no secret that live video is a key way of getting your content in front of even more of your target audience. Some of the Tips to Create an Engaging Facebook Live. Facebook Lives are a great tool for independent businesses because they: Provide completely unique video content, generating watch times that are 3x greater