Will Covid Force SKU Rationalization?
Do you want to put a shirt on over your head if someone just put it over their head a little while ago?
Covid and Holiday Promotions – An Interview
I can’t have my customers socially distanced when I have 6’ x 18’ long displays running down the major aisles.
Covid and Fitting Rooms – An Interview
Do you want to put a shirt on over your head if someone just put it over their head a little while ago?
Flavor Trend Insights – FREE download
Retailers can miss key flavor trend insights unless they systematically track flavor and scent trends. Most merchants struggle to forecast emerging customer flavor trends. They have the information. But it is locked inside unhelpful data fields. Like "Item...
Collaboration in Retail Isn’t New
It's one of 2020's buzz words, but collaboration in retail isn't new. Remember your first roller coaster? (By the way, this analogy works best if you like roller coasters.) It was scary being pulled to the top of the first hill. There was the...
How Bookstores Can Weather Covid 19
A book store is in the fine situation of communicating with customers and prospects about the advantages of the situation: time to read and to spend quality time with the family or yourself. How bookstores can weather Covid 19, is to lean into e-commerce. More than...
Amazon’s Best Retail Idea Yet?
Is Making the Cut Amazon's best retail idea yet? Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn left Project Runway to lead Amazon Prime's new show. And perhaps create one of the savviest shopper funnels ever. Amazon uses social media influencers and fashion titles to create lists with...
A Fun New Hire Kit
Welcoming a new hire with their own company swag and office necessities can set the right tone for a nervous worker on their first day of work. It is a great way to pump up company culture. No matter your budget, you can select some of these ideas to make someone feel...
Scan Backs and Retail Profit
Scan backs by their very nature are done after sales are completed. That means that your sales reports may be wrong. Especially if they are based off recent sales. When a vendor agrees to a reduced cost for products sold during a particular time period, the adjustment...
9 Pieces of 2020 Advice for Retailers & Their Key Business Partners
MN Retailers Association sought out the best retail advice for 2020. Naturally, they turned to Delaney Consulting. (Headquartered in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.) Check out our advice. Love to hear if you agree with our laser focus on execution.