Clothing Retail? Sure, I lovvvvve clothes… Retail is a fickle beast. It can suck the life out of you, or invigorate and inspire you. It’s really about your perspective on any given day. Tomorrow is a whole new day with a whole new perspective. Here’s five things I wish I knew about retail before I […]
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As a specialty retailer it’s so easy to feel betrayed by your customers. Even your most loyal customers can burn you. After all, how many times have you gone the extra mile for a customer only to have them show up at your store to return that specialty wetsuit that you bent over backwards to […]
The 2018 Retail Showdown: Black Friday vs Boxing Day Which of the two biggest days for sales will reign supreme? By Chelsea Rho, Account Lead, FKA Lest you’ve been living an idyllic hunter-gatherer lifestyle in the northern reaches of this country, you’ve likely noticed the ascent of Canadian Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions from […]
Look at Instagram, email marketing, videos, Facebook, and new and emerging social media. All have given new startups and incumbent retailers a phenomenal new path to be a part of their customers lives, every day. There are thousands of what we call “garage front” retailers. Fast Fashion and the Internet have created an easy access […]
How do people find your store today? Customers may use their iPhone, Android, iPad, tablet, laptop or car but they ultimately will use a search engine to find you. Google is the GIANT. Estimates range between 65 and 70% of all searches are made with Google. There is a reason that the company name is also […]
New Business Consultants We are happy to announce that we have 2 Business Consultants at CRS. We are excited about what this means for retailers. Both come to us with vast Retail experience and a passion to help retailers. Marc and Samantha are happy to use their experience, along with our Winning@Retail™ solution, to help your business grow and succeed in today’s competitive […]
Canadian Retail Solutions is happy to be celebrating 25 years in Retail; providing our clients with point of sale solutions, and business consulting services. It has been our privilege to be part of your Retail Success and we want to thank you for your business. Here are the faces in different places at CRS. Management […]
Surviving the retail Christmas shopping season doesn’t have to be difficult. Here are our top 5 tips to help retailers get through it easily. Train your staff Few investments pay greater dividends than retail sales training. Take time prior to the rush to train your staff on handling stressed customers, stock lookup, gift wrapping and […]
Exciting growth and expansion at Canadian Retail Solutions Following some outstanding growth and developments at Canadian Retail Solutions over the past year both in the areas of Inventory Planning and Point of Sale technology, we are very excited to announce some major team developments. CRS is committed to further growth and most importantly supporting and […]