Category Archives: Retail News

What are the retail growth drivers for 2021? A new supply system and finding opportunity in disruption

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Leading trends to know for 2021, how you'll thrive with technology and private label tips for your retail store

We kick off the first podcast of 2021 talking about some great headlines that are important to you the independent retailer. This week we discussed Shopify’s list of the leading trends for 2021. We chatted about a story on 3 ways that small business retail can survive and thrive with technology. An interesting story with […]

The Full List! 20 for 21 – the key points you’ll need to undertake for the most successful 2021 possible.

Dan Holman, the Wealthy Retailer, shares the 20 key points you’ll need to undertake for the most successful 2021 possible.  From Content creation, to clarity breaks, to profit planning and more. These are the things you’ll need to focus on for 2021. The Wealthy Retailer is hosted by Dan Holman. Join him as they discuss […]

Part Two! 20 for 21 – the key points you’ll need to undertake for the most successful 2021 possible.

Thanks for joining us again! Dan Holman, the Wealthy Retailer, continues to share the 20 key points you’ll need to undertake for the most successful 2021 possible. Here are numbers 11 to 20! From Content creation, to clarity breaks, to profit planning and more. These are the things you’ll need to focus on for 2021. […]

Embracing the new Reels feature, retailers teaming up and ensuring a focus on freshness and sell thru.

Get ready for new the new Instagram Reels feature that will allow you to view products, to buy or save for later. The benefits retailers need to consider. We discuss a story about retailers banding together, getting creative and working to drive sales; the one thing that is going to get them through this. A […]

Are you dealing with supply issues of your best selling categories, Covid operating changes and more?

As retailers face new Covid operating rules, some timely advice is shared by Dan. We also discuss a story and provide some answers about smaller retailers who are suffering some major supplier issues, in this case it was Lego challenges. Time to face the new model reality as we discuss retailers who were not originally […]

Leveraging Ebay, flexing on creative ideas, challenge of pandemic costs and a discussion about the footprint for the future.

A retail chain talks about flexing some of their creativity muscle and Dan wades in with some ideas. Great story of some brick and mortar shops leveraging Ebay to generate additional sales (and vice versa). Retailers are facing increased costs due to the pandemic and we discuss how you can treat these costs going forward. […]

Helping retailers through the winter, partnerships you need to pursue and Moneyball math you will want to focus on.

How can you help independent stores through the winter and holiday season and more importantly, how can they help themselves? Story on retail partnerships you’ll want to check out. Opportunities are there with the partnerships, Dan discusses what you need to do to take advantage of them. It’s fun to call Dan Mr. Moneyball sometimes, […]

Taking Covid head-on, BYOB for your retail, don't be afraid to collaborate and more!

LISTEN HERE: https://anchor.fm/the-wealthy-retailer  We discussed how retailers can best be prepared as well as looking for ways to proactively take it on as a second wave of closures is coming. Have you collaborated lately? An interesting collaboration story between two Canadian clothing icons sparked the conversation about retailers starting their own collaboration and what they can […]