An Unconventional Means to Boost Sales

Shop and Smell the Roses   What do women, depression, and “smell marketing” all have in common? The bizarre answer: retail sales. An odd but true discovery was made that aromas can entice women (particularly depressed women) to buy retail goods. What follows below is the science behind the phenomenon.   Aromatherapy   Scientists from Tel Aviv University have linked depression to a biological mechanism that affects the...

Retailers Fret over Health Insurance Costs

Retailers Anxious about Potential Reforms   A retail federation told Congress in early 2009 that merchants are committed to providing health insurance to their employees, but asked lawmakers...

Congress Bans “Same-As-Cash” Financing by Retailers

Congress:  Hear Retailers Out   The National Retail Federation of Washington, DC (www.nrf.com) has asked Congress to overturn recent Federal Reserve regulations that would ban popular...

Retail to Survive and Thrive

And the Survey Says…   The National Retail Federation (NRF) of Washington, DC, has released the latest news about what things will always be winners through both the good and the bad economic...

Look Into the Crystal Ball: What Might Retail Look Like in the Future?

The Small, Independent Retail Store Will Survive…   Small independent retail stores are not going to disappear, despite concerns to the contrary. There’s a portion of people who will talk...