By Mark Simpson, Special to the eTail Blog As a speaker and attendee at many marketing and ecommerce conferences, one thing I learned is that many companies are still searching for the “secret sauce” for…

In today’s multi-channel marketing world, data is almost an afterthought. Of course you’re going to rack up a whole bunch of data if you’re selling products through digital channels. But how do you use that…

By Neel Grover, Special to the eTail Blog It’s true – thank goodness: we are slowly inching toward a healthier economy. Recent surveys such as one conducted by the University of Michigan indicate an uptick…

In a new national survey conducted by Great Clips Salons, a salon network with more than 3,100 salons throughout the United States and Canada, employing nearly 30,000 stylists, found that – wait for it… People…

Every retail employee knows the phrase: “You don’t have it in stock? I’ll just get it online.” As a way of capturing the sale, many brick-and-mortar stores are setting up ship-to-home orders for customers. The…