BOPIS is more than an e-commerce trend, it’s a necessity in today’s retail world. Here’s how and why a midsized retailer should add the service to improve their profits. What do such retailers like Walmart, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Petsmart have in common? They all offer BOPIS or Buy Online Pick Up in Store. No longer a popular trend, BOPIS is quickly becoming a standard service of retailers of […]
After facing a flurry of store closings and significant economic impact, retailers have emerged in a vastly different world because of COVID-19. Across North America stores are reopening as various states and provinces find a “new normal.” The pandemic and its response were unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. So, what do retailers do now? For a midsized retailer, it can be overwhelming to consider every aspect of reopening for […]
Toronto, Ontario, June 30, 2020 – Magstar Inc., an ERP software leader in the midsized retail marketplace, is pleased to announce that Crown Liquors, a prominent liquor vendor in Indiana, successfully leverages Magstar’s Total Retail ERP system to facilitate curbside pickup and delivery across 19 of its locations. COVID-19 has irrevocably altered consumer shopping habits. According to Forrester, 95% of buyers want companies to implement physical distancing measures to […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit retailers across the board. Now, midsized retail chains are affected as millions of people stay at home and practice social distancing. Brick-and-mortar shops selling essential supplies such as food, hardware and pet supplies are allowed to stay open, but other retailers are closed. This move has led to consumers increasingly relying on Amazon and other online shops to meet their needs, but the website is […]
Today’s retailers may be in competition with eCommerce giants like Amazon, but they also have an edge: consumers spend more shopping in-store than they do online. According to a First Insight study, 71% of shoppers spend more than $50 in-store versus 54% spending over $50 shopping online. The same study found that 34% of customers will spend more than $100 in a store. To win dollars away from the dot […]
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