How winning brands are building loyalty with Gen Z shoppers As the youngest active generation in the market today, Gen Z shoppers are already making a significant impact on retail. Shrewd and savvy retailers who can capitalize on their preferences and shopping habits have an incredible opportunity to build long-term loyalty with these increasingly influential demographics — but it will …

How Much Space Does Your Retail Store Really Need? If you’re a retailer, you’ve asked yourself this question: How much space do I need for my retail business? This a challenging question to answer. Of course, opening a retail store can be an exciting venture, but it is essential to make sure that you are taking all of the necessary …

Making the Right Choice Between Malls and Stand-Alone Spaces for Your Retail Location. Setting up a retail store in either a shopping mall or a stand-alone storefront has its own pros and cons.  And balancing factors like rental costs, landlords, anchor tenants, security, parking, transit, accessibility, customer experience, and brand awareness can overwhelm start-up retailers. Choosing the correct type of …

The Brick-and-Mortar Store Experience Is Still In-Demand. Here’s Why Brick & Mortar Is Here to Stay. As retail stores face unprecedented challenges from the digital age, brick-and-mortar shops have had to reinvent themselves to survive. With more shoppers turning to online platforms, many industry analysts questioned if customers still desired the traditional store experience. However, in recent years there has …

Everything you need to know before starting to build your first store Are you ready to take the leap and launch your first retail store? It’s an exciting venture, but there are a few key points to consider before you get too far into the process. Building your first store can be overwhelming as there is so much to learn, …

With the help of these top six tips on how to make your store TikTok ready, you can maximize your visibility and gain as much exposure as possible. As a retail store owner, you know how important it is to stay ahead of the trends and keep your business in customers’ minds. With new platforms continually entering our lives each …

Pop-up Stores Are Still Popping The World Over After another hugely successful year for online shopping in 2021, store owners around the world were looking for ways to recapture that same excitement IRL. Enter pop-up stores — temporary physical storefronts that created buzz-worthy destinations, served as event space, and made for great PR. From apparel to pop-up weddings (yes, that’s …

Retailers are investing in digital experiences. Is this signalling the “future” of retail or a fun marketing ploy? This year saw a flurry of activity in the cutting-edge Metaverse – no wonder everyone wanted to get in on it. Think ‘Avatar’ IRL: a 3D online world where people can explore and interact with their cartoonish avatars; but instead of a …

The best displays masterfully combine curiosity, a powerful message, and memorability. When we released our Definitive Guide to Retail Signage earlier this year, we were caught off guard by how much attention the post got. After all, it’s an almost 3,000 words guide on all things retail signage. So who knew it would rank with some of our most popular …

5 Current Canadian Retail Trends Happening Right Now As we wrap up yet another year of unprecedented uncertainty, every retailer in Canada is focused on 2023. While there’s no way to predict the future of retail, innovative retail trends are emerging. To help keep you current, we just released a raw, honest conversation with Bud Morris where he openly shares …