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WJR Business Beat: Brick-and-Mortar Retail Is Here to Stay (Episode 421)
On today's Business Beat, Jim Bieri of SBRE tells Jeff Sloan that brick-and-mortar retail "will continue to evolve and in-person retailing is here to stay and it's to be enjoyed and treasured." Tune in below...
How Local Search Marketing Can Generate a Surge in Offline Sales
Today, more customers are online than ever before and they’re taking the digital approach in finding what they need, from ordering food and clothes to getting groceries. Data shows that 46% of these online searches...
Pop-Up Shops Are on the Rise in 2021: Here’s How They Can Boost Your Brand
Pop-up shops are temporary storefronts that allow brands to connect with their customers in a brick-and-mortar space for a short period of time. For e-commerce brands, this usually means providing customers with an exclusive opportunity...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Brick-and-Mortar Stores Likely to Survive Pandemic (Episode 257)
On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses brick-and-mortar stores, which are thriving despite the pandemic and an overwhelming surge in e-commerce. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about current trends with brick-and-mortar...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: The Startup Story of Bloomscape (Episode 214)
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares a great story of entrepreneurial success happening right here in our region. The company is Detroit's own Bloomscape, helmed by founder and CEO, Justin Mast. Tune in...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: First Insight Study Results on COVID-19’s Lingering Economic Impact (Episode 167)
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares results from a recent study by First Insight, which shows that even after we've been vaccinated against COVID-19, approximately half of all consumers polled say, “not so...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Tips to Drive In-Store Sales (Episode 151)
While we know that the pandemic has caused a drastic shift to e-commerce, we also know that brick-and-mortar businesses still depend on in-store sales to keep those cash registers ringing. On this morning's WJR Business...
Big News: Consumers are Still Shopping Small During the Pandemic
The year 2020 has been a transformational one, especially for startups and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Constant Contact, an online marketing leader, surveyed over 3,000 consumers in the U.S. (aged 18 and...
5 Must-Haves for Starting a Main Street Business
Startups and small businesses have been the silver lining in a year as chaotic and unprecedented as 2020. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals have realized that the time to start a business is now...
Holiday Season 2020: Understanding Consumer Behavior to Inform Business Strategies
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, the holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. The events of 2020, however, will have shoppers and businesses alike navigating uncharted territory as the...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Online Purchasing is Here to Stay (Episode 107)
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses a continuing trend in online purchasing. A recent study from GoDaddy shows that in states that have begun reopening their brick-and-mortar stores, the majority of consumers are...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Demand for Warehouse Space Skyrocketing (Episode 105)
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares a sector that's booming at breakneck speed as a result of the pandemic. The big winner? Warehouse space. We know e-commerce is hot and the surge in online...
Dos and Don’ts For Reopening a Retail Storefront Post-Shutdown
The future of retail shopping in a post-shutdown world, at least for a time to come, will not be the same experience as it was before. Fast, an e-commerce payment solution, recently released consumer survey...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Supporting Local Business (Episode 45)
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares uplifting news about the desire to return to small, local business. A new study just released from MomentFeed indicates that consumers intend to return to local shopping...
How to Move Your Brick-and-Mortar Retail Business Online
In today’s retail world, increasingly more and more transactions are occurring online. Add to this the fact that some of the world’s biggest retailers are racing to increase their share of online sales revenue, and...
How Your Brick-and-Mortar Business Can Remain Competitive in an Online World
With so much competition from online behemoths like Amazon and Walmart, smaller businesses may wonder how they'll ever survive. The retail market space and its competition are no longer composed of just those stores within...
How This Baker Went From an Online Business to Opening a Storefront
Rachel Dunston is the talented entrepreneur behind Rachel Makes More Cake, a popular bakeshop in Clovis, California. Dunston began her business on Instagram, posting photos of her uniquely decorated cakes and taking orders for local...
A Breakdown of the Costs of Opening a Food Truck Business
If you aspire to be a restaurateur, opening a food truck is a great way to test your cuisine and build a customer base without committing to the upkeep of a brick and mortar restaurant...
How to Bring Your Brick-and-Mortar Business to the Digital World
For brick-and-mortar entrepreneurs, all of the business' features are right there in front of you: the storefront design, the products, the signage, the customers. You can engage with all aspects of your business directly in...
Why Brick-and-Mortar Startups Need to Strategize Search Rankings Differently
Nowadays, it seems like everyone is an e-commerce entrepreneur. With the explosion of easy-to-use e-commerce platforms, Amazon FBA, Facebook Marketplace and an entire cornucopia of web-based solutions, it might seem like brick-and-mortar startups are an...