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Top 10 Back-to-School Dorm Essentials

What’s Trending: Generation Z’s Shopping Habits

Gen Z is the first generation that hasn’t known a world without smart devices, internet, or social networks and they are often referred to as digital natives. Generation Z, like all other generations before have their own shopping preferences. This young generation of shoppers spend about $830 billion a year in the United States and … Continue reading →

Tips and Tricks: A Guide to Hashtags [Infographic]

Hashtags are a great opportunity for businesses to send a message across multiple platforms quickly. By utilizing trending hashtags, students who don’t already follow your social media accounts can easily discover you. Using hashtags in your social media posts can drive store recognition, improve reach, and engage with your students. The hashtag is one of … Continue reading →

How To: Upsell and Cross-Sell [Infographic]

The art of upselling and cross-selling not only increases revenue, but it also significantly increases your customer Life Time Value (LTV). When you can upsell or cross-sell products it shows your associates are truly experts on the items in your store and that your students can trust their recommendations. Knowing your students’ needs and wants … Continue reading →

Social Media Explained: Instagram [Infographic]

6 Fitness Products Students Will Love

Get ready for Back-to-School with our top fitness picks from the 2017 School and Dorm Supplies Catalog!

What’s Trending: Stores of the Future are Here

In a time where customers expect more from their shopping experience, retailers are stepping up their in-store game. Consumers now need a reason to walk into a physical store when they can get the same products online from the comfort of their own home. Many stores are pushing the future of retail by creating immersive … Continue reading →

The Best Bluetooth Headphones Under $50

Stock up on affordable Bluetooth for Back-to-School! See our selection of the best Bluetooth headphones under $50. See Bluetooth under $50 Available in Canada!

Tips and Tricks: Social Media Checklist [Infographic]

If you keep up with your social media accounts, and update them regularly you can grow a robust online presence with your students; sometimes though it’s hard to know where to start. Create content and start conversations with your students by following this handy social media checklist. Print this checklist out and keep it handy … Continue reading →

How To: Lay Out Your Store for Success

In your store, it’s important to create spaces where your students feel comfortable, whether they’re intently shopping or just killing time in-between classes. Often, a setback to brick-and-mortar shopping is the overwhelming experience students can have if the store is not laid out correctly. They may feel overstimulated walking into a crowded store with too … Continue reading →