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Are you scared of showrooming? If you’re a small retailer, you have reason to be. The trend in which consumers visit a physical store, look at products they like, use their mobile devices to find better deals online and then buy the products elsewhere, has spurred a frenzy in the retail world.
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Who has a smartphone and what are they doing with it? A new study from The Online Publishers Association, conducted with Frank N. Magid Associates, has the latest on American consumers, their smartphones and how they’re using the devices. Here’s a snapshot:
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Are you following wage and hours laws when it comes to your small business’s employees? If you’re not sure, you’d better make sure. Wage and hour lawsuits are on the rise. LifeInc. recently reported that more wage and hour lawsuits were filed against employers in the first seven months of 2012 than Read More

Summer’s over, and the workplace is stressful. At least, that’s the conclusion of the 2012 Work Stress Survey by Harris Interactive for Everest College, which reports that 73 percent of employed Americans are stressed out at work.
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When I opened my company’s health insurance premium renewal packet recently, I got a pleasant surprise: Although our small business’s premiums increased, it was at a far lower rate than in years past. Turns out we’re not alone: The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that the cost of employer-provided Read More

Good news on the retail front as we head into the 2012 holiday shopping season: Seventy-five percent of retailers in a Hay Group survey expect their sales to increase compared to 2011. The survey focused on large retailers, but their optimism is a good sign for small business owners, too. Now, how Read More

What HR actions have the highest impact on your small business? A new study by the Boston Consulting Group found it’s not what you think. The study looked at how a variety of different HR functions, such as onboarding, retention and work-life balance, correlate with companies’ revenue growth and pr Read More

Is your small business involved in the travel industry? Then there’s good news ahead: A new study, the MMGY Global/Harrison Group 2012 Portrait of American Travelers, found that despite continuing economic uncertainty, Americans are recommitting to the importance of travel and willing to spend mone Read More

If your small business is a restaurant, retailer, salon or bar—the type of business that relies on local customers and word-of-mouth—you’ve probably had some experience with review and ratings site Yelp!. How much weight do Yelp! reviews carry with consumers? A study by University of California, Be Read More

Is your ecommerce business hoping to compete with big retailers and e-tailers this holiday season? If so, you already know that offering free shipping can make all the difference in whether customers click “buy” or just leave items sitting in their online shopping carts.
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