If you’re ready to start the new year off with a new look in your store, here are four trends that I think will majorly impact the furniture showroom shopping experience in 2020.
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Expand Your Customer Base with Non-Prime Credit Solutions
If you are part of the 66% who do not offer non-prime credit solutions, many customers will simply avoid shopping your store because they are not sure if they can get approved for credit.
Maximize Profits by Offering Product Protection
Product protection margins played a major role in affording one Nationwide member the confidence to chase his dream of opening a new location.
New Insurance Options Help You Protect Your People and Your Business
A deep dive into some of the newest insurance services we’ve made available to Nationwide Members.
Three Ways Consumer Finance Benefits Your Store
Our goal is straightforward: Increase revenue, reduce cost of operation and simplify operations for each Nationwide Member — all with an end goal of better sell-through and support for your products.
Staying Profitable in an Age of Retail Volatility
Staying relevant and profitable in today’s retail environment requires responding to the needs of the new “connected” consumer and staying on top of the trends currently disrupting traditional retail.
HTSN Summit: Share, Learn and Give Back
The HTSN Summit brings together approximately 20 dealers and 10 vendors who participated in Member- and vendor-lead learning academy-style presentations.
Your Company’s Customer Experience: It’s a People Thing
In today’s retail landscape, there are few things that wield as much influence over a retailer’s success as the customer experience.
Get to Know: Mike Manthey, Director of Field Services
What started as a part-time gig just to get him through grad school eventually turned into a full-blown career that led Mike Manthey to Nationwide Marketing Group.
Get to Know: Melissa Stenson, VP of Member Experience
While a newly hired team member, Melissa is certainly familiar to Nationwide and has worked with us for many years as part of the staff at Sterling Events Group, where she spearheaded coordination of our PrimeTime tradeshow and conference.
Higher Resolution – Higher Profits: The Importance of Embracing New Technology
The year 2020 is without question going to be a year of experience-driven opportunity in the Consumer Electronics world.
Home Appliances: State of the Industry, Trends and Outlook
The constant need for home appliances creates opportunity for your business and the Independent retail channel to serve as the preferred shopping destination for consumers.
TYTUS Grills Continues to Grow New Program with Nationwide
TYTUS Grills, a recent entrant in the outdoor living space whose grills can be assembled in less than five minutes with no tools or additional parts needed, recently launched its new partnership with Nationwide Marketing Group.
What’s Happening in Outdoor Living?
If you’re not selling products in the outdoor living space, you’re missing out on one of the hottest and most profitable categories for Independent retailers.
The Secret Weapon for Independent Retailers to Compete with Giants: Nationwide Marketing Group
The best way to beat the giants is by offering something that they can’t. Discover our important new programs around “connected home,” differentiated business services offerings, and exciting new technologies that can help you improve the overall shopping experience for your customers.
February 2020 Letter from Our Chief Member Advocate
The last year went by in the blink of an eye, and with sights set on 2020, Nationwide Marketing Group Chief Member Advocate Tom Hickman explains why this year is going to be HUGE for independent retailers.
It’s Time for RTO to Look and Act More Like Retail
With traditional retailers jumping into the lease-to-own (LTO) or lease purchase transaction and trying to capture that elusive customer who cannot qualify for or does not want additional credit, it is more important than ever for traditional brick and mortar...
Attracting New Customers in the Digital Age
The internet is filled with high-quality, content-rich websites that are designed to attract new customers and keep them there. How? With elements such as consumer reviews, easily navigable menus, extensive catalogs full of pictures and information and interactive...
How Leak Detection Can Save The Day
I’ve said it before, and I’m sure you have, too – the smart home has moved out of the “Jetson’s” era and into the everyday and necessary. Never was this more evident than on a recent business trip when, in the middle of a meeting, I got an odd alert on my phone. This...
The Rise of Connected Home
The smart home is no longer a gimmick or a fad but instead has become a part of millions of households worldwide. From the simplest of daily routines – such as turning your lights or music on or off – to protecting what matters to you most, your family, there’s a good...