Accepting credit cards and debit cards is key to maximizing your business' earning potential. Studies show that consumers spend more money per transaction when they pay with a credit card, and as cash becomes less prevalent...
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April 30, 2012 - 5:04pm
Regardless of the type of small business you operate - whether online or from a brick and mortar location, retail or service based - business likely fluctuates throughout the calendar year. Many businesses see particular spikes in sales around certain holidays, and some enterprises run on seasonal schedules, with a high...
April 26, 2012 - 5:56pm
Businesses that primarily sell services to other companies - often referred to as B2B firms - differ significantly from retail businesses. Aside from the most basic difference - selling a service rather than a product - B2B companies do not take payments the way larger retailers do, through...
April 26, 2012 - 1:44pm
A recent measure in the Canadian federal budget that was promoted by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has faced considerable criticism from the nation's retail sector. The initiative, which would allow citizens to bring in more goods than ever before from across the U.S. border without paying duties, and it is being strongly...
April 25, 2012 - 5:48pm
Retailers in Canada hope that sales will increase as more consumers head to the stores this Spring. While retail sales across a number of industries declined slightly in Statistics Canada's recent February Retail Sales Index Report, according to Bloomberg, retailers who implement strong...
April 25, 2012 - 5:48pm
A recent study performed by Longwoods International for the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation found that the majority of visitors to Niagara Falls travel there exclusively to shop, unlike other popular Canadian commerce centres, like Toronto, where shopping is a part of a more diverse commercial landscape. With this in mind, retailers in the area must enlist the help of reliable...
April 24, 2012 - 10:32am
The continuing resurgence of the Canadian economy continues to show itself in various industries throughout the nation, and the retail sector is no different. This was recently seen most clearly in the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey for the fourth quarter of 2011, released by Statistics Canada. The report states...
April 20, 2012 - 5:53pm
Those looking to set up the next great small retail business may choose to do so from the comfort of their own home. This can be done, and done to great success, provided the business can be arranged to work in a domestic setting. That includes having...
April 16, 2012 - 3:17pm
April 13, 2012 - 3:32pm
As the Canadian economy has been rebounding in recent months, consumers throughout the nation have proven themselves more willing to spend. This is clear in the results of a recent study conducted by a major financial firm, which highlighted increases in Canadian consumer spending in both general and specific areas, according to The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch. The research...
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