The Time is Now for Natural Fibers

Scientists around the globe were recently shocked when temperatures over Earth’s poles soared: Antarctica was more than 70 degrees warmer than average, while areas of the Artic registered temps more…

How Conventional Cotton Can Organically Meet Consumer Desires

At a time when the world seems to be focused on sustainability, consumers have differing ideas on terms that describe different types of cotton and what “organic cotton” actually means.…

Bringing Human Touch to New Stores

Remember early on in the pandemic? Yes, it might feel like half a dozen or so years ago. But in March of 2020, brick-and-mortar stores were hammered when they were…

The Best of Holiday ’21

Despite fears that supply chain disruptions and inflation could hamper holiday sales, retailers enjoyed a very strong season in the last quarter of 2021. But instead of putting their feet…

Secrets Behind Small Businesses

When Covid-19 first hit the U.S., the effects were fast and furious, affecting all sectors of the economy in 2020. Those who were self-employed and working dropped by 20 percent…

Here’s Why Retailers Can Stop All That Discounting

We’re closing out a year that saw stores cautiously open with pandemic protocols, then saw doors open wide because vaccines were introduced, then saw mask rules go back into effect…

How Retailers Can Up Their Digital Gifting Game

The gift-giving season is definitely in full swing. And while holiday shoppers were warned to buy early due to supply chain delays, December will inevitably be filled with slackers, those…

What’s the Modern Recipe for Holiday Shopping?

Not only is it beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but it’s also finally the right season for it (we saw you, Amazon, launching Black Friday deals in early…