• M&S profits dive by nearly two-thirds as clothing sales slide

    M&S clothing and homewares sales fell by 5.9% in the first quarter. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters Marks & Spencer has reported a 64% drop in annual profits to £176.4m as weak clothing sales were compounded by more than £400m of restructuring costs relating to the new chief executive’s turnaround plan. Chief executive Steve Rowe insisted the […]

  • COUPONS
    7 Ways to Use Digital Coupons to Grow Your Retail Sales

    Do you use coupons to attract customers to your retail store? Today’s deal-hungry consumers have come to expect coupons as a part of doing business, and if you want to keep up with your competitors, you’d better be offering deals on a regular basis. Digital coupons are becoming a popular marketing tactic—especially for smaller stores. […]

  • CLOTHING
    This Weekend’s Best Online Sales

    This Sunday is Mother’s Day, which means the entire internet is on sale in honor of your mom. You probably can’t actually use any of these online sales to get her a gift in time for the holiday — check out our quick-ship suggestions for that — but you can certainly take advantage of the […]

  • ALL DEALS
    25 Phone Sales Tips for Successful Cold Calling

    Making cold calls might not be the most fun part of the sales process. But in many industries and businesses, it is necessary. To perfect the art of cold calling, take a look at some of the tips and tricks in the list below. 25 Phone Sales Tips Prepare Yourself Mentally Cold calls can be […]

  • COMPUTERS
    Microsoft Says MacBook Pro Disappointment Helped Trigger Surface Sales

    Microsoft Says MacBook Pro Disappointment Helped Trigger Surface Sales HIGHLIGHTS Microsoft claims that November saw the best Surface sales Users are switching from MacBooks to Surface devices more than ever It attributes the growth in sales to MacBook Pro’s ‘disappointment’ The MacBook Pro 2016 has been attracting a lot of complaints from early users, including […]

  • NEWS
    10 Ways to Increase Your Small Business Sales

    Want to make more sales for your small business in 2017? There are many different paths you can take to increase your business’s sales. And members of our small business community have lots of great experience to share when it comes to those selling techniques. Here are ten tips for increasing sales in 2017. Increase […]

  • ALL DEALS
    10 Ways to Increase Your Small Business Sales

    Want to make more sales for your small business in 2017? There are many different paths you can take to increase your business’s sales. And members of our small business community have lots of great experience to share when it comes to those selling techniques. Here are ten tips for increasing sales in 2017. Increase […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Apple Fails to Block Sales of Samsung Mobile Devices

    The resolution of a dispute between Apple and Samsung will only hasten the coming of a more mobile economy. Your business must be ready. To this end, we’ve assembled some big picture information about where the mobile explosion stands and how it may change customer behavior. We also take a closer look at what you […]

  • NEWS
    Black Friday’s Record Sales Driven by Mobile Devices, Finds Report

    HIGHLIGHTS Adobe’s survey estimated sales of $3.05 billion on Black Friday 2016 Mobiles drove the majority of retail sites visits at 56 percent iOS continued to drive larger sales than Android In a first, online shopping on Black Friday is estimated to have hit the $3 billion mark in the US with a major chunk […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    HP Did Better Than The Market on PC Sales, But Mum About Mobile

    Meg Whitman, the CEO of Hewlett-Packard, said in the latest quarterly earnings conference call that the market for personal computers is “in a slow decline.”   Yet, she said, HP “outperformed the market pretty dramatically this quarter.” In other words, even though the market for personal computers is declining, HP did not decline like the market.  HP’s sales […]

  • NEWS
    Always Forward! Discover the 7 Secrets of Sales Success

    “Always Forward! Discover the 7 Secrets of Sales Success ” is about facing your fear, moving forward and winning. No matter what your business or industry, sales is a critical part. “Always Forward” focuses on the fear element in the sales process and how it ultimately holds you back from achieving your goals. The book […]