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How to Grow Customer Loyalty in Retail

Tue, 26 May 2026 06:38:05 +0000

Most retailers focus on getting new customers through the door. New customers mean new revenue, and that logic makes sense. But the most profitable retail businesses are not necessarily the ones with the most foot traffic. They are the ones whose customers keep coming back.

How to make a Business more Profitable in 10 Steps

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:23:21 +0000

How to Make a Business more Profitable in 10 Steps.

Running a successful business is the goal of every entrepreneur. However, it takes more than just hard work and determination to make a business profitable. To make a business successful and profitable, you must follow certain strategies and steps. In this blog post, we will discuss how to make a business more profitable in 10 steps and grow your business.

Introducing Customer Facing Display

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:58:00 +0000

We are thrilled that Hike is one of the first cloud POS solutions to introduce the Customer Facing Display screen across multiple platforms – including PC and Mac.

Hike’s crash course on Facebook advertising

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:12:00 +0000

Since Facebook was founded in 2004, year by year it has grown into the most widely recognised social media platform on the planet. Now boasting a user base of 2.85 billion, it’s no surprise that the blue website has also become a central hub for web marketing and brand awareness in general.

Top Checkout Counter Ideas to Boost Your Retail Store

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:21:00 +0000

When did you last consider the appearance or effectiveness of your retail store checkout counter? When retailers invest in their physical store, the checkout area is often one that is overlooked in favour of bright window displays and clear signage that draw people into the store instead. In fact, the checkout space is often considered to be mainly transactional and undeserving of the love and attention that gets lavished on the other areas of the store.

Payment Processing Simplified: Combining Hike & Square Services

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:05:00 +0000

Want more from your payment processing? We’re thrilled to announce Hike’s integration with Square – a global leader in mobile payment processing – to provide seamless and secure payments for bricks and mortar, online and omnichannel businesses. Focus on the details of your business and let the payments take care of themselves.

Making Your Retail Business Eco and Socially Conscious: A Guide

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 05:11:00 +0000

Today, we are only ever the touch of a button away from the latest and most important information. Over the last decade, the news has made us even more aware of the impact that humans have on the planet. Humans affect the physical environment in many ways, and our actions have triggered a range of potentially devastating consequences – climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, pollution and undrinkable water.

Future-Proofing Your Retail Business for a Post-Pandemic World

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 05:33:00 +0000

Let’s face it, no retail business could have possibly prepared for the scale of disruption that the current global pandemic of Covid-19 has caused. However, it isn’t only pandemics that can trigger such immense disruption to our usual way of life. Natural disasters, political misadventures, war and economic catastrophes can all have a negative impact on the way in which we make a living, sometimes putting them under immense strain to cope.

How to Make Money with YouTube

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 06:14:00 +0000

YouTube is now so popular that it is hard to imagine life before it existed. There are an estimated 1.9 billion users logging into to use it every month, and these range from kids that spend hours watching skits and shows, to adults watching helpful tutorials that can teach you just about anything, from how to knit to how to change a plug socket, there is pretty much nothing that you can’t find on YouTube if you look hard enough. After all, around 500 hours of video are estimated to be uploaded to the site every minute of the day, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. However, YouTube represents more than just a platform for information, entertaining and more. Used right, it is perfectly possible to make a lucrative income from the content that is shared on it.

How to start your online e-Commerce retail business

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 05:19:00 +0000

How to start your online e-Commerce retail business

The accessibility of the e-Commerce industry, through low initial start-up costs and a strong market, has seen many budding entrepreneurs create thriving online retail stores – some of whom are doing so in the back of their garage!

4 tips to get the most out of your retail staff

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 07:09:00 +0000

4 tips to get the most out of your retail staff

Running a retail business presents itself with a great variety of challenges and tasks to complete on any given day. To be sure, the experiences and outcomes generated by the day-to-day operations can be exciting and ultimately rewarding, however the process in doing so, can be overwhelming.

Treat your employees like your most valued customer

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 11:39:00 +0000

‘A group of people get together and exist as an institution we call a company so they are able to accomplish something collectively that they could not accomplish separately – they make a contribution to society, a phrase which sounds trite but is fundamental.’ – David Packard, late co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (March 8, 1960)

The early years of Hewlett-Packard are often regarded as having an innovative founding culture. Highlighted, by the late co-founder, David Packard’s speech to HP Managers in 1960, who empowered each individual working at HP, to be their best self. He wanted employees to know that they were doing something worthwhile, and wanted that communicated directed at every level.

Tips to manage your side-business while working a full-time job

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 12:07:00 +0000

We’re living in an age of budding entrepreneurs. Demographics old and young, wanting to branch out from their regular full-time desk jobs and take control of their own business.

Enhance your customer engagement

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 12:04:00 +0000

Tips to boost your customer engagement

The customer is always right has been a slogan for retailers since as long as anyone can care to remember. It’s also potentially a tiring one to hear in today’s world, and its application may have in fact reached its use-by date. However, it does speak to an essential critique of the relationship between retailers and customers, and how important it is in keeping customers engaged.

Best employee management techniques

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:07:00 +0000

As a manager, keeping your people motivated and productive can be a hard task and the more employees you have the more difficult it becomes. Not everyone in your team will respond to your management style the same way, so trying to align what works for them and what works for you can be a bit of a challenge! However we have put together some top employee management techniques which will hopefully make the job a bit easier for you!

How to get top dollar when you sell your eCommerce business

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:31:00 +0000

Building a successful online business involves a lot of blood, sweat and tears not to mention time and effort, so it is natural to want to get the maximum value for it when you decide to sell.

Boost your customer service with Hike’s Smart-Sync technology

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:56:00 +0000

As we know, providing customers with a seamless Omnichannel experience is crucial. Customers want convenience and the technology is constantly evolving to fulfil that desire.

From New Niche to Global Brand: Transform Your Business Today

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:54:00 +0000

One of the biggest mistakes made by business owners is assuming that their market is rigid. They get complacent and think that once they have carved out their place their work is done.

How to turn that idea into a successful business

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:55:00 +0000

Most new businesses stem from a great idea. Growing that idea into a business is extremely difficult, and even more so if you are trying to do it around pre-existing work, family and life commitments. Knowing how much time to spend on your new venture, and staying organized and productive without exhausting yourself and without neglecting those around you is a real skill.

7 step guide to calculating how much to pay your employees

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:01:00 +0000

Great employees are a valuable asset for any business. Their positive attitudes, skills and experience are crucial for achieving goals and growing your customer base and bank balance. However, finding great employees is only half the battle, and retaining them and encouraging their loyalty to your organization is essential for long-term success. In order to do this your staff members need to feel valued and important and one of the best ways to do accomplish this is through their pay packet.

5 good reasons to write a business plan

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 12:22:00 +0000

Traditionally, writing a business plan isn’t so cool. You’ll often hear people saying that it is useless and a waste of your time. You may even hear things along the lines of ‘simply get it out in the market’, ‘trying is the only way to find out if it’s worth’, ‘just go ahead and do it’ and so on. But as you would agree, some form of planning is always required for success.

Transitioning from corporate to small business

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 12:25:00 +0000

You are a hardworking, career oriented person who rapidly progressed to see yourself working for a major corporation. The pay is good and a view from your high-rise corporate office is even better. However, something is not clicking anymore. Are you feeling like you are fed up of your job and the corporate culture?

Which Entrepreneur DNA category you fit in?

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:59:00 +0000

Why do you do what you do? Find out who you are.

Who are you? Why do you run your own business? What makes you get out of the bed in a morning?

What is this beacons technology?

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 05:13:00 +0000

Competition in retail is fierce than ever and now there is one more thing to add to this ferocity – beacon technology.

With smart phones now a common thing, mobile marketing strategies have become more prominent and progressive. Increasingly, retailers are turning to beacon technology to blur the line between ins-store and online shopping experience.

Top four benefits of cloud technology

Fri, 14 Aug 2015 05:58:00 +0000

Being nimble is one of the biggest advantages of a small business. Compared to large corporations, small businesses are far quicker in making decisions. There are less board meetings and fewer approval layers. As a result, whether it’s about business strategy, customer requests or even changing product lines, decision making is faster.

How these 17 famous companies got their names

Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:39:00 +0000

How these 17 famous companies got their names

Are you currently looking for an easy to remember, easy to pronounce, a catchy brand name for your new business?

Can the brand colours really affect its success?

Wed, 06 May 2015 10:31:00 +0000

In recent years there has been a lot of research into the affect that colours have on our perception of things. In the majority of humans, sight is the strongest sense and studies have suggested that up to 90% of our opinion about a retail product or business service comes from our assessment of its colour. With this in mind, it is easy to see why colour psychology could be an extremely important marketing tool.

Product Photography – In-house or Outsource?

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:44:00 +0000

When setting up a web page to sell online, one of the key considerations to make relates to the product photography and whether you should undertake the project in-house or outsource it to a local professional. One of the most common misconceptions about product photography is that it is a relatively quick and simple thing to do. However it can be painstakingly complex and require a huge financial and time commitment.

Top business apps for your business

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:49:00 +0000

An iPad or tablet in your physical retail business can actually be one of the most effective tools for driving customers and your business and tracking your inventory. More and more retail businesses are now utilizing tablet technology to use as cash register, point of sale systems, accounting app, marketing app and so on.

Paying Sales Tax in the USA – What you need to know

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:22:00 +0000

This tax discussion is relevant to US merchants only

Setting up a new business can be a daunting venture. There are so many rules and regulations and so much paperwork to do it can be hard to know where to start. One of the first things that you will need to do is to register your business to pay sales tax.