Wegmans Food Markets’ Post

There’s a local bagel shop that kills it. Line out the door, closes up shop by 2pm. The product’s great. Soft and chewy, crispy exterior. But there’s at least 5 other bagel shops in the area. In fact, some are more convenient by proximity. What’s the difference? Every time I walk in with my daughters, the workers smile and hand a mini bagel to each of them, free of charge. A little thing to them, but a big thing to me. Lesson: Give bagels, product/service equivalent, to your customers. Or just bagels. Who doesn’t like bagels? #HappyFriday

Don’t sell past the sale… Sharing from X @heyalexfriedman In 1980 my dad owned a few stereo stores in Southern California called “Stereo Connection”. One day, a guy came in who wanted to buy this beautiful stereo set. He was already closed the second he walked in the store… knew what he wanted and everything. At checkout my dad said “oh by the way! They just came out with a silver version of this. Let me show it to you.” And brought out the silver stereo. Same exact brand, make and model, the only difference was it was silver and not black. The guy stood there for 30 minutes and for the life of him could not make a decision around which color he wanted. After an hour of deliberating, the guy left the store empty handed… he just couldn’t pick between black or silver. My dad missed out on this huge sale… simply because he offered the customer a second choice. I’ve been told this story probably over 15x thru the years and the point is forever relevant… “less options = easier decision making = quicker to get the sale” #businessbasics #salesdevelopment #decisionmaking #options #choice

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Exploring stories behind stores. In the exciting debut of Asian Trader's Retail Corner feature, join us on a exclusive tour into Codicote’s Costcutter corner store that saw The Great Famine, two world wars, The Great Depression, and embraced the evolution of modern retail, evolving and flourishing triumphantly through passing decades. What's your store's story? #ukretail #UKconvenience #UKgrocery https://lnkd.in/gfV4Bbp6

New Claw Store is coming. #clawmachine#cranemachine#amusementmachine#gamemachine#cranmemachinemanufacturer#clawmachinemanufacturer#cranekit#giantcranekit#giantcranemachine#giantclawmachine#cranehouse#cuttingmachine#giantcrane#minicrane#funnyjump#customized#goodqualitycrane#prizemachine#toyplanet

New product: Barclay Rex Magnum Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates Barclay-Rex is a historic American tobacconist in New York. Founded in 1910 by Italian immigrant Vincent Nastri, the tobacconist has remained in Nastri’s family since its inception, still remaining so today. While today Barclay-Rex is known for its cigars and cigar lounge, there was a time in the 20th century when the store was also famous for its pipes, some of which were carved by the Nastri family, and others which were likely sourced from established makes. I’ll admit that I’m no expert on Barclay-Rex pipes, so I don’t know if they had a specific name for this one. But, if they didn’t market it as a “Big Apple,” I’d say they would have really missed an opportunity! After all, this is a big apple pipe, and where better to have sold it than New York? Jokes aside, it’s an impressive pipe. Apples are not the go-to shape for magnum-sized pipes, being traditionally associated with smaller, delicate, gentleman’s smokers. So, this one is quite unique. Beautiful too. The condition is excellent, too. You’d think with a pipe like this one, there’d be more wear, especially on the stem. But it’s been preserved remarkably, with only a touch of inner rim darkening to show for its past life. Details: Length: 7″ / 177.8mm Bowl Width: 0.95 / 24.13mm Bowl Depth: 1.85″ / 46.99mm Weight: 1.6oz / 100g 👉🏽👉🏽Pipe Link: https://nuel.ink/9hYH84 #pipesmoking #pipes #tobaccopipe #pipesmoker #pipetobacco #tobacco #smokingpipe #briarpipe #briar #smoking #pipemaker #pipecollector #artisanpipes #mbsd

I know the feeling. You're trying to get your new store built before the end-of-year deadline, or you'll be opening that new store soon to start the new year strong and make a big splash in a new market or territory. Take advantage of a few tips to make sure the new store you have put so much blood, sweat, and tears (and $) into, is a wild success! #storeopening

Some sad, though not entirely surprising, news about Oddbins emerged today. While I wasn't a customer of theirs - probably because working in the wine trade, I've always had access to good quality, interesting wines at very reasonable prices - I still feel sorry for them. Most importantly, I feel for the employees, having experienced something similar when another retail chain closed the shop I was working in. As a marketer who would occasionally pop in, mainly out of professional curiosity, I feel this outcome was obvious. With their focus on the traditional 'bricks and mortar' retail model in an era of rapidly changing consumer behaviour and ever-growing wine offering (and buying power) among large retailers, this decades-old wine merchant was clearly headed towards a dead end. Not developing and investing in a strong online presence was a major mistake - one that no wine business can afford to make in the post-COVID era of web3 and AI. Let's hope the talented staff are able to find new roles within the industry very soon. Most of all, I hope they don't lose their passion for wine in general. #winebusiness #onlineretail #wineindustry #wine #wineonline #winenews #innovation

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