Tag Archives: September 2013 Cover

Surviving Extinction: Taking Checkout Into the Digital Age

If you have ever headed up to the front of a store, ready to purchase your carefully selected items—only to abandon them as soon as you see the checkout line is backed up into the aisles, you are not alone. Nearly 40 percent of shoppers say they leave the store when lines are too long, […]

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Stepping Up Your Game-Day Game

Football season starts this month—a time that’s not only exciting for fans, but also for grocery retailers and CPGs. That’s because tailgating and football party foods are big business, with the average fan buying more than $500 worth each season on top of their usual grocery purchases—and that doesn’t even include beverages. Sales Advisors can […]

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Attitude Is Everything

After 30 years of working in-store events, you might think day-to-day interactions with customers would start to get old. But not for Rose Quering of Pittsburgh, PA, who says the key to staying motivated as a Sales Advisor is the right attitude. “I love my job because I love people,” says Rose. “I greet everyone […]

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