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The retail industry is constantly evolving. And retailers everywhere are struggling to operate profitably while keeping up with increasing customer demands.

Whether it's called buyback or trade-in, recommerce is making headlines in the retail world as a fast-growing trend – and for good reason. Retailers and customers alike benefit from this sales model. ...

Recommerce, also known as buyback and resell, resale or reverse commerce, continues to be a leading retail trend in 2024. As retail continues to transform based on consumer preferences, economic ...

If you’re one of the many retailers evaluating your technology investments, then you understand just how overwhelming the options can be. While there are many software solutions and providers to ...

For retailers, market volatility, inflation, and evolving customer expectations have presented a whirlwind of conflicting forecasts for 2023. Despite the uncertainty, one trend is clear: retailers ...

Today’s ultra-competitive environment presents a unique opportunity for nimble mid-market retailers to outperform the competition. Consumers are rewarding merchants that offer seamless, unified ...

The trends are clear and new data continues to shape the direction of pet specialty retail. With an encouraging backdrop of increased pet ownership and strong segment growth, inflationary concerns ...

Hollywood Feed, winner of Global Pet Expo 2024's Retailer Excellence Award and named the #1 pet care retailer in Newsweek’s 2022 America’s Best Retailers, has established itself over the years as a ...

Today, business leaders and employees alike rely on dozens of legacy software tools and manual processes to carry out their day-to-day operations. Pet store chains and retailers are no exception. As ...

Inventory management is an important part of any retail business. But if you’re manually handling your inventory or relying on a cobbled tech stack to get the job done, then it’s also the part of ...

The word is out: brick and mortar stores are the “new” secret weapon of successful retail. Yes, independent and regional retail chains with physical locations are positioned to win in 2022 and beyond.

FieldStack attended SuperZoo 2021 from August 16-19 in Las Vegas and we were proud to exhibit at North America’s premier pet industry trade show once again. This post shares eight top trends in pet ...

In recent years, retailers have introduced new capabilities at a record pace. To stay ahead of intense competition and ever-changing customer expectations, many are leveraging lean retail principles ...

While physical retail has been disrupted by COVID, the pandemic also ignited an inspiring fire of innovation. In my last post, I explained why brick and mortar would survive and thrive in 2021. I’ll ...

This is a message of faith in brick-and-mortar retail.

You’ve been hearing the term everywhere, and you’re wondering: “What is omnichannel retail?” Beyond that, you may be nervous that it is out of reach for your retail chain.

So you want to ramp up your retail operations, and you’re wondering: “What’s the best retail point of sale system?” In this post I’ll help you answer that question.

Check it out, friends and retailers, the brand-new FieldStack explainer video! We’ll be sharing this soon across the internet, but we wanted to present it to you first.

We’ve looked across the web to find the make-or-break trends to watch for the 2020 holiday shopping season. Here’s our key takeaway: This is the year where omnichannel capabilities become ...

FieldStack was featured in What Pet Retailers Can Gain From Investing in Their Point-of-Sale Systems, an article by Clay Jackson for Pet Product News. Michael Stefanakos, Chief Revenue Officer of ...

This third post in our Reopening Retail series focuses on curbside contactless pickup as well as Buy Online/Pickup In Store (BOPIS) purchases. We will discuss:

In this series we explore ways to serve your customers better and keep your retail business resilient in the mid- and post-pandemic world. Visit the CDC’s coronavirus website for official guidance ...

At the time of this writing, leaders are discussing how to reopen the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. FieldStack is focused on helping retailers adapt and survive the uncertainty of this ...

Friends in Retail. The retail industry, along with the entire world, has entered a time of great uncertainty. Here at FieldStack, we are proud to be helping long-time and new clients continue ...

To Our Valued Clients. As we all work to protect our families, colleagues, and communities during the novel Coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak, I want to share a message of support and let you know ...

Perpetual inventory is a wonder of our time, and we encourage every retailer to apply it. But, you may ask, what the heck is it?

Note: With SuperZoo 2019 on the way, we’re preparing by sharing info for pet specialty retailers. If you’re in a different category, FieldStack will optimize your chain, too!

Note: With SuperZoo 2019 on the way, we’re preparing by sharing info for pet specialty retailers. If you’re in a different category, FieldStack will optimize your chain, too!

It’s ancient wisdom: If a product doesn’t turn, I drop it. If a product’s returns aren’t high enough, I drop it. Any inventory manager will tell you to remove a slow-seller from your shelf to make ...

If you want to grow your retail chain, you need to ensure that each store performs as well as your highest-performing store. So, you see how that store is stocked and extend those same practices to ...

Brett Wickard, Founder and CEO of FieldStack retail management software, was featured on RetailDive discussing the opportunities and pitfalls that online marketplaces pose for retailers. Wickard ...

FieldStack, the only developer of retail management software designed around the principles of Lean Retail, announced today that it had selected Janam Technologies’ XM5 as the preferred rugged mobile ...

MSCW is just around the corner and FieldStack’s very own Brett Wickard will be a panelist! Check out this video where Brett talks about the benefits of doing business out of Maine. Brett leads the ...

RetailDive recently interviewed Brett Wickard and Michael Stefanokos, of FieldStack retail management software, about the concept of hyper-localization for retail.

The Deming Management Method by Mary Walton is a business guide for improving profits and productivity based on the principles of American statistician W. Edwards Deming. His 14 key principles for ...